Ann Landers letters on weddings lies and manners
Reader notes a letter claiming a Rotterdam wedding was actually in Amsterdam and that a priest did not marry the couple. Ann Landers cites The London Times as the source and clarifies she passed along a report. Other exchanges discuss a meddling guest, silent treatment, and a reader’s psychiatry anecdote.
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Ann Landers
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
London
Flying Dutchman
The
London Times
Ann
Careless Players Don’t Win Honors In Bridge Match
In a Dallas Aces versus Walsh teams match, both South players reached four spades with no trouble. Bobby Goldman avoided a trap by ruffing a diamond, ruffing a heart, and playing strong trumps, leading to a standoff as Dick Walsh matched the same four spades in the other room.
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Dallas Aces
Walsh
Bobby Goldman
Billy Lisenberg
Bobby
West
Dick Walsh
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Fed Names Minneapolis Bank Chief Reappointment
The Federal Reserve Board announced that Robert F. Leach, an attorney from St. Paul Minnesota, has been reappointed as chairman of the Minneapolis regional bank of the Federal Reserve System. The decision was disclosed on Monday.
Fagan resigns as Wisconsin Human Relations chief for EEOC post
Joseph C Fagan longtime secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Industry Labor and Human Relations resigns to become executive director of the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission in Washington. He cites budget cuts and says Wisconsin employers have focused on minority training and job placement. The EEOC seeks to enforce the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Madison
Joseph C
Fagan
Washington
Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
EEOC
Knowles
Wisconsin
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Fatima Peace Vigil at St. Dominic's Monastery
The Fatima Peace Vigil at St. Dominic's Monastery 3000 South Ave. opens with Mass at 8 p.m. Friday and 8 p.m. Saturday with Eucharistic adoration and rosary to 9 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. to end of day Saturday. The public is invited to join the Dominican nuns in prayer for peace for the new year. The chapel hours are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
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St. Dominic’s Monastery
South Ave
Strikes Possible At Two Vo Tech Schools
Gov. Knowles warned of possible strikes at Madison Area Technical College and Eau Claire Technical Institute over wages. He suggested an intermediary in government bargaining, noting private bargaining rules do not apply and taxpayers lack representation. C. L. Greiber cited Eau Claire’s tax rate near the maximum as a critical factor.
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Madison
Warren P. Knowles
Madison Area Technical College
Eau Claire Technical Institute
Knowles
C. L. Greiber
Eau Claire
Calendar reform and the perpetual calendar concept
Uncle Ray discusses changing calendars from the Julian to Gregorian system and explores proposed plans in the 20th century including a 13 month year and the Perpetual Calendar by Dr Willard E Edwards. He notes fixed Easter, 91 day quarters, and an added yearly holiday, plus a booklet offer on Mexico and Aztec customs.
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Europe
Julius Caesar
Gregory XIII
Judge to rule on boy's long hair by weekend
Madison AP James Doyle, who ruled against schools in a similar case, aims to decide by weekend on Dennis Cash a ninth grader from Lone Rock seeking permission for shoulder length hair. Cash claims he was kept from classes for 10 days, while Spring Green Junior High notes he missed over 22 days with only 10 tied to hair.
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Madison
U.S
James Doyle
Dennis Cash
Lone Rock
Spring Green
Doyle
Lorraine Cash
Williams Bay
Wisconsin
Superintendent of Public Instruction
U.S. Supreme Court
John Kramer
Fennimore
Spring Green School
Kramer
Cash
Minnesota Soldier Among Vietnam Casualty List
Washington AP reports Spec. 4 William J. Dahl of Bloomington Minnesota was killed in action in Vietnam, listed by the Defense Department among recent U.S. servicemen casualties. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John W Dahl.
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Washington
Minnesota
Defense Department
U.S
Vietnam
William J. Dahl
John W. Dahl
Bloomington
Minn
Heat lightning defined as distant streak lightning
Heat lightning is a form of streak lightning seen from afar with no accompanying thunder heard, indicating lightning activity at a distance beyond the observer’s hearing range.
Hobbies rise as leisure shifts with era change
Sylvia Porter notes a shift to more leisure time in the 1970s, with longer vacations and earlier retirement. Hobby spending nears $800 million, driven by sophisticated kits, store hobby centers, and educational projects. The hobby boom spans plastic kits, model cars, and craft sets, signaling a potential billion-dollar industry.
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Sylvia Porter
Tester Corporation of Illinois
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Ida
Shreveport
Shreve
la Crosse Tribune
Publishers-Hall Syndicate
Jacoby
Butch's South Lanes Pizza
Eurly
Weiford
Department
Joseph Fagan
St. Dominic's
Ray
Flay George
Mexico
Uncle Ray
Publishers-Hali Syndicate
Wwe
Field Enterprises, Inc
Glen’s
Rose St
VOGUE
George St
Pizza Villa
Eve
Legion Hall
Stoddard, Wis
Fabulous Helen Hoskins
AK Ridlom
Dan Hoeschler
First National
First National Bank OF LA
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