California Man Earns Millions As Ant Catcher
LA area man Ken Gidney has built a 20 year career catching ants for Uncle Milton Industries. He claims 140 million ants captured and 1.4 million dollars earned, aided by a home setup using hoses and a car battery to collect ants for plastic farms.
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Los Angeles
Ken Gidney
Gidney
Uncle Milton Industries
Culver City
la Mirada
Calif
Ken
Milton
Investigations Probe Civil Service Hiring Bias by Lawmakers
Investigators review eight months of hiding openings and special handling of congressional referrals at the General Services Administration. Cases show hires or promotions influenced by letters from senators and representatives, with high priority tagging and rapid hiring. The probe, led by Milton I. Sharon, uses Freedom of Information Act documents and may conclude next month.
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Ashington
General Services Administration
GSA
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Ben Joseph
Pennsylvania Justice Department
Joseph
Milton I. Sharon
Philadelphia
Pastore
John Tower
R-Tex
Fred Schwengel
Iowa
GAO Finds Mail Delays Persist After Reorganization
GAO reports Postal Service mail delays persist despite newer sorting machines. Missent mail averages about 7 percent, with projected increases as machine use grows. Compare 1969 1.5 day delivery to 1.65 days now, showing slower overall service than 1969. Also notes machine efficiency comes with misrouting issues.
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Ashington
Postal Service
Post Office Department
General Accounting Office
Congressional Auditing Agency
GAO
Kirkpatrick's Stocked With Lawn and Garden Lines
Kirkpatrick's Seed and Pet Store offers a full line of garden seeds bulbs and plants as planting season begins. Arvie and Margie Kirkpatrick report new fertilizer insecticide and pet supplies plus reduced prices on pre emergence crabgrass preventer to help customers grow and maintain lawns. Martin houses are available as Martins scout nesting sites.
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Kirkpatrick
Arvie
Margie Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatricks
Kirkpatrick’s
Kirkpatrick's
Scott's
Margie
Scott’s Halls
Reta Russell
James Waugh
Arvie Kirkpatrick
Jane's Whiteware House Offers Free Finishing Lessons
Jane Grigsby operates Jane's Whiteware House at 2518 W Gore Blvd offering free classes in turning plaster whiteware into decorative pieces. She and helper Jean Pauling conduct lessons by appointment. shop hours are 10 am to 5 pm Monday through Saturday.
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Jane Grigsby
Jane's Whiteware House
W. Gore
W. Gore Blvd
Jane's
Gore
Jane
Jean Pauling
Becky
Pat's Beautique Debuts New Lines at 305 C Avenue
Pat Turley expands Pat's Beautique moving downtown to 305 C Avenue adding extensive new merchandise lines including exclusive fragrances Yendi and Vivre by Molyneux plus a full cosmetic range. The shop will stock swimwear, Mary Quant items, jewelry and accessories with hours 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
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Pat
Penang
Molyneux
Mary Quant
Pat Turley
Beautique
C Avenue
Country Club Style Shop Offers Sebring Haircuts in Sebring
Freddy Alandres and staff at the Country Club Sebring Style Shop provide precision layer cuts for men and women using the Sebring concept. Trained stylists Connie Ferrante and Mary Von Graevenitz offer perms, coloring, straightening, frosting, and razor cuts. Open weekdays 9 to 7, Saturdays 9 to 4, shoe shines 3 to 6:30. phone 353-3910.
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Sebring
Freddy Alandres
Country Club
West Gore
Alandres
Connie Ferrante
Mary von Graevenitz
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Gore Art Shoppe & Gallery
Kirkpatrick Seed & Pet Shop
Kotts Halts
City Cash Register
NCR
W. Lee Blvd
Lewton
Dadiean
Schwinn
Raleigh Tokera
Bicycle PX Sales & Service
the Bicycle Professionals
Lawton Business Review
Jane’s Whiteware House
Pat’s Beautique
Mid-America Lumber Inc
Dayton Tire Center
Lawton’s
Dayton Tire
Howard Smith Ford Gorper En Attias
Faye Smith
5Th City
Lake’n Shore
Skeeter Dunn
Eastlee Blvd
Lawton, Okla
Hamburger, & Coke
Johnson’s Dairy
Sill Bivd
Sullivan Village
Ween Stores
12Th & Lee
25Th & Gore
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