Good laugh neglected by science
A Chicago Daily News piece by Donald Zochert explores humor’s neglected role in science. It highlights gelotology’s rise, cites Stanford psychiatrist William Fry Jr., and notes Herb and Barbara Cummings spearheading a World Humor center with a 3,000-volume library. Continued on page 3.
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Stanford University School of Medicine
Herb Cummings
University of Pittsburgh
U.S. Foreign Service
Washington, D.C
Cummings
Barbara
Washington
Barbara Cummings
Heat relief may be just a Thursday away
Parched Nebraska eyed slight heat relief as a Thursday forecast calls for possible thunderstorms and more favorable temperatures. Tuesday brought 100s statewide with Omaha at 102 and Lincoln 101 while Bassett reported storm damage and plumes of wind.
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Bassett
National Weather Service
Prospect
Mercury
13 Cent Citizen Letter Rate Urged by Bailar
Washington Postmaster General Benjamin Bailar urged a 13 cent citizen rate for personal letters even if general first class rate rises to 16 cents. He noted possible savings from ending Saturday deliveries, while stressing public interest and the need for Rate Commission action. The plan requires ZIP codes in delivery and return addresses, handwritten one, and standard sizes. Bailar warned of hardship for light users but pressed for public input through hearings.
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Washington
Benjamin Bailar
Postal Service Board of Governors
Carter
Bailor
Postal Rate Commission
United States
Postal Service
Bailar
Senate
Rate Commission
Lincoln Journal Update on Local Events and Notices
Weather notes high 100 and a 30 percent rain chance on Thursday. Federal study urges open plea bargaining. Lincoln High gains new coach Andra Franklin linked to Alabama departure. Peru State College president resigns, interim named. Lincoln jobs, legal notices, editorials, and entertainment listings follow.
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Peru State College
Douglas Pearson
William Lovejoy
Lincoln
Action Line
Ann Landers
National
Cart
Nebraska
Planes Ordered Sprayed to Kill Beetles in California
An Agriculture Dept official said planes from two eastern airports must be treated with DDT-based insecticide before flying to California this month to combat Japanese beetles. The program targets Dulles Cincinnati Dover and McGuire bases and aims to protect western states while awaiting a substitute pesticide.
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UPI
Agriculture Dept
Department
California
William Helms
Air Transport Assn
ATA
Cincinnati
United Airlines
Dulles
Dover Air Force Base
Del
McGuire Air Force Base
N.J
Helms
Ed Thomas
Congressional Commission
Dulles International
Frank Mulhearn
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Mexico to export gas to United States via 750 mile pipeline
Mexico plans a 750 mile 48 inch gas pipeline from Reforma field in Yucatan through Cordoba and Tampico to the Texas border to export up to 1 billion cubic feet a day starting in 1979 with capacity doubling by 1981. Pemex seeks $1 billion financing from U S buyers or alternative Japanese supply financing.
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Mexico
U.S
Newhouse
Washington
United States
Petroleos Mexicanos
Pemex
Oil and Gas Agency
Reforma
Yucatan
Cordoba
Tampico
Texas
Jorge Diaz
Classified Ad Line for Nebraska Journal-Star
Advertisement line invites readers statewide to place classified ads with the Journal Star using a toll free number 800 742 7385. It emphasizes accessibility from anywhere in Nebraska and serves as an advertising contact note.
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Journal-Star
Nebraska
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