James Michener Grounded On Talent And Discipline
Hollywood based author James Michener says talent is ordinary but disciplined talent is rare. He credits luck for much of his success and notes his ability to anticipate history, including work on South Pacific during the war. He describes his prolific career, his novels, and PBS documentary work as driven by discipline and timing.
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Hollywood
Merv Griffin
James Michener
Michener
South Pacific
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Area bookmobile stops list and times this week
The Middletown Public Library announces bookmobile routes across multiple neighborhoods this week. For details call the library extension department and check the listed stop times in Highland Greens, Lakota Hills, Carthel Drive, Countryside Mobile Homes, LeSourdsville firehouse, Bendel & Oaklawn, Jacksonburg roads, Edgewood Mobile Homes, Miltonville, Westwinds and Pershing area stops.
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Middletown Public Library
Highland Greens A & B
Highland Greens
Lakota Hills & Apacheway
Carthel Drive
Countryside Mobile Homes
LeSourdsville Firehouse
Bendel & Oaklawn
Jacksonburg
Paullin Road
Celestial Road
Seven Mile
Edgewood Mobile Homes
Main & Walnut
New child labor rules allow harvest by 10 and 11 year olds
Washington AP reports new Labor Department regulations permit children aged 10 and 11 to hand harvest some crops. The rules, effective immediately, cap work at five hours daily and 30 hours weekly, require employers to prove no other labor is available, and impose additional safeguards. The brief lists many time blocks and locations, including Puppet show and local church branches, though details are partially garbled.
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Washington
Labor Department
New titles at library shelves expand monthly selection
The library adds 300 to 400 titles each month and, weekly, staff picks feature new books for readers. Among titles listed are fiction works like The Hour Before Midnight and A Pocket Full of Dead, plus guides and nonfiction. Also noted are story times at Mayfield and Freedom Court and a reminiscence on South Pacific’s Broadway success tied to James Michener and writings about his career.
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Middletown
Journal
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Monroe
the Bank
Madison
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First Baptist Church
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Caldecott
Turner
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Waller
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Sweetheart
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Miami University
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