Unusual Dutch stamp designs aid charities this summer
AP News notes the Netherlands issues five semi postals with artful designs. Four depict 15th century wooden statues by unknown artists and one honors the Federation of Netherlands Universities in Adult Education. Also covered are Nicaragua stamps featuring ten pivotal mathematical equations and figures from Newton to Tsiolkovski.
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Netherlands
Federation of
Apostle Paul
Archiepiscopal Museum
Utrecht
Joachim and
Ann
National Museum
Amsterdam
Nicaragua
Reading Is The Key To Knowledge And Success
Dr Elsie Hill Wallace director of the FAMU reading lab promotes a multi ethnic program to teach reading for blacks and whites. She has published Ben's Way a series of books about Dr Benjamin L Perry FAMU president. Wallace uses music to engage children and plans intermediate and adult editions.
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Tallahassee, Fla
Elsie Hill Wallace
Reading
Florida: Agricultural and Mechanical University
FAMU
Ben's
Benjamin L. Perry
Ben
Wallace
Perry
Dr. Wallace
Huntsville
Ala
Tennessee State College
Northwestern University
Evanston
Ill
Ures
Old Bottles Become Bus In Toledo
A Toledo Boys' Club project turned 14 tons of collected glass into a six passenger bus after a one day drive named Operation Glassback. The drive in April netted 3100 dollars with 2880 from glass sales to Owens-Illinois for recycling and 176 from returnable bottles plus 50 from bags and boxes used by residents.
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Toledo, Ohio
Toledo Boys’ Club
Owens-Tilinas, Inc
Ohio May unemployment drops amid spring expansion
Ohio May unemployment estimated at 166000 or 3.7 percent of the civilian labor force, down from 4.7 percent in April. Total employment rose 0.8 percent to 4343000, nonagricultural wage earners up 0.6 percent to 3877000. Nonmanufacturing jobs climbed 0.9 percent to 2553000. Manufacturing employment edged lower, with losses chiefly in nondurable goods and printing. Weekly earnings for factory workers reached a record 168.10 dollars, with an average 41.1 hour work week. A Manila item notes Manila mayor creates a Drug Abuse Control Board to tackle narcotics affecting affluent youths.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio Bureau For Employment Services
Bureau Statisticians
Dayton
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John Napier
Fram Central
Philadeltonia
Central
Ohio Well
Manila
Philipines
Karastan
Philadelphia
Alexander Smith
Millikan
Bigelow’s
Roxbury’s
Adilan
Barwick
Herculon
Wanda
Bigelow
Bigelow Commercial
Cabin Craft
Kodel
Karastan Beaveau Plush
Masland
Evant Kde
Rane
Masland's Dupont
Hercllon
Rices
Sleven
Alexander Smiths
Callas AT
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Sandys
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