Pill May Repel The Biting Bugs
A proposed anti bug pill could repel mosquitoes ticks and other insects by affecting the skin a concept discussed at the American Medical Association gathering. Researchers note existing repellents and natural human factors influence attraction and aim to extend lasting protection for soldiers picnickers and beachgoers.
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New York
Dogs
Cats
Canaries
American Medical Association
U.S
Jacques L. Sherman
U.S. Army
Research and Development Command
University of California
Stanford Research Institute
Howard I. Maibach
San Francisco
Woman Threatened By Ku Klux Klansmen in London
London police monitor the home of Mrs Anne Evans a woman justice of the peace after three telephone callers claimed to be Ku Klux Klansmen threatened crucifixion over her remark that Britain should have Black policemen.
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London
Justice of the Peace
Anne Evans
Britain
Dear Abby Advice Columns on Baptism and Sundays
A reader questions how to handle a daughter's baptism issue and suggests walling off the episode. A secretary asks how to refuse a messenger boy’s Sunday invitation, with Abby advising gentle but final boundaries. A widow shares her long wait for a daughter’s recovery, noting true trouble many never know.
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Abby
Portraits on early U.S. stamps and Civil War statehood
The Q and A notes that the first adhesive U.S. stamps went on sale July 1, 1847 with Franklin on the 5 cent and Washington on the 10 cent. It recalls Andrew Johnson was taught to write by his wife and cites West Virginia 1863 and Nevada 1864 as states joining during the Civil War.
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U.S
Benjamin Franklin
Washington
Andrew Johnson
West Virginia
Nevada
Newspaper Enterprise Association
State Nicknames State
A compact word list mapping clues to definitions from a biblical count to soaked flax. The grid includes terms for various categories such as places actions and descriptors with entries like Mountain cre Teach and Armor around a gun battery.
Dear Abby Readers Ask About Daughter Who Married Outside Faith
A reader seeks guidance after three years when their daughter married outside their church and bore a baby. The couple promised baptism in the daughter's religion but have not followed through. The writer asks how to handle the situation without disowning their child, expressing heartbreak and confusion.
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Abby
Thoughtful thank you note praised for promptness
The exchange discusses a thank you note with a friend who finds it coy and in poor taste. The Friend’s Friend argues that the spirit and promptness cover all essentials of good taste.
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Abby
Abby advice column inquiry request from Los Angeles
A reader in Los Angeles sends 50 cents to Abby at Box 69700 for a personal reply. The note requests Abby to respond through The Monroe Evening Times with an addressed stamped envelope for a reply.
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Abby
Los Angeles
Calif
Monroe Evening Times
Three Women Revamp Street Reeders Alley Helena
Three Helena women started transforming Reeders Alley in 1961 turning a rundown unpaved lane into an arts hub. The project faced threats from a knife wielding assailant and required relocating 26 pensioners but now hosts an antique shop upholsterer book store restaurant and Montana Institute of the Arts gallery with several artists renting studios.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Reeders Alley
Louis Reeder
Montana Institute of the Arts
New York Youths to Spruce Up Public Property
Nearly 2,000 New York State youths will be hired this summer under a $657,000 appropriation. Sixty four communities will employ 30 youths each for eight weeks at 1.25 dollars per hour for 35 hours weekly to improve roadside areas beaches and parks.
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Albany
N.Y
New York State
Lost Advertisement Sparks Search in Town
A community hunt unfolds after a missing ad is discovered absent from its usual placement. Residents recall the item’s importance for a local sale and share tips to locate the misplaced notice.
Secret Service critiques book jacket for stamp imagery
Washington officials question U.S. Postmaster General Day's memoir jacket showing color reproductions of eight-cent air mail stamps. A Secret Service spokesman notes possible violation of federal law banning such color reproductions, with penalties up to 15 years and $5,000 fines. Day could not be reached for comment.
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Washington
U.S
Secret Service
J. Edward Day
U.S. Capitol Dome
Day
Stamps Photo Rules Spark Legal Dustup in Memoir Tale
Day era postmaster general and publishing firm Holt Rinehart and Winston face questions over a memoir's dust jacket stamps. The Secret Service warns photographers that colored stamps cannot be reproduced, with prior laws allowing only black and white reproductions. The section cites a 1952 amendment and potential penalties up to 15 years and 5000 dollars.
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Ington Law Firm
New York
Holt-Rinehart and Winston, Inc
Arthur Cohen
Cohen
Secret Service
U.S
Day
John F. Kennedy
State Work Stoppages Reach 582000 Man Days in 1964
The U S Department of Labor bureau reports 582000 man-days of idleness from 81 work stoppages in 1964. It involved 49900 workers across Milwaukee as the only Wisconsin metro with five or more stoppages. Milwaukee alone saw 267000 man-days of idleness from 31 stoppages affecting 23000 workers.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Milwaukee
Ukrainian Language Publications Reach Across the United States
A survey notes about 50 Ukrainian language publications in the United States span daily newspapers to scientific journals. The range shows broad cultural presence and scholarly activity within Ukrainian communities abroad.
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United States
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