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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1962
Page
2
Community urged to support polio vaccination efforts led by Salk and Sain vaccine researchers. Public health volunteers plan mass immunization events in Myrtle Pointe and Powers on May 6 and June 3, offering easy access to life saving doses.
The article critiques a ballot choice at South Western Oregon College urging voters to avoid concentrating power by allowing two votes to one family. It notes Elva H Hansen seeks a four year directors term while Orville Ro Adams, the incumbent, has served long and faithfully as an educator and businessman.
A column argues boxing is a barbaric sport driven by profiteers and sadists. It urges rooting out the sport at its source while acknowledging the widow Paret and calling for personal choices against fighting without banning it nationwide. It imagines a future where a young fighter rejects promotion and finds a better path.
The National Office of Vital Statistics warns bees and rattlesnakes kill more people than other venomous bites. Last year about five died from insect stings and 71 from poisonous snake bites, with bees proving nearly as deadly as rattlers. The coastal lakes opened to fishing in April drawing many anglers, though conditions were poor at Bradley Lake where access was restricted due to private ownership.
The Game Commission ruled against the pre season release of hatchery raised trout in Bradley Lake. Local anglers may be disappointed as the decision limits stocking in the Bradley Lake area.
Courtney B Horner of Powers Oregon has been promoted to specialist four in France while serving with the 268th Signal Company. Hemmer, a mechanic in the same unit, joined the Army in 1908 and arrived overseas in August 1980. The 1955 Powers High School graduate previously worked for Georgia Pacific Lumber Company.
SP4 Robert R Waterman of Myrtle Point Oregon serves with the 387th Transportation Company at Sharpe General Depot Lathrop California. The 357th United States Army Reserve unit was among several ready reserve groups activated by President Kennedy last October to bolster the armed forces.
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