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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1961
Page
2
The Federal Communications Commission extended radio system eligibility to businesses in 1968 enabling taxis firms printers and other trades to use compact low power units. These devices promise high reliability and savings by maintaining fast vehicle data exchange and vital information across fleets for dispatch and service actions.
The Termescan Foundation reports dental diseases are among the most common health issues in the United States. About 180 million Americans have an estimated 700 million untreated cavities, averaging four per person, with children showing high decay levels and low fluoride water coverage.
Myrtle Point Bobcats secured the state A-2 co championship in football and coach Jack Orr prepares a junior-heavy basketball squad after football ends. Friday they travel to Douglas, Saturday host Myrtle Creek as the junior varsity opens at 6 30 and the varsity at 8 00. Wrestling coach Caldarazzo organizes about twenty beginners for a clinic in Reedsport this weekend.
The Southwestern Oregon College board voted to raise maximum tuition from 65 to 78 dollars. The increase covers tuition and student body fund, gym suits, towels, and accident insurance. President Wen dell L. Van Loan reported student leaders voiced no objections. The board also set a five cent per mile transportation subsidy beyond a 30 mile radius and announced the resignation of director Charles W. Koburger Jr.
Drinking water remains adequately safeguarded from fallout as radioactive dust cannot enter supply. Officials emphasize current filtration and monitoring systems prevent contamination.
Guidance urges immediate washing of hands and face and changing clothing after exposure to high concentration fallout. It emphasizes rapid decontamination to reduce contamination risk and protect individuals from radioactive particles.
A brief public notice directs listeners to monitor their local CONELRAD station for official information on the emergency broadcast. It lists the 1240 kilocycle band and advises staying tuned for further instructions.
Ken Limbocher, resident state engineer, reports three washouts on the Sugarloaf to King Creek stretch of Highway 42 due to the Thanksgiving flood. The longest washout reached about 300 feet, with another about 50 feet and a small one. Detours are in place and the highway remains open. Additional slides, mudflows, and erosion impact structures including a house risk near Barkleys. One bridge span on Powers road lost plywood formwork but no concrete was poured.
The text reaches across a mix of notes about attention from six little gentlemen, a weather observer Elmer Storde reporting 11.88 inches in 48 hours, and stray literary word counts including The Lord's Prayer 56 words and Gettysburg Address 266 words. It mentions road damage, power outage, and a request to install a desk in the post office lobby.
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