99 Year Old Kansan Shares Busy Retirement Lesson
Charles Martens of Girard Kansas, retired for years yet active at 99, writes his life history and follows advice to stay busy. He tends a long time home, gardens, cooks for one, and remains sharp-eyed, mobile, and engaged with aging communities. He reflects on immigration, family farming, and forward looking optimism.
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Martin E. Segal
Retirement Advisors, Inc
Charles Martens
Girard
Kan
Mr. Martens
Mr Martens
Martens
United States
Germany
Iowa
Charles
Kansas
Crawford County Council
Martin E Segal
Prison terms cited as longer than western peers
Wilmington lawyer Herbert L. Cobin told the Middle Atlantic States Conference of Correction delegates that the growing prison population stems from unduly long terms and under use of probation and community treatment. Delegates come from Delaware and neighboring states and D C. A separate New York report notes The Little Red Book of Baseball Records expanding again to 158 pages with Hall of Fame lists and early 1901 records.
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Wilmington
Herbert L. Cobin
Statesference of Correction
Cobin
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
New York
District of Columbia
Eas Sports Bureau
Hall of Fame
Backstage Talks Pistol and Carrot Metaphor for Rail Talks
Washington sources describe railroad labor settlement negotiations involving President Johnson and officials as tense and blunt. The deal grants workers gains on holidays and expenses while hinting at broader shifts in crew use and potential rate legislation HR 9903. Supporters say the outcome may ride on Johnson’s influence to ease passage of rail-friendly reforms and mergers.
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Ray Cromley
Washington Correspondent
Enterprise Assn. Washington
NEA
Johnson
Willard Wirtz
Cles
Congress
Kennedy
Johnson pushes merger deal and work rules in rail unions
An Interstate Commerce Commission analysis notes the presidents influence on merger policy. Rail workers cite the Johnson push as part of a broader work rules package to eliminate firemen on freight and yard diesels. Union leaders say the agreement, though costly, is worth it as the arbitration board ruling nears the Supreme Court. Adolph Rupp, Kentucky coach, is also described as a tobacco farmer with a Hereford herd.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
White House
Johnson
Board
Supreme Court
Rupp
Lexington, Ky
Kentucky
Adolph Rupp
The Phone Rings Pen Problem
A terse note describes a moment when a phone rings and a person moves to another room to answer. It hints at time and routine but lacks concrete names or places. The fragment suggests a search for purpose or sequence in daily tasks and puzzles.
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Christian Science
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C.S
Santa Monica
Calif
Mother Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mass
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Baltimore, Maryland
Delmonico
Allgood
A&P’s
Florida
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A&p
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Gorn Campbell’s
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Fox
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