Spelling Bee Opens Its 50th Year With Hurdles
Dr. Richard R. Baker moderates the 50th annual Scripps-Howard National Spelling Bee as 94 contestants begin in the opening round. Eleven to fourteen year olds tackle words from multiple languages amid nerves and support from families as 26 advance to day two, including standout stories like Jana Schroeder of Vandalia Ohio.
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David E. Anderson
Washington
UPI
Richard R. Baker
Scripps-Howard
Baker
Jana Schroeder
Vandal
Mrs. Schroeder
Jana
Kerplunk
Torin Ownes
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Florida
Stephen Glasgow
Circleville
Ohio
Mike Williams
Melbourne
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Roxanne Taylor
New York
Sex and morality in adolescence questions premarital sex
A 17 year old asks Dear Abby why she must wait until marriage for sex. She cites normal adolescent passion, disease and pregnancy risks, and compares to Samoa permissiveness, arguing couples can prevent harm and seek outlets outside marriage.
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Abby
Samoa
Television schedule and speaker segment listings
TV guide entries show Sunshine Boys with Red Buttons and Lionel Stander at 8 p.m. on channels 3 and 13, Walton’s at 8 p.m. on channels 8 and 11, and various films including Charlie Cobb and Clear And Present Danger. Fidel Castro interview at 10 p.m. on channels 5,23,24 followed by Tonight Show at 11:30 on channels 3 and 13. The 12:30 a.m. feature is The Last Grenade with mercenaries. plus a teen advice column excerpt.
Small Farmers Suffer in Texas Panhandle
Washington Merry-Go-Round visits Bovina Texas where Vernon and Ellen Estes, longtime Panhandle farmers, face plummeting wheat prices and rising costs. They watch foreclosures as banks tighten credit while irrigation gas costs surge and farm income shrinks.
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Ellen
Bovina
West Texas
Panhandle
Vernon
Estes
United States
Jack Kaashin
Bovina Bank
Ellen Estes
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