Ex POW Airman Faces Eastern Layoff in Energy Crisis
Dennis Chambers a former Air Force captain and Vietnam POW who flew from Cam Ranh Bay is one of 260 pilots to be laid off by Eastern Airlines amid the energy crisis. He remains upbeat saying he is not bitter and plans to return to Los Angeles with his wife Joanne to pursue new jobs. The couple conserves energy by biking and turning down heat as they adjust to unemployment.
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Air Force
Upper Saddle River
Dennis Chambers
Hanoi Hilton
Chambers
Cam Ranh Bay
Eastern
Dennis
Joanne Chambers
Los Angeles
Joanne
Air Force Reserve
Sandy Creek Group Renames to Sandy Creek Interested Persons
The local parents group in Sandy Creek changes its name to Sandy Creek Interested Persons to attract broader community involvement in local education. At the November meeting officers were elected: President Steve Sattler, Vice-president Bonnie Van Dyke, Secretary Carilyn MacVean, Treasurer Tim Engst. The group will elect three board trustees at the next meeting on December 18 and invites opinions on Board of Education policy, board roles, executive sessions leaks, bond issue, and conflict of interest allegations involving Thomas Clerkin.
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Sandy Creek
Arents
Sandy Creek Interested Parents
Steve Sattler
Bonnie van Dyke
Carilyn MacVean
Tim Engst
Board of
Thomas Clerkin
Kathleen Sattler
Irene GreenField
BOE
Adinistration
First female Air Force recruiter in Arizona named
First S. Sgt Hope Trout becomes Arizona’s first female Air Force recruiter. Trout says many girls are glad to talk with a woman in uniform and she can provide firsthand guidance to those considering Air Force service.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Hope Trout
Air Force
Arizona
Sgt. Trout
Hanu
Stephens as Confederate VP opposed secession and wartime powers
The Almanac notes Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia served as vice president of the Confederacy while opposing secession and many Davis policies. He resisted granting extra constitutional war powers and suspending habeas corpus to jail opponents.
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Alexander H. Stephens
Georgia
Confederacy
Stephens
Jefferson Davis
Home repair tips from Andy Lang on siding and finishes
A local answer column covers applying asphalt shingles over wood siding with secure removal of loose boards and cutting challenges. It notes limed oak finish requires open pore wood and white-filled spores, and offering a DIY patch method for blacktop driveways with sand topping to prevent tire sticking.
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Eithow
Mody
Inflation Rises as Yeast of Costs Hits Living
A witty aphorism notes inflation as the yeast that raises the cost of living. The saying links rising prices to a small, everyday factor, framing economic strain in humorous form.
Woman Returns Bar of Soap To Nashville Hotel
Ida Mae Valentine a 54 year old mother of six from Ironton Ohio returned a bar of soap accidentally packed in her luggage to a Nashville Tennessee hotel. She said her Baptist faith guided her to do the right thing and return the item to its rightful place.
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Ironton, Ohio
Ida Mae Valentine
Nashville
Tenn
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