World Free Fall Convention Sets Skydiving Record
Quincy Illinois hosts the World Free Fall Convention with about 3,500 anticipated skydivers at Baldwin Field. Roger Nelson, 30, organizer, notes the event aims to spotlight a budding recreational industry. A Tuesday jump of 120 divers from 20,000 feet formed a 3.01 second snowflake free fall, setting a world record for linked formations.
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Herald Society Page Policies On Births Weddings And Announcements
The Herald outlines policy for publishing children’s photos from ages three months to under four years and birthday pictures if space allows. Other children’s images appear on Saturdays Society page with new baby names and anniversary notices. Wedding and engagement stories with photos are accepted up to two weeks after the wedding date, with forms available at the Herald office. Readers should provide contact numbers and pick up published photos after stories run and the paper periodically disposes of photographs.
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Snakes Shown Gentle as Pets by Chicago Entrepreneur
Julie Swedien, 29, founder of Serpent Society International in Chicago, keeps three non venomous boas including a 74 foot red Amazon named Roxanne in a 100 gallon tank. She aims to start breeding and selling boas, arguing snakes are misjudged, and the society has 200 members.
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Dear Ann Landers on Divorce and Martyrdom
A reader, a girl age 12, laments parental divorce and the pain of family breakup. The response discusses the harm of staying together for appearances, and a second letter from a child of five siblings describes a toxic marriage, urging parents to avoid passing hurtful patterns to their children.
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Your Problems By Ann Landers saga on marriage kids and counseling
Dear readers ponder staying together for the children as Ann Landers advises counseling to save a troubled marriage but notes it is unjust to children to endure intolerable misery. A reader recalls a Mexico City clipping claiming bald heads as influential and asks for advice on bald-headed husbands.
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