Foresight Realized at Melvern Reservoir Closure
The Ottawa Herald notes gates will close at Melvern Reservoir in Osage County in the first week of August and water will be impounded. The piece credits the flood control plan and the completion of Pomona and Melvern for reducing flood risk, and thanks the visionaries and planners behind the project.
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Melvern Reservoir
Osage County
Pomonais
Congress
Corps of Engineers
Marais Des Cygnes
Pomona
Melvern
Wilkes-Barre Revisited After Agnes Floods
AP reports Wilkes-Barre, Pa suffers remaining grime and widespread flood damage a month after Agnes. Homes lie wrecked and streets muddy yet signs read Rebuild We Will as residents work to restore utilities, shelters house about 2300, 25 percent electricity, 75 percent telephones, sewage untreated but cleanup advancing. executive director Souchik notes 70 to 75 percent recovery.
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Riverside Drive
Public Square
Salvation Army
Wilkes-Barre
William Jayne
Nicholas H.’ Souchik
Luzerne County
Civil Defense
Ering
Souchik
Red Cross
Madness and costs of car ownership and ads cited
A 1972 car ownership cost study from the National Consumer Finance Association cites 13 55 cents per mile for 100 000 miles over ten years including gas, repairs, taxes and parking. The Wage Hour Division flags unlawful advertising terms in Age Discrimination Law guidance. The piece notes rising future costs, mass transit as a needed alternative, and potential Civil Rights Act issues with job ad wording.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Consumer Finance Association
Athletic heart and heart size in athletes
A reader asks Dr Thosteson about athletic heart from weight lifting and an enlarged left ventricle noted on ECG. The doctor says true athletic heart is rare and the heart may dilate a little under strenuous effort but returns to normal size as the body adapts.
Your good health questions and doctor notes explained
A reader asks about the electrical axis in the left ventricle and whether it signals heart enlargement. The doctor replies that with no heart disease such as rheumatic fever or coronary disease the left axis reading is not abnormal. The column continues with dietary advice on blood pressure, a medical student with blood-averse reactions to blood, a note on baked apples and calories, and a concluding Bible verse and prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Thosteson
S.N
Network TV Schedule Dense With Classics and Specials
A heavy broadcast log lists daytime and prime time programs across channels with dozens of shows. Notable titles include Sesame Street, Mayberry R.F.D., The Flintstones style, Hogan's Heroes, Your favorites like Bewitched and Perry Mason, plus movie lineups and religious programming across multiple time blocks.
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Kansas
Hazel
High Chaparral
Hogan’s Heroes
Porter Wagoner
Mayberry R.F.D
Room 222
Town
Ais
Harry Black and the
Tiger
Portrait of the typical TV viewer and its reach
The vice president of ABC research details charts and surveys showing the typical American TV viewer as a 28-year-old married woman with one child, one car, a $10 200 income, likely living in a suburb between New York and Chicago. Despite specifics, he notes TV offers something for everyone from football to Hamlet, reflecting its wide appeal across walks of life.
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U.S
Grams
Marcus Welby
Columbo
Owen Marshall
Saxon Sword Leads Cadet to Thames Fishing Win
Oxford, England AP Les Cadet, 31, entered a river Thames fishing contest and quickly caught a 2,000-year-old Saxon sword then went on to haul in 22 fish securing the victory. Local museum experts called the find interesting and valuable.
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Oxford
England
Les Cadet
Thames
Cadet
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Ottawa Herald
Editorial
Wilkes-Barre Revisited
Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Pennsylvania
Agnes
Madness
HLS
Big Brother
ABC
NBC
CBS
PBS
Cbs-Abc
IND
Devout Young
Freud
Travis Logan
Dick Cavett
Captain Mephisto
Jesus
Geronimo
Dr. Dolittle
Deputy Dawg
Scooby Doo
Woody Woodpecker
Funky Phantom
Harlem Globetrotters
Pink Panther
Jackson 5Ive
Curiosity Shop
Sabrina
Josie
Jonny Quest
Mir. Wizard
Monkees
Bugaloos
Lancelot Link
BI Andersen
Baseball—Athletics
J.J
Wide World of Sports
Lee Trevino
Buck Owens
Nashville Music
CBS News
Hee Haw
Sportsman’s Friend
News
Lawrence Welk
NBC Comedy Theater
Mary Tyler Moore
Dick van Dyke
Fort
Davey and Goliath
Billy James Hargis
Tom and Jerry
Oral Roberts
Insight
Rex Humbard
Groovie Goolies
Calvary Temple
Target
Beaver
Christ Unlimited
Waikiki
Big Valley
McHale's Navy F
Virginia
Physicians Mutual
Perry Mason
Animal World
Happy Jack
Helen
Lancer
Jimmy Stewart
Forsyte Saga
NBC News
Mr. Roberts
Lassie
National Geographic
Firing Line
TBS
Lord Jim
Masterpiece Theater
Simon Locke
Tom Jones
Washington Week In Review
Virginian
Johnny Carson
D.A
Bill Anderson
The
Answer
ABC News
Faith For Our Times
Christophers
Reluctant Dragon
Mr. Toad
David Frost
Dinah Shore
Lucille Ball
Beverly Hillbillies
Grace Crawford
Somerset
Lucille Rivers
Dennis the Menace
Bay City
General Hospital
Peyton Place
Merv Griffin
Mister Rogers
Electric Company
Wagon Train
Wild Wild West
Roll
Jean Shepherd
America
Hollywood
Cynthia Lowry
Marvin Antonovsky
New York
Chicago
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Robert B. Wellington
Associated Press
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