Rainy woes give way to park smiles and mischief
A damp basement and stubborn rock challenge a household while Pomona Reservoir ranger Ralph Dennis touts rain benefits and surge in federal parks use. He details West Outlet park plans, a future nature trail, and a 80,000 tree nursery. Vandalism and litter woes persist despite progress. Meanwhile a lighthearted Globe item recalls a mower instruction gag and a reflection on middle age and aging products.
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Ralph Dennis
Pomona Reservoir
Ralph
Dennis
Congress
Curious Parents AU Night Question to Dr Thosteson
A parent asks Dear Dr Thosteson about a method claimed to determine an unborn baby's sex by inserting a needle into the womb to sample amniotic fluid. The reader notes this involves medical techniques and raises questions about accuracy and safety.
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Dr Thosteson
Amniocentesis risks and timing for fetal testing
The column explains amniocentesis to test fetal chromosome patterns, noting it is usually safe for mother and baby but unpredictable in rare cases. It should not be done for curiosity, best around week 14, and is mainly used to assess abortion need in pregnancies with risk factors or family history of defects.
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T_J
Thosteson
W.H
George Edwards
U.S. Senate
Boeing Co
Brunswick Corp
Curtiss-Wright
Brunswick
Chrysler Corp
Television Grid Log Highlights Daytime Primetime Listings
A dense schedule log lists TV programs across a full day including Buck Owens, CBS, NBC, and ABC segments. It notes multiple sports, films, talk shows, soap operas, children’s programs, religious broadcasts, and news blocks with numerous titles and times.
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Buck Owens
Bill Anderson
Soul Train
Dodgers
Cubs
Royals
Brewers
Wide World of Sports
Lloyd Bridges
Water World
McHale’s Navy
Lee Trevino
Mod Squad
Hee Haw
Lawrence Welk
Emergency
Mary Tyler Moore
Adam-12
Dick van Dyke
Arnie
Wilburn Brothers
Sandra Cumming
Johnny Carson
Christ Unlimited
Daytime TV Schedule Fragment
A dense OCR like list outlines daytime and early evening TV slots with show titles and cryptic codes. It reads as fragmented program blocks across networks, naming Soap Operas, game shows, and classics such as Another World As The World Turns Guiding Light General Hospital and Love Is A Many Splendored Thing with scattered times and indicators.
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News Co
Somerset
All My Children
Lucille Rivers
Dennis the Menace
Cafferty & Company
Guiding Light
Doctors
Bay City
Secret Storm
General Hospital
Flying Nun
Melody Matinee
Etcetera
Peyton Place
Jeff's
Callie
Andy Griffith
Jeff’s Collie
Petticoat Junction
the Saint
Mike Douglas
Big Valley
Lucille Ball
Mister Rogers
Johnny Sokko
My Three Sons
Wagon Train
Dick van Dyke
Electric Company
Jeff's Collie
News
Dream
Landscape for Living yearbook to guide home gardening
The 1972 Yearbook of Agriculture titled Landscape for Living will publish in fall to help home gardeners with practical chapters on shrubs perennials lawns vegetables fruits herbs propagation greenhouses fertilizing mulching and composting. Copies cost 3.50 from the Government Printing Office in Washington DC.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Superintendent of Documents
Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C
One day strike by pilots hit 64 nations world wide
New York AP reports a 24 hour pilot strike was approved in 64 nations including the United States to protest hijacking dangers. United said its 6,000 pilots would continue flying. The action backed by pilot representatives targets global failure to curb air piracy.
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New York
United States
U.S
United
Aetna
Travelers
Metropolitan
Prudential
Connecticut General
Equitable
N.Y
Shrubs And Timbers Cut Noise Levels Near Highways
Washington AP reports that the Agriculture Department cites studies showing trees shrubs and landforms can cut traffic noise by half or more. A two year University of Nebraska Forest Service funded study examines optimal placement height and width of belts to dampen noise for parks picnics and housing near highways. Artificial landforms may accelerate noise reduction while trees mature and researchers David Cook and David Van Haverbeke note rising community noise mirrors air pollution concerns.
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Washington
The
Agriculture Department
University of Nebraska
U.S. Forest Service
David Cook
David van Haverbeke
Forest Service
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IND
Faith For Our Times
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David and Goliath
Billy James Hargis
Tom and Jerry
Oral Roberts
Hymns OF Inspiration
Rex Humbard
Groovie Goolies
Vernon Brothers
Treehouse Club
Herald of Truth
Your Church
Reluctant Dragoon
Mr. Toad
Public Eye
Day of Discovery
Cathedral of Tomorrow
Doubledeckers
Camera Three
Bullwinkle
Insight
McHale's Navy
Our Town
Calvary Temple
Crrist Unlimited
Foreign Legion
Nashville Music
Physicians Mutual
Alaska
Animal World
Comment
Forsyte Saga
NBC News
Mr. Roberts
FBI
Special
Jimmy Stewart
Bonanza
Friars Special
Masterpiece Theater
Josephine and
Men
Dr. Simon Locke
Tom Jones
Heerave
Cannon
Wall Street
Virginian
Johnny Bristol
ABC News
Christophers
Four States
Mini School
New Zoo Revue
Reluctant Dragon
David Frost
Dinah Shore
Merv Griffin
Grace Crawford
Jeff’s Collin
Kansas
Hazel
Lassie
Zoom
Pirates
Fractured Jaw
Sonny & Cher
Dick Cavett
Jeannie
Jerry Reed
NBC Action Playhouse
Advocates
Dragnet
Black Journal
Nichols
Marcus Welby
Masterpiece Theatre
All About Welfare
Legacy
Diane
Ay Carson
Dick Cavette
Ng Yearbook
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa
Robert B. Wellington
Associated Press
Supreme Court
Environmental Protection Agency
Tion
Potter Stewart
Federal Reserve Board
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