Daedalus Myth May Become Reality Through Smithsonian
MIT and Smithsonian researchers plan a human powered 60 mile Daedalus flight from Crete to mainland Greece using a graphite epoxy craft pedaled by an athlete. The project aims to test light aircraft tech and human endurance with a spring 1987 ground-ready goal and funding milestones of 74,000 from MIT and the Smithsonian, then seeking 750,000 from sponsors.
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Crete
Greece
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Daedalus
Washington, D.C
Cambridge
English Channel
Steven Bussolari
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Bussolari
United States
Abduction Case Cited With Amsterdam Connection
A fragment notes a person born in 3169 and abducted in December 1980 from Amsterdam. The sparse text mentions the city linkage and a birth date placeholder, with no further context on parties or outcomes.
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Amsterdam
Dear Ann Landers Letter Reflects Mother Daughter Bond
A Dear Ann Landers column excerpt reflects on the enduring “guilty child’s club” of mothers and daughters. The writer recalls rash remarks and ingratitude toward a mother who sewed buttons and ironed dresses, pondering the mother daughter dynamic.
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Ann Landers
Mothers and Daughters Heal Bonds Through Forgiveness
The column discusses mother daughter tensions and guilt after a mother’s death. A reader resolves to apologize and connect with her mother’s memory, while guidance emphasizes forgiveness and lifelong bonds. Advice also covers helping a friend with alcoholism by seeking professional support and using groups like AA and Al Anon.
Americans live longer as death rates fall in 1982
Death rates declined across age groups in 1982, with 852 deaths per 1000 and a record life expectancy of 74.6 years. Women outlive men by 7.3 years, reflecting a long-term downward mortality trend since 1950.
Don’t Take Easy Way Out When Decorating Your Home
Interior designer Elaine Ryan urges against neutral only decorating and proposes a “supermarket test” to pick colors. Visit a large produce section, select few items, wash and cut to reveal interior colors, then choose fabrics that echo those hues for sofas or chairs. The method links food colors to home color schemes.
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Elaine Ryan
Ottawa Quilters to Meet and Workshop in First Baptist Church
Ottawa quilters gather at 9 30 a m in Elliott Hall First Baptist Church 4th and Hickory with Sandy Todaro speaking on Five Generations of Texas Quilters Ruth Lundstedt will lead an English piecing workshop in the afternoon Those attending should bring a sack lunch basic sewing supplies paper and fabric scissors plain and print fabric quarters Todaro began quilting after acquiring her first antique quilt about three years ago and has since made three quilts two wall hangings and three quilt tops Lundstedt, a Ottawa resident, has worked on cathedral window double wedding ring and fan quilts
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Kansas City
Elliott Hall
First Baptist Church
4Th and
Hickory
Ruth Lundstedt
Miss Ohio Cochran Wins Talent at Miss America Trials
Miss Mississippi Susan Akin wins preliminary swimsuit as 17 of 51 contestants vie in evening gown, with Miss New Jersey Toni Georgiana injured during a dance and Miss Michigan Alecia Masalkoski delivering a karate based act smashing bottles and breaking concrete.
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N.J
Sue Ellen Cochran
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Susan Akin
Meridian
New Jersey
Toni Georgiana
Pennsauken
Tenth Avenue
Atlantic City Medical Center
Michigan
Alecia Rae Masalkoski
Muskegon
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National Council On Alcoholism
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Rockville, Md
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