Rose Parade Grand Marshal recalls long service in Pasadena
Lathrop K. Lay Leishman, 74, lifelong Pasadena resident, will serve as Grand Marshal of the 1979 Tournament of Roses Parade. He has been a Tournament member since 1929, led the football committee, and also rode as a parade participant in 1920 and 1939. The Rose Parade now reaches 125 million viewers worldwide and has evolved from a simple local procession to an international event with elaborate floats and TV coverage.
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Pasadena
Calif
Lathrop K
Lay” Leishman
Leishman
Tournament of Roses Association
William
Shirley Temple
Shirley
Sheriff’s Posse
Rosy
Lathrop K. Leishman
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association
Linda Jean Jernigan Drives a 13 speed Truck to Break Barriers
Linda Jean Jernigan, 32, Huntsville Alabama, drives a 13 speed truck with her husband Bill on long hauls, balancing clutch shifts and engine gauges. She earned a 94 average in training, now hauls heavy equipment like rockets, lectures in high schools on safety, and tours with 40,000 women in trucking nationally.
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New York
NEA
Linda Jean Jernigan
John Denver
Linda Jean
Huntsville
Ala
Bill
Leonard Bros
Miami
California
DOT
Flipper
Florida
American Red Cross
Department of Transportation
a_ trucking magazine
Thumb-sucking dilemma adds to husband's shame
Waterbury Conn. readers hear Ann Landers advise a wife on her husband John who reverts to baby behavior when anxious. Suggest substitutes like worry beads and open communication while avoiding shaming him. Also includes letters about garage radio noise and family attentions after a father's remarriage.
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Ann
John
Waterbury. Conn
Breathing Therapy Gives Emphysema Patients New Hope
In St Paul AP report Bill Joy a Miller Hospital respiratory therapist trains emphysema bronchitis and asthma patients in breathing. He teaches exhale during exertion inhale at rest to climb stairs stand and move with less panic and better oxygen use. The program aids about 500 patients over four years and stresses no miracle cures, just improved technique.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Bill Joy
Joy
Miller Hospital
United States
Bill Jo
Seeds From The Sower
A reflective piece by Michael A. Guido from Metter Georgia recounts at an open house a host’s memory of people and God. It likens worldly fixes to a life without faith and urges households centered on prayer and service to God.
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Michael A. Guido
Metter, Georgia
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