There's a Better Way to Grow Old in Groucho's Shadow
Paul Harvey meditates on aging with Groucho Marx and the strain of caretaking. Nat Perrin steps back amid conflicts with Erin Fleming over Groucho's estate while Arthur Marx presses for stability. Harvey contrasts long marriages and self restraint with the volatile celebrity decline.
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Paul Harvey
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Groucho
Groucho Marx
Erin Fleming
Nat Perrin
Perrin
Arthur Marx
Miss Fleming
Billy Graham
Billy
Nelson Bell
Ruth Graham
Big Boy locomotives: largest steam engines built by Union Pacific
The 1941 Big Boy locomotives weighed about 1.25 million pounds and stretched over 132 feet. Union Pacific created the longest steam engines to haul freight trains up to 52 miles long, as noted by National Geographic. The text also mentions sea horses where fathers hatch eggs deposited by females.
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Union Pacific
National Geographic Society
Bikes in France Facts in World Motorized Bicycles
World totals exceed 15 million motorized bicycles with about 6 million in France. France has roughly one motorized bicycle for every nine residents, highlighting high adoption.
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France
Appliances Could Save Energy
Engineers from the Energy Research and Development Administration estimate that designing household appliances for maximum efficiency could save the nation the equivalent of 300 000 barrels of oil per day by 1985. The savings match the energy to heat 48 million homes each day in winter.
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The
Energy Research and Development Administration
Regulations Now Available for Idaho Controlled Hunts 1977
The 1977 Idaho Controlled Hunts regulations are now available from license vendors and the Pocatello Regional Office. Closing date for applications is July 1 with drawings on August 1 at 9 a.m. in the Len B. Jordan State Office Building Boise. Applicants must complete forms with social security number license number and controlled hunt number and may not submit multiple applications for the same species.
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Idaho
Pocatello
Len B. Jordan State
Boise
Dieting adds weighty talk as Americans seek slim goals
The piece notes rising dieting ads and spending across the United States with estimates of ten billion dollars spent annually. It cites experts from Hofstra and Johns Hopkins on dieting prevalence and success rates, while cautioning that many diets are unsafe and that supervision is advised.
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Europe
Natalie Allen
Hofstra University
Maria Simonson
Johns Hopkins University
Ring Lardner
U.S. Public Health Service
North State
Preston
East Center
Smithfield
Jacks
Poulan
Baler Twine
Homelite
McGraw Edison
Sander
McGraw Edison Sabre
Sabre
Wellers
Wilton Home Wise
MicGraw Edison
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