Educational toys prove no more educational than common items
UPI reports child psychologist Dr. H Robert Quilich and Hazel Hardy of the University of Nevada say there is no published research showing educational toys outperform conventional ones. They warn parents to avoid assuming special toys accelerate intellect and note sound development comes from varied play with affordable items.
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Reno, Nev
UPI
H. Robert Quilich
Nevada Mental Health, Institute
Hazel Hardy
University of Nevada, Reno
Quilitch
Service Local wins novice title in national orienteering meet
Army Spec. 4 Geron S. Tucker of Ft. Bragg wins first place in the novice class of the National Orienteering Championships at Quantico Virginia. Air Force 2nd Lt. John H. Segar has completed pilot instructor training at Randolph AFB Texas. Numerous service members across the Army Navy and Air Force are noted for training promotions and assignments in Germany Texas California and North Carolina.
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Geron S. Tucker
Bob A. Tucker
N. 125Th PL
Quantico
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Air Force
John H. Segar
Clair R. Segar
E. Sheridan St
Randolph Afb
Tex
David W. Stark
John P. Stark
E. Roosevelt St
Germany
3Rd Armored Division
David J. Callaway
James F. Callaway
E. Diamond
Ft. Ord
Calif
Kevin W. Kendall
Patricia H. Kendall
N. 83Rd St
Ft. Jackson
S.C
Cargo plane crash ends in Miami suburb tragedy
A Lockheed Super Constellation cargo plane bound for Caracas with 21,000 pounds of Christmas trees crashed after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing three crew members and five residents. The aircraft had been grounded for about a month awaiting repairs. officials found no flight recorder.
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Miami
API
Venezuela
Richard J. Sekman
Sekman Aviation
Miami International Airport
Lekman
Federal Aviation Administration
William Fox
West Sacramento
Calif
Jesse Flanders
Arthur Kimball
Caracas
St Nick’s jolly image 150 years after debut in 1823
National Geographic notes the 150th anniversary of St Nicholas’s Christmas press debut in the Troy Sentinel on December 23 1823. The poem A Visit From St Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore popularized the modern Santa. Moore later acknowledged the work in 1844 and 1845 books. Children in New York honor Moore and the story each Christmas Eve walking to the Intercession Chapel grave site of Moore and Dickens Jr.
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National Geographic
New York Dutchman
Dasher
Prancer and Company
St. Nicholas
Troy
New York
General Theological Seminary
Moore
More
Margaret
Benjamin
Charity
Mary
the Moores
St. Nicholas the Moores
Jan Duyckinck
St. Nick
Charles Dickens
Novice Pair Championship Won By Bell and Bolden
The Ages reports Diana Bell of Chicago and Betty Bolden of Washington Illinois captured the Novice Pair Championship at the national bridge tournament. A sample hand tested novices as they advanced, with South opening 3NT after a spade nine lead revealing defensive chances and prompting careful play.
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Diana Bell
Chicago
Betty Bolden
Washington, Ill
Bridge hand analysis solves the winning play
The article explains how the declarer deduced Fast held the spade king from the opening lead. After winning the spade ace, the declarer crossed to a red suit to test the club finesse, which lost to East's king. The reasoning shows why the spade ace was the correct play and how nine tricks were safe.
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West
Declarer
East
Modern chess greats and Larsen in debate over living legends
A discussion of rankings by experts finds Spassky and Fischer as top names, with Bent Larsen missing from the list. Larsen argues living masters surpass earlier generations, while other figures like Najdorf and Tal appear in anecdotes. The piece blends chess lore with cultural references and mentions George Whitaker’s varied life.
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Boris Spassky
Bobby Fischer
Mount Olympus
Denmark
Bent Larsen
Larsen
L Larsen
Spassky
Victor Korchnoi
Alexander Alekhine
Argentina
Miguel Najdorf
Emanuel Lasker
Akiba Rubinstein
Mikhail Tal
Tennessee Williams
Blanche DuBois
Nixon delays checkup due to energy talks
President Nixon postpones his annual medical checkup at Bethesda Naval Medical Center and gave no rescheduled date. Press Secretary Ziegle r said the examination was not set yet. Dr. Walter Tkach travels to California to prepare for his wedding on December 28.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Ronald Zie
Gler
Walter Tkach
California
Cheryle Gaillard
la Jolla
Calif
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