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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1972
Page
9
A HUD installation in Washington shows an 80-foot flagpole representing the department in a rivalry with the Department of Transportation which has two 75-foot poles. The poles cost 26 581 dollars to install.
Space travelers may soon have a flush toilet designed for zero gravity. Joseph E. Swider of Hamilton Standard unveiled a compact unit at the Environmental Control and Life Support System Conference, noting ground tests show crews adjust to a drafty but normal experience. The device, funded under a $73,000 NASA contract, resembles a standard airliner toilet and uses controlled air currents to offset weightlessness. Swider spoke as engineers from across the country gathered at the conference in San Francisco.
Two Davis Monthan Air Force Base airmen scale a 150 foot water tower to demand discharge from the Air Force. After a six hour stand, Maj. David Cutler urged psychiatric evaluation and possible discharge. the men descended and were treated at the base hospital.
U S jets conducted nearly 400 air strikes in North Vietnam on Wednesday the heaviest since resumption of full scale bombing. Reports say the Xuan Mai training complex near Hanoi was hit as Kissinger met Thieu. Hanoi claimed four U S fighters shot down and casualties rose.
An advertisement touts Odrinex tiny tablets for fat loss with no dieting or exercise required. It claims success across the country for 14 years and offers a money back guarantee if ugly fat isn’t lost, with prices listed and multiple stores named for sale.
An advertised denture adhesive introduces FIxodENT a plastic cream forming an elastic membrane to hold dentures to gum tissue. Marketed as a daily home use product claiming firmer longer lasting hold resisting moisture improving bite and chewing comfort with regular dental checkups recommended. Manufacturer cites U.S. Patent 3 003 988 and promotes availability at drug counters.
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