Safe Boating Precautions From United States Power Squadrons
A comprehensive guide urges boaters to follow simple safety rules to prevent disasters. It covers gas handling including shutting off flames, airing out for five minutes, pumping out bilges, navigation basics Lead Log Lookout, spare parts, first aid, navigational instruments, extra anchors, fire equipment checks, approved stoves and life preservers. It notes free piloting classes nationwide and provides the national headquarters address for information.
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United States Power Squadrons
National Headquarters
P. O. Box
Englewood
N.J
Ex Elyria couple film Lake Erie life for Freshwater Saga
Emory and Ruth Anderson of Wooster completed a 45 minute color film titled Freshwater Saga capturing Lake Erie shorelines from Cleveland to Sandusky, wildlife and sailing scenes, shot on weekends across 35,000 miles by car and boat. The project includes Elyria residents and boats and features the duo filming with three 16mm cameras, aims to show landlocked audiences the lake’s beauty during winter showings.
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Elyria
Emory
Ruth Anderson
Wooster
East Third St
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Sandusky
Catawba
Lake Erie Islands
Elyrians
Anderson
Diane
Andersons
Anderson Gays
Joey
Billy
Anderton Gener
Lally
Cleveland Skin Divers Club
Wooster Products, Inc
Daily Record
Marion Star
Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
NEA Service
Scene on Town Women and Mice Stir Public Curiosity
A humorous essay ponders why women fear mice while noting a real household pest episode. Mrs. M uses traps to clear two mice at the Miller home, prompting a budget joke as Mr. M faces the consequences. The piece blends social observation with light domestic humor.
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J' Mouse
Mrs. M
Mr. M
Father's Scheme Inspires Big Buildup Structural Toy
Dallas engineer Ross Forney and two engineer friends created the Big Buildup, a mantis-sized erector set with steel lengths, triangles, screws, and tools. The toy allows children under six to build items from tables to a helicopter, then disassemble for new creations. Safety and durability were emphasized during nine months of development.
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Dallas
Tex
Playwood
Ross Forney
Child Guidance Clinic
McNary Dam Turbines Highlight Massive Construction
Umatilla Oregon report details McNary Dam on the Columbia with 74 turbines each 111 300 horsepower driving 70 000 kilowatt generators. The structure uses 1 890 000 cubic yards of concrete, 100 000 tons of steel, 325 000 pounds of rubber and 115 000 pounds of copper.
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Umatilla
Ore
McNary Dam
Columbia River
Oregon
Washington
Eisenhower
Seattle
Wash
San Francisco
McNary
Stamp Facts Franklin Regularly Honored By Issues
The United States plans a half cent Benjamin Franklin stamp to join a regular series. Issued Oct 20 in Washington, D C the orange stamp shows Franklin from a Library of Congress portrait and will be printed by rotary process with a white Gothic type. First day covers require proper postage and a medium rate enclosure.
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Richard
Benjamin Franklin
United States
Arthur E. Summerfield
Washington, D. C
Washington
J. $. Dupressis
Library of Congress
U. S
Boston
Mass
Franklin
Philadelphia
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Adams
England
Eisenhower
Readers Debate Germany Policy and East West Ties
Letters discuss postwar Germany, reunification timing, and NATO integration. Contributors cite East and West German security, potential Soviet pressure, and the U S role in arming or aiding allies while weighing peace and future conflict risks.
Show Less Relate More in Community Chest Photography
A photographer urges restraint in group portraits for charity drives, arguing that implying emotion and telling a story with fewer faces can be more effective. It stresses choosing objects, expressions, and composition to suggest a narrative without overexposing details using color film ideas.
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Filn
Gaily Tinted Geese Puzzle Birdwatchers
Oregon observers report pink yellow and bright green geese on the border as part of a state experimental tracking program. Assistant Game Biologist A W Miller says several birds were dyed from Oregon to the Arctic Circle. snow geese were pink, Ross' geese yellow, others green. They will revert to white in the moulting season.
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Tale Lake
Cabi
Oregon
State Fish and Game Department
A. W. Miller
Arctic Circle
Ross
Miler
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Ministry of Supply
M. S. Aviation Company
Don Miller
Cat
Mouse
Frisky
Millers
Jack Elton
Wayne
Ind
Edgar Ansel Mowrer
Fort
Rumania
U.S.S.R
East Germany
Germany
Nixon
Warren
Knowland
Air Force
Call
Ussr
Evans
China
Quemoy
Matsu
East
West Germany
Phila
Griphia
Gertrude Longbrake
Edxiia
Ohio
E. L. Kreuber
Keating
Chanerlier Adenauer
NATO
Estonia
Mies R. M
Mothegon
Mich
Israel
UICC
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