First Day Of School Photo Tips and Wide Angle Debate
In this piece on back to school photography the article outlines camera focus strategies for capturing the first day of school, suggesting focus at 12 to 15 feet for sharp portraits and family scenes. It discusses using a 5 inch lens on a 4 by 5 camera, bedroom and breakfast shots, and the role of flash, plus a broader note on wide angle lenses in home movie outfits and zone focusing for 35mm cameras.
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Junior
Flash
Dad
Big Sister
Chicago
Nasame
Old Fashioned Parenting in a Reading Home
A columnist defends home raised children over mass activities praising reading as armor against loneliness. She notes siblings busy with hobbies, argues saying no builds security, and recalls a shoe-store tale of teens dirtying new shoes to appear worn. She laments lack of individual guidance and outcry against dress trends.
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Sonny
Doris McClintock
Heavens
Chargrin Falls
Weekend Dividend Hobbies Sunday Reading For The Whole Family
Weekend Dividend highlights a Sunday reading section aimed at family audiences. It features hobby ideas crafts books and activities suited for all ages. The program promotes wholesome pastimes and practical projects to enjoy together on weekends.
Man Waits 24 Years For Skull Repair
Portland Maine Oscar Smith endured a 24 year gap before surgery could address a seven by five inch skull hole. Doctors at Maine General Hospital finally used a plastic plate after tantalum plate material proved unusable due to the size. The rare procedure marks a notable surgical advance for the patient and region.
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Portland
Oscars Smith
Smith
Maine General Hospital
Raccoon Tiki as Pet Star in Westleys Tale
The Westleys describe Tiki the raccoon as a lively pet, from finding their Carmel New York home to joining campers with Rocky the Great Dane and Small Change the cat. Tiki’s curiosity, bravery, and antics endear him as a memorable pet in their dogged, humorous survey of raccoon life.
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Sonia
Westleys
Tearm
Harper & Bros
New York
Stevie
Toughy
Rocky
Small Change
Carmel
N. Y
World Affairs questions and opinions on Cold War issues
Readers raise concerns on American prisoners in China and U S diplomacy. The State Department protests while Reds refuse to yield. Others debate aid vs harm to Europe, UN membership, France in the EDC, and possible next targets for Asia Reds. The column presents varied viewpoints with named correspondents and questions.
Archeologists Find Ancient War Relics at Fort William Henry
Archaeologists working on the Fort William Henry restoration project at Lake George Village unearthed a cache of French and Indian War relics. Finds include a tower musket bayonet a large padlock spikes from fortress logs a Rogers Rangers hatchet head a Hessang axe and a trench shovel, with many pieces in extraordinarily fine condition. Restoration officials estimate nearly 15 miles of logs will be used before completion.
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Fort William Henry
Lake George Village
Rogers Rangers
Saratoga Bells Tell Two Fates of Carrier Saratoga
In Cooperstown New York records show the carrier Saratoga had two ship bells one saved for postwar display and the other used in action. The war bell was sent to a New York museum after surviving World War II while the other remained with Saratoga Springs as a local keepsake.
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Saratoga
Saratoga Springs
New York State
Armadillos in Quadruplet Study at Rice Institute
Dr. Roy W. Talmadge and graduate student Dale Buchanan at Rice Institute pursue a two year study on why female armadillos give birth to identical quadruplets. The project is funded by a 15000 dollar grant from the National Science Foundation which believes armadillon research could illuminate human parenthood.
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Houston
Tex
Rice Institute
Roy W. Talmadge
Biology
Dale Buchanan
National Science Foundation
Talmadge
Trip To Africa Will Test Drug Efficiency
GALVESTON Texas TM A University of Texas medical school expert has gone to Africa to test new drugs in treatment of sleeping sickness. Dr A Packchanian, professor for bacteriology and parasitology, found three new drugs which have succeeded in effecting a complete cure of laboratory animals infected with African sleeping sickness. The drugs have been tried on volunteers and have been found safe for humans.
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Galveston. Tex
University of Texas Medical School
Africa
A. Packchanian
Picnic memories and garden shows in The Chatter Box
Dorothy Funk writes about company picnics and the charm of workers and families competing in a ball game. She shifts to Elyria Flower Shows open to all at Holly Hall on September 11 and 22, teasing peculiar radishes and prized gladiolus amid dry weather and attentive care, hoping to earn oohs and aahs.
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Hollywood Papas
Old Mill
Holly Hall
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