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Newspaper

Troy Record

Location

Troy, New York, United States of America

Date

Nov 14, 1969

Page

5

Do Mermaids Truly Exist A Kids Book Quiz Result

A newspaper asks readers to submit questions for a contest titled Tell Me Why. The current winner is Shaun Henry 11 Kingston Jamaica age 11 who asserts mermaids never existed. The piece surveys global mermaid folklore from Greek Rhine maidens to American Indian legends and notes manatees seals and walruses may have sparked half human myths.

Shaun Henry Kingston Jamaica Earth

Puzzle notes and a Calgary winner in yearbook page

The page lists a cipher puzzle clue and its answer squarely tied to a prior day and then presents a light exchange about hair and oil. A Mary and Jane dialogue hints at sun and tan while a riddle asks readers to rearrange letters of tools. The winner column names Miss Campbell from Calgary Alberta Canada with a ZIP request.

Book of Knowledge Miss Campbell Calgary Alberta Canada

Pigs Ranked Highly Intelligent by University Swine Scientist

Lexington AP reports Dr. D. Dal Kratzer of the University of Kentucky swine nutrition program says pigs show notable intelligence. He notes pigs adapt to new environments and devices like self feeders and automatic waterers, with blood systems akin to humans aiding translational insights.

Lexington D. Dal Kratzer University of Kentucky Kratzer

Americans Show Travel Instinct

Chicago report estimates more than 105 million Americans will travel this year covering 200 billion miles and spending over 31 billion dollars on annual vacations.

Chicago

Danger Of Overheating Earth Cited By 2 Soviet Scientists

Two Soviet scientists warn that human activity is rapidly overheating the earth as well as polluting it. The report from Washington notes rising temperatures and potential climate impacts attributed to industrial pollution.

Washington UPI

First Conference Of Astronomers Held In Mexico

Readable fragments describe historians dating a 503 A.D. Mayan astronomers conference at Copan in the Yucatan with sixteen attendees. The piece also notes Soviet scientists Kalinin and Bykov warn of heat from power production threatening earth’s heat budget and proposes cooling via ocean water to arid basins, along with climate-impact scenarios.

Mexico Mexico City G. P. Kalinin V. D. Bykov Moscow University Kalinin Bykov Impact United National Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Moscow Dead Sea Qattara Egypt Africa Eurasia J. O. Fletcher Rand Corp Santa Monica Calif

Majority of U S Manufacturing Firms Small in Size and Output

New York report from Dun's Market Identifiers shows 154,249 firms have nine or fewer employees and 86,488 have annual sales under $100,000. In contrast, 2,486 firms employ over 1,000 and 4,511 exceed $10 million in yearly business.

New York API Dun Dun & Bradstreet DMI

Sequoias Fall Amid Record Winter Snows

In Visalia California reports say that many giant sequoias toppled in spring and summer, more than in any single year. Officials blame the unusually wet ground from heavy winter snows which loosened tree roots.

Visalia Calif

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