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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1963
Page
8
A composite column gathers jokes and anecdotes from different eras. It weaves sermons, office mishaps, misquoted lines, kitchen mishaps, and wedding shower quips into a light, period flavor of mid century humor. It preserves names and scenes for a nostalgic snapshot.
Washington urged rapid use of atomic explosions to move earth and create harbors and canals at far lower costs. Dr Edward Teller, at an American Nuclear Society conference, proposed blasting a Malaya canal or a U S waterway, and noted lunar water could be mined as steam.
A Colorado program filming drunken drivers from arrival at the station has created a strong record of behavior. As a result, guilty pleas by intoxicated drivers rose from 20 percent to 856 percent in one year. Other states and nations consider adopting similar procedures.
Real nice house well located attractively priced. By Paul Stephens.
The article praises blunt honest journalism and highlights a columnist who favors independent thinking. It contrasts a few newspapers offering ideas with many that lack originality while noting personal disagreements on public figures and tastes.
The speaker notes irony in friendships with people whose ideas differ sharply from his own. He values these relationships, suggesting they arise from mutual respect rather than agreement and may be key to his affinity for these friends.
The Peace Corps plans a pilot program to staff urgently needed lawyers in at least six African countries. The pay is 75 dollars a month plus living expenses with no private practice and safeguards to keep attorneys from politically sensitive roles. Officials say there is a tremendous response from U S lawyers.
Eleven year old Margaret Martin of Knox ville refuses to claim a dollar unless it is hers. A folded $1 bill was turned in to county fair officials at the fair. Margaret later reported losing a $1 bill. Officials showed her the recovered bill and she said it was not hers. She claimed she sells her dollar bills differently.
Sheila Roe of Stanley Common England ends her engagement after her fiance keeps betting on horses. He lost his last shilling the day before the intended wedding, with his final bet on a horse named Wedding Expenses.
Mrs. Mary Phillips reports squirrels have moved into her home and stash pecans in a shoe bag. She moods about squirrel stew and pecan pie as potential winter meals despite no bloodshed yet.
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