U S stamps honor Olympic Games set to debut Aug 17
Four U.S. stamps with overlapping athlete silhouettes will salute the Olympics. Issued in Washington on Aug 17, the 6 8 11 and 15 cent designs depict cycling, bobsled, skiing and track with stamps reflecting U.S Canada and Mexico rates. Designer Lance Wyman’s first U.S adhesive work, first day covers due Aug 17.
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Syd Kronish
AP News
U.S
Washington
D.C
Munich
Germany
Canada
Mexico
Sapporo
Lance Wyman
Twice Divorced Carry Nation Details from Britannica
Britannica notes Carry Nation, famed saloon smasher, was divorced twice. The first marriage was brief to a young alcoholic physician, and the second ended after 23 years with lawyer-minister David Nation who cited desertion.
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Carry Nation
David Nation
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mr. Pleasant News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Celebrations
Community notes detail Ted Reed's Lay Speaker talk at Lamps Sunday 9 45 a m and Sunday School 10 45 a m. Visitors include Kenneth Whitacres kin and friends from Maryland to West Virginia. Earl Lantz anniversary celebrated with many well wishes. Lantz hospital recovery noted. Aunt Sadie’s birthday and cards are recalled along with warm thanks and a closing good deeds motto.
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MT. Pleasant
Ted Reed
Earl Lantz
Curtis Dove
Gainesboro
Cletus Whetzel
Mathias
W.va
Emery Sager
Cumberland
Charles Scarlett
Edmond DeHaven
Norma Mae
Earl
Baltimore
Lantz
Winchester Hospital
Martha Dove
Rosenbergers
Elmer Lamp
James Fishback
Lester Smith
Stanley Bishop
Lamp
Sadie
Joy Roe
Winchester
Mary Miller
Marvin
Pearl Cochran
Agnes Rosenberger
Ruth Steele
Elsie Carpenter
Dennis
Cecil Renner
Betty Bauserman
Heloise hints boost hi rise couch bolsters with safety bar
Readers share simple tips from Heloise era. A Hi rise studio couch bolsters trick uses a mattress safety bar to prop cushions, allowing easier cleaning and wall protection. Other tips include reuse of ear screws for scarves and buttering pan to curb spillovers.
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Lorraine Bergdoll
Heloise
Lu Wiesher
Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed Up in Messy Page
A scrambled listing of crossword clues appears with numbered hints from 1 sleeve part to 50 of a puzzle. The readable entries include various clue topics such as birds, mythic kings, metals, items, and phrases, reflecting a partial puzzle page.
Warmth and Kindness Brightens a Reader’s Day
A reader praises a columnist for warmth and kindness that brighten daily life and bring sunshine to those who follow the writing. The note highlights the impact of the columnist’s thoughtful tone on readers.
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Heloise
Navy doctors push to cut clerical load amid shortages
Norfolk AP reports Vice Admiral G M Davis says over half of young Navy doctors quit due to clerical duties. He urges a larger clerical staff so doctors and nurses can focus on medicine. Davis notes about 300 nurse vacancies and obsolete equipment depleted by Southeast Asia conflict.
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Norfolk
Navy
G. M. Davis
Davis
Southeast Asia
England Allocates 6000 Acres to Outdoor Flower Crops
Prior to 1940 England devoted 6000 acres to outdoor crops of flowers as part of agricultural planning.
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England
Indicted Florida men accused of migrant camp slavery
The Justice Department says three Florida men were indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiring to hold migrant workers on Virginia's Eastern Shore in involuntary servitude. The five counts name John Miller Jr., Arthur Lee Broadnax, and Jimmy Lee Washington over recruitment, coercion, and wage disclosure failures at Cape Charles farms.
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Justice Department
Florida
Virginia
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Thomas B. Long and Sons
Cape Charles
John Miller Jr
Peninsula
Arthur Lee Broadnax
Ht. Plumber
Fla
Jimmy Lee Washington
Tangerine
Miller
Justice’ Department
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