Windfall Library picks readers may enjoy this season
The Windfall Library highlights popular and timely books for readers chasing best sellers. The staff notes titles like The Overweight Society The Curious Wine and The Middle Generation plus new stereo records and holiday releases. Donors named include Mrs Pearl Hinshaw Mrs Leroy Burkhardt Mrs Edward McKinney and Mike Martin. The library operates 2 to 5 p.m. daily except Thursdays and Sundays in the Community Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Hazlitt
Windfall Library
Wyden
America
Mena Webb
Rose Nadler Franzblau
Pearl Hinshaw
Leroy Burkhardt
Edward McKinney
Mike Martin
Grandmother's Kitchen Recipes From an Old Scrapbook
Seasonal recipes and home tips drawn from an old scrapbook include fried sweet potatoes with butter, plus household hints on relief for neuralgia dandruff lemonade for colds and coffee to mask onion odor. Also notes on cleaning paint from glass washing milk tops and telephone mouthpieces, plus apple bake batter and sorghum cake ideas.
Meeting to showcase helicopters at Stardust Hotel Las Vegas
The Helicopter Association of America plans its annual meeting and industry showcase January 9 to 12 at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas. Executive director Robert A. Richardson says the helicopter's growing role benefits mankind and merits broader public awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stardust Hotel
Las Vegas
Robert A. Richardson
Helicopter Association of America
Environment and economics clash over zero pollution bill
An editorial argues against Sen Muskie's 180 page bill to ban discharges into rivers and lakes, deeming it impractical and costly. It cites Secretary Stans and Russell Train noting widespread untreated sewage and high projected costs, urging balanced progress over sweeping new law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Muskie
D.-Me
Senate
House
Commerce Stans
Russell Train
President's Council On Environmental Quality
Power Tools Safety Rules and Hazards
Power tool use grows as a hobby but hazards rise with inexperience. Suggestions from Underwriters Laboratories urge reading manuals, grounding double insulated tools, using three-prong outlets or adapters, keeping guards, avoiding clutter and damp areas, supervising children, using correct tools, not forcing tools, wearing safety glasses, protecting cords, using a vise, maintaining balance, and looking for safety symbols to ensure a safer, more enjoyable hobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Underwriters’ Laboratories
wAlways
Equal Opportunity Urged by Industry Leader Speech
James M. Roche, chairman of General Motors, urged businessmen to work with renewed dedication to hasten equal economic opportunity for all Americans. Speaking at the Chicago Economic Development Corporation meeting, he noted progress in minority enterprise and hiring but emphasized the nation has far to go before equality is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Roche
General Motora
Chicago Economic Development Corporation
Roche
Investment clubs rise 50 percent since 1966
A National Association of Investment Clubs survey from last April reports investment clubs have grown by 50 percent since 1966 and show an average compounded annual return of 14.7 percent over their lifetimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Investment Cluba
Overcoming the Honesty Gap on Drug Abuse
Peter Hammond argues communities must admit drug problems to act effectively. After acknowledging trouble, towns tend to panic and launch many programs that vary in effectiveness. The key is a careful local needs analysis to choose proper actions rather than rushed solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Dad
Mom
Junior
Works Day and Night To Scan Parking Lot
Chrysler's Tren ton Engine Plant installs a closed circuit surveillance system to scan a 3000 car parking area. A guard monitors from 50 feet to three-quarters of a mile in daylight and up to half a mile at night, with automatic or manual operation and remote control. The unit can sweep 180 degrees in under a minute and set to 356 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrysler Corporation
Trenton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Windfall
PIE
Peter €. Hammond
National Coordinating Council On Drug Education
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!