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72. Beautiful Teacher Smiles, then Walks Away
72. Beautiful Teacher Smiles, then Walks Away The annual teachers’ meeting was the only time that all the teachers got together in one place at one time. It was a 3-hour meeting, from 7 to 10 p.m. Lecturers talked on various subjects. Each talk was followed by a question and answer period. It was an…
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71. Stepmother Kills Herself
71. Stepmother Kills Herself Lois Castle, 58, committed suicide at home with a revolver yesterday. Two police officers heard a single gunshot as they were about to knock on her front door. They were at her house to arrest her for the 1970 murder of her young stepdaughter. Castle apparently realized that she was going…
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70. Valuable Guitar Found
A classical guitarist was thrilled to hear from New York City police that his valuable guitar had been found. It disappeared almost a year ago when he got out of a taxicab and forgot to take the guitar with him. Laurence Lennon, 44, said he was running late that day. He was talking to his…
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69. Train Wreck “Frees” Cows
69. Train Wreck “Frees” Cows A Continental Pacific Railroad freight train derailed on Tuesday about 40 miles north of Sacramento. The exact cause is still being investigated, but authorities say it was no accident. The head engineer said everything was fine; then suddenly, everything wasn’t. Of the freight train’s 86 cars, 22 went off the…
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68. Let’s Go Fishing
68. Let’s Go Fishing Dave needed to pack for Saturday’s fishing trip. He went into his hall closet, where he had more than 20 rods and reels. Nowadays he went fishing twice a year at Big Bear, a huge lake in southern California about 7,000 feet up in the mountains. California tries to boost the…
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67. Female Seeks Mature Male
67. Female Seeks Mature Male Julia was 12 years old. Her best friend Betsy was 13. Summer was almost over. School was about to start. Julia and Betsy were having lunch at BurgerBoy. Betsy had decided that Julia needed a boyfriend. “But why?” asked Julia. “I’m okay without one. What good is a 12-year-old boy…
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66. The Way to a Man’s Heart
66. The Way to a Man’s Heart Lina often asked Luke to dinner. Lina loved Luke, but Luke loved Lina’s cooking, not Lina herself. Lina accepted that for the time being. But she felt that, with enough meals and enough time, she would get her man. Luke rarely stayed more than ten minutes past the…
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65. How to Get out of Jury Duty
65. How to Get out of Jury Duty The mailman delivers good news and bad news. Topping the “bad news” list for many people who live in Los Angeles is a jury summons. This document tells you that you must respond by mail or phone for possible service on a jury. Many people feel that…
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64. The Man Who Loved Women
64. The Man Who Loved Women Grady was rich, but he was 78 and on his deathbed. No amount of money—or love—could save him now. In his youth, Grady had been a major skirt-chaser. No woman was safe from his charm. He used to juggle three or four girlfriends at a time. He’d often accidentally…
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63. Honk if You’re in a Hurry
63. Honk if You’re in a Hurry Mark was cursing the driver in front of him because she was creeping along. He was running late for a golf game with his friend Barney. He was on a two-lane road that led to the golf course. The road was straight uphill. It went for six blocks…
