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t. M. BOYD
Can Children
Read Minds?
Ever get the impression your youngster can read your
mind? Maybe it's true. Researchers al the University ol
Utrecht in The Netherlands say their experiments indicate
children as young as 4 years old seem able to read the
thoughts of grownups to a remarkable extent.
ALASKAN oldtimers report that a herd of caribou
won't pay any attention to a wolt that walks among them
so long as said wolfs head is held high. But il that animal
drops its head and raises the rufl on its shoulders, those
caribou light out. That’s the attack signal, evidently, and
they seem to understand it perfectly.
LIZARD
Q. “Can you identify the animal known as the Jesus
Cristo?"
A. Believe you refer to that little basilisk lizard that
walks on water.
Q. “WHAT’S the American Vecturist Association? "
A. That's an outfit whose members collect transporta
tion and parking tokens. Vecturist comes from the Latin
vectura which means passage money.
Q. “IS IT NOT true that all mammals have exactly
seven cervical vertebrae? Even whales?”
A. Even whales. Only exceptions are a few types of
sloths, but sloths are kind of weird anyhow.
WHAT the census takers did in the Roman empire
that we don't do now give thanks is list also all a
fellow's debts with the names of his creditors.
WHAT’S the second most dangerous animal in the
sea? No, not the shark. That's the first most dangerous.
Second is the Chironex Sleckeri. Belter recognized as that
jellyfish called the seawasp. Nasty little devil. Its sling can
kill in three minutes.
THAT RENOWNED Broadway hit called "South
Pacific" ran 1,925 performances, but technically never
closed. On its final Friday night, the stagehands refused
to pull the curtain. Members of the cast just sneaked oil
the stage one by one while the audience cheered wildly.
DO YOU REALIZE the coconut trees that tlourish
along the beaches of Palm Beach. Fla., have been there
for less than 100 years? To be exact, it was in January of
1879 that a Spanish freighter with a cargo of coconuts
cracked up in a storm off Florida's coast. When those
coconuts floated ashore, they took root. That started it.
Address mail to L M Boyd, P O Box 17076, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Copyright 1975 I. M Boyd
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For
Today
By United Press International
Today is Saturday, March 29,
the 88th day of 1975 with 277 to
follow.
The rroon is between its full
phase and last quarter.
The morning stars are
Mercury, Mars and Jupiter.
The evening stars are Venus
and Saturn.
Those born on this date are
under the sign of Aries.
John Tyler, 10th president of
the United States, was born
March 29,1790.
On this day in history:
In 1812, the first wedding was
performed in the White House.
Mrs. Lucy Payne Washington,
sister-in-law of President
James Madison, was married
to Supreme Court Justice
Thomas Dodd.
In 1967, France launched its
first nuclear submarine.
In 1971, Army Lt. William
Calley was found guilty in the
murder of 22 civilians in
Vietnam.
In 1973, the last U.S. troops
left South Vietnam and the last
American prisoners of war
were freed by North Vietnam.
Only the
Newspaper
Newspapers aren’t intended to ‘get
the jump' on competitive media.
The goals are timely news
planned. studied throughout, re
searched — with the additional
background to the news that makes
it interesting reading.
THOUGHTS
Let the elders who rule well
be considered worthy of double
honor especially those who
labor in preaching and
teaching: for the scripture
says, “You shall not muzzle an
ox when it is treading out the
grain.” And, “The laborer
deserves his wages.” — I
Timothy 5:17,18.
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Editorials
From other newspapers
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'Col. Herman Cofer, Georgia direc
tor of public safety, said it just about
as well as it could be said: “I’m sitting
on cloud nine.”
Cofer was referring to the General
Assembly vote to place the Georgia
State Patrol under the Merit System.
It was one of the best bills to come
out of the Legislature this year and
one of which the whole state can be
proud.
The transfer to the Merit System,
funded at $1.6 million, will allow
Georgia to boost the pay of its state
troopers to about 18th place among
the 50 states. It is currently 39th in
the nation.
The boost willl also allow the State
Patrol to hire more qualified men and
keep the competent officers it already
has. The starting pay for troopers, for
example, will go from $684 monthly
to about $Bl5.
The Merit System transfer will also
allow for a wider range of pay be
tween ranks. There are currently only
Chief Deputy Ed Lynch
The Facts
The Sheriff’s Department needs
help to crackdown on crimes. But
the department, along with the
police departments in Fayette
County need the help and
cooperation of all citizens of the
County to more effectively protect
your family, your friends, your
property and your neighbors. We
need the help from all citizens.
Crime prevention is not the sole
responsibility of the police, but of
every law-abiding citizen in the
county. Every citizen should want
to get involved to help protect
their family and property. What I
mean by get involved is when
someone sees something that
should be called in to the police
such as a suspicious person or
suspicious vehicle in the neigh
borhood, too many people will not
call, because they think they
will have to go to court.
I know we all get restless when
we go to court waiting for our case
to be called, but this is
something beyond our control. If I
had my way, when a person was
caught he or she would go to court
that same day, but this is not the
way it is. When we catch a
burglary, etc., it takes two or
three days to process the case,
then bond is set, the defendant
makes bond and is out stealing
again, before he is tried.
People do not realize how much
time an officer puts into one case.
He may work on a case for 48
hours before he goes to bed. Then
when time comes to got to court,
not all, but some witnesses don’t
Light - hearted
News-Daily, Jonesboro
In official action at its Monday session,
the Georgia Senate passed a resolution
proclaiming the honeybee as the official
insect of Georgia. We bet that vote was a
real stinger
It’ll be a real barker when the Georgia
Bulldog is proclaimed the official animal
as was suggested by Sen. Paul Brown, D
Athens.
Also on the light side, it has been
‘People seem
so mean lately’
I know I am being framed. People seem
to be so mean lately. I am sure I am not the
only one this happens to. What chapter in
the Bible would be good to read? I believe
in God and know He will help. J.R.
I suggest two chapters. First, chapter 37
of the Psalms, and then chapter 5 of the
Book of Matthew.
That Old Testament reference is a poem,
written to reassure people who are
disturbed by evil men around them. It
impresses upon the reader that the condi
tion of the righteous, even when they
suffer, is far preferable to the wicked,
whatever prosperity they enjoy. Twice it
The State Patrol
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FAYETTE COUNTY NEWS
slight increases and some men have
turned down promotions because they
would have to sell their homes and
move to other parts of the state—and
it would cost them more than the in
creased pay would make up in some
time.
Another outstanding result of the
State Patrol's transfer to the Merit
System is that it will take the troop
ers farther away from politics. The
State Patrol had been the only state
government department not covered
by the Merit System and had to ask
the Legislature directly for pay raises.
The Merit System transfer will also
help prevent any political interference
in State Patrol policies and activities.
It is a very good bill, but it didn't
come easy. Gov. George Busbee had
to fight hard for it, due mainly to op
position from House Speaker Tom
Murphy, but finally managed to get it
passed in the last minutes of the
General Assembly session.
This time the Good Guys won.
want to go because it takes too
much much of their time. A
person’s home has been broken
into, guns. TV’s, money and other
items ar? taken; we work night
and day trying to catch the person
or persons involved, recover the
items, then when court time
comes, some people say, “We got
the items back, that’s all I want. I
don’t think he (or she) will do it
again.”
This is not right, I think man’s
laws and God’s laws are in
volved. These people must be
punished - we must not let our
emotions get involved. To prevent
crime more emphasis needs to be
placed on God’s laws.
We cannot raise children
without teaching them that
stealing is wrong and that they
cannot kill somebody they dislike.
Parents need to know what time
their children come home at
night, they need to know where
they go and who they are with.
Also, parents should not criticize
the police in front of their
children, but should teach their
children to respect the police.
When a crime is committed, in
stead of being critical of a police
officer, they should try to help
him.
I also believe in rehabilitation,
but not at the expense of the
public. I do not believe in
probation or a suspended sen
tence for such crimes as burglary,
robbery, etc. This is not
rehabilitation. To my way of
thinking this is a license to steal.
proposed that the hole at Barwick, Ga..
that swallowed a creek and a bridge be
filled with clay We wonder if those who
made that proposal have another
recommendation in mind if the hole
swallows the clay.
The scoreboard: The Braves aren’t real
Indians, the Hawks can’t fly; and the
Flames haven't burned anyone lately.
MY
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says, “Fret not thyself.”
Then you may recognize the Matthew
reference as the first part of the Sermon on
the Mount. It’s a positive attitude that
Christ commands here in the last five
verses — one that in your case says to love
and bless those who are trying to “frame
you.” Os course, that’s humanly im
possible, but the Lord delights to give us
His supernatural attitude when our faith
will let Him.
Try to act with all the wisdom you can
muster. Add to that the compassion and
understanding that is uniquely Christian.
And as you say, God will help!
Berry’s World
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© 1975 by NEA.Inc.
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WE’RE OVERDRAWN AT THE BANK!”
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The higher math
of education costs
By Don Oakley
The parents of a child now 10 years of age can expect to spend
more than $30,000 for their offspring’s four-year education at a
state university and more than $53,000 at a private university —
assuming a “conservative” 7 per cent inflation rate.
To cover the latter cost, a family would have to save more than
$4,500 a year for the next eight years, based on a 5 per cent after
tax return on their savings.
“Without question, inflation has become the major factor in
planning for educational expenses,” says Edwin E. Gatewood
Jr., vice president of the Oakland Financial Group, Inc., personal
financial counselors in Charlottesville, Va., and Southfield,
Mich., which made the study.
The company has assembled a table projecting the probable
future costs, including room, board, tuition and miscellaneous ex
penses, of a four-year college education based on present costs at
state universities ($4,000 a year) and at private institutions ($6,-
000 a year).
If the figures are shocking for a 10-year-old, consider what they
will be for today’s toddler. Again based on an annual 7 per cent in
flation rate, the four-year cost of an education at a state universi
ty 18 years from now will be $56,160, requiring an annual savings,
starting right now, of $1,860. If he or she goes to a private
college, the cost will be $98,280 and will require an annual savings
of $3,250.
Educational costs may vary, as will the return expected from
investment dollars. But the point is clear that the total outlay is
likely to be staggering. What may not be so apparent is that the
rate of the rising cost of education may exceed the current after
tax return on savings.
In other words, even the prudent parent who is planning for
his children’s education may find that he is losing ground to infla
tion and may have to borrow, or dip into capital, to meet these
costs. ....
Yet, says Gatewood, fewer than half his firm s clients with
children under 18 have developed concrete plans for financing
college costs.
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