A newspaper correspondent sends out the information that the Young Women’s Christian association of Philadelphia has declared in a new rule that “girls” of 35 years or over are wise enough in the good and evil ways of the world to take care of themselves and must therefore withdraw from membership.

We doubt the entire accuracy of this item. Unless Young Women’s Christian Associations find their finances easier to handle than is usually the case with young men’s Christian Associations, they will be glad to retain “girls” of any age in the membership, for the sake of the dues, even if they are abundantly competent to take care of themselves.

50 Years Ago, 1956

The United States today announced the launching site and first specific details of the earth satellites it hopes to send whizzing into lower space. The program has been described as a first step toward “manned space flight.” The satellites – whizzing at an 18,000-mile-an-hour clip and circling the earth every 90 minutes – would be used as scientific outposts to get new information on the earth, sun and universe.

25 Years Ago, 1981

The nation’s only remaining “ringdown” telephone system is to be featured on NBC’s Real People program, scheduled for viewing Wednesday at 8 p.m.

Filmed at the home of Bryant Pond Telephone Company owner Elden R. Hathaway, where the telephone service is located, the segment features Real People star “Skip Stevenson at the switchboard.”

When Stevenson and the seven-man NBC-TV crew invaded the Rumford Avenue telephone office last fall “the place was a turmoil” says Sue Glines, Hathaway’s daughter and part-time operator.

Once Stevenson got the hang of it, said Mrs. Glines, there was no stopping him. In fact, the only shot of Mrs. Hathaway, the full-time operator, was a “still pic” because the TV star wouldn’t relinquish the position for the duration of the filming.