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1 . Read the descriptions in this ad vertisement of the articles that appear in» October Reader's Digest. Or, better, read the complete articles, Then select the 6 that you think most readers will like best.
2.On the entry blank at left, write the number of each article you select. List them in what you think. will be the: order of popularity, from first to sixth place. Your selections will be judged by comparison with a national survey which ranks in order of popularity the 6 articles that readers like best. Fill in -and mail the coupon. All entries must be postmarked not later than midnight, October 25, 1956:
- This contest is open only to college students and faculty members in the U. S., excluding employees of The Reader's Digest, its advertising agencies, and their families, It is subject to 'all federal, state and local Jaws and regulations.
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In case of ties, entries postmarked earliest will win, Entries will be judged by, O. E. McIntyre, Inc., whose decision will be final. All entries become property of The Reader's Digest; none returned...
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_ Why'do far more college graduates read Reader's Digest any other magazine? What is it that makes the Digest the-most widely read magazine in the world - with 11 million copies bought each month in the United States, plus 9 million abroad? Why is it read each month by at least 60 million people, in 12 languages-Arabic, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish?
Can you spot in a typical issue of Reader's Digest the universal human values that link scholars, statesmen, scientists, writers, businessmen, housewives? Can you pick out the articles that will be most popular with the average 'Digest reader?
You may find... you know more about people than you think!
Here's all you do. Study the descriptions (at right) of the 'articles in the October Reader's Digest-or, better still, read the complete articles in the issue itself, (But you are not required to buy The Reader's Digest to enter the contest.) Then simply list the six articles-in order of preference-that you think readers of the magazine will like best. This will be compared with a nationwide survey conducted. among a cross séction of Digest subscribers.
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Just pick in order the six: articles you think most readers of October Reader's Digest will like the best.
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Which six articles will readers of the October Digest like best?
'T.. Norfolk's friend to troubled feen-agers. Story of the arthritic cripple to whom youngsters flock for advice.
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The great Piltdown hoax. How this famed "missing link'' in human evolution has been proved a fraud from the start.
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How fo sharpen your judgment, Famed author Bertrand Russell offers six rules to heip you form sounder opinions.
My most unforgettable nie Mack-who led the
Fond memories for 50 years.
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Athletics
- How to make peace at the Pentagon. Steps to end ruinous rivalry between our Army, Navy and Air Force,
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Army, 6. Book condensation: "High, Wide and Lonesome."' Hal Borland's exciting story of his adventurous: boyhood on a Colorado prairie.
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Medicine's animal pioneers. How medical learn from animals new ways to save human lives,
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What the mess in Moscow means. Eyidence that the Communist system is as unworkable as it is unnatural.
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Master bridge builder. Introducing David Steinman, world leader in bridge design and construction.
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College two years sooner. Here's how extensive ex periments proved a bright 10th-grader is ready for college.
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Laughter the best medicine. Amusing experiences from everyday life. others?
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What happens when we pray for others? Too often we pray only for ourselves. Here's how we gain true rewards of prayer when we pray for others.
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European vs. U.S, beaviies. Why European women are more glamorous to men,
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Trading stamps-bonus or bunkum? How much of their cost is included in the price you pay?
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Living memorials instead of flowers. A way toh honor the dead by serving the living.
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ft pays to increase your word power. An entertaining quiz to build your vocabulary.
17, Are we too soft on young criminals? Why the best way to cure juvenile delinquency is to punish first offenders.
18, Medicine man on the Amazon. How two devoted missionaries bring medical aid to jungle natives.
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Creatures in the night. The fascinating drama of nature that is enacted between dusk and dawn..
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The sub that wouldn't stay down, Stirring saga of the U.S.So Squalus' rescue from a depth of 40 fathoms.
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What your sense of humor fells about you. What the jokes you like, the way you laugh reveal about you.
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Madame Butterfiyi in bobby sox. How new freedoms have changed life for Japanese women; what the men think.
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Dactors should tell patients the truth. When the doctor operated, exactly what did he do? Why a written record of your medical history may someday save your life.
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'How wonderful you are..." Here's why affection and admiration aren't much good unless expressed; why locked-up emotions eventually wither.
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Harry Holt and a heariful of children, Story of a farmer 'who singlehandedly finds homes for hundreds of Korean war orphans.
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Our tax laws make us dishonest. How unfair tax laws are causing a serious moral deterioration.
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Venercal disease now a threat to youth. How V.D. i is spreading among teen-agers-and sane advice to victims.
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Secy. Benson's faith in the Amorican former. Why he" feels farmers, left alone, can often solve their own probe lems better than Washington. i
29, Your brain's unrealized powers. Seven new findings to help you use your brain more efficiently.
- Britain's indestructible "'Old Man.'? What Sir Winston Churchill is doing in retirement,
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Are juries giving away too much money? Fantastic awards juries hand out because they confuse compassion with common sense,
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My last bost days on earth. In her own words a young mother, learning she had cancer, tells how she decided to make this the "'best year of her life."
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Foreign-aid mania. How the billions we've given have brought mainly disappointment and higher taxes.
34, Out whero fet planes are born. Story of Edward Air Force Base, where 10,000 men. battle wind, sand and speed barriers to keep us supreme in tho sky. %
36, Man's most playful friend: tho Lend 'Otter. Interesting 'facts about this amusing fnimal.
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Life In thege United States. Humorous anecdotes reveal. ing quirks of human nature,
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Why not a foreign service careor? 'How our State De. partment ismaking foreign sorviceattractive toy oung men,
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A now deal in tho old firehouse. How one-town got lower taxes, greater protection combining firo und police,
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Crazy man on Crazy Horse, Mect the man whoso statue of an Indian will be the largest in history,
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Tholr business is dynamite. How the manufacture of this explosive has been made one of the safest industries,
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His best customers ara bablos, How a kitchen strainer and a pint of mashed peas became the Gerber Produets Co, 42, Smoky Mountain magic, Why this, our most. ancient mountain range, has more visitors than any other,
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44, Boauly by tho mile, Now engineers prove rondsido planting is lifesaving as well as beautiful,
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Humor in uniform, True stories of tho funny side of life in our Armed Forcas,
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Sovon economic Fallacies. The Amorican 'Economie Foundation explodes misconceptions xbout our economy, 47. Admiral of tho Greak Ol! Floot, Story of Stavros Ninrchos, who has won afortuno betting on-and enrrying-oll,
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