n THE Herald reported: ''The Maid of the Loch - the Loch Lomond steamer whose future has been in doubt for several years because of the dwindling
number of passengers - makes her last journey of the season tomorrow. But it is virtually certain she will again ply on Loch Lomond next summer because the number of passengers carried this summer is understood to be about 50% higher than last year's total.''
n THE Herald noted: ''The Aberdeen branch of the Scottish Housewives' Association has asked the Scottish Home and Health Department why it has sought to sway members of the Aberdeen Corporation in their consideration of the fluoridation of the city's water
supply. Mr William Ross, Secretary of State for Scotland, has already told all Scottish local authorities that they will be indemni-fied against legal consequences if they add
fluoride to water.''
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