Old Time Phone Service Keeps Rural Exchange Alive
In Macksville West Virginia the North Fork Mutual Telephone Co operates a manual switchboard from operator Gladys Richards home, serving 300 subscribers with crank phones and party lines. The cooperative faces modernization as loans for a dial system advance, linking Macksville Circleville and Riverton into a Spruce Knob Seneca Rocks network by 1975.
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North Fork Mutual Telephone Co
Macksville Exchange
Gladys Richards
North Fork Mutual
Mountain State
Daybrook Telephone Co
Monongalia County
Circleville Mutual Telephone Co
Spruce Knob
Seneca Rocks
Macksville
Circleville
Dial Systems
Honor Farm Escapee and Guard Captured in Arkansas
Calvin Andrew Spencer, 40, an escapee from McLeod Honor Farm in Oklahoma, and the guard abducted with him were found in Conway, Arkansas after a traffic stop. Spencer reportedly offered no resistance and was jailed. the guard was unharmed. The hostage’s wife noted the incident amid Spencer’s prior abductions.
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Honor Farm
Conway, Ark
Oklahoma
McLeod Honor Farm
Conway
Calvin Andrew Spencer
Kiowa
Okla
Charles A. Hubbard
Spencer
Arkansas
Bellmon backs Nixon amid Watergate furor
U S Senator Henry Bellmon of Oklahoma defended President Nixon saying there is utterly no basis for impeachment. Bellmon praised Nixon as an honorable and effective chief executive and said his faith in Nixon remains strong despite past criticism. He also criticized Cox’s firing as unfortunate but viewed Cox as pursuing a vendetta against the President.
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Washington
Nixon
U. S
Henry Bellmon
Okla
Bellmon
Oklahoma
Bellman
Archibald Cox
Cox
Lafon Named Exhibit Judge in 43rd Art Exhibition
D J Lafon chairman of East Central art department chosen as judge for the 43rd Annual Art Exhibition in Springfield Missouri. He will judge two dimensional works from artists across Oklahoma Missouri Iowa Nebraska Kansas Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and Tennessee. Robert Bussabarger chair of the University of Missouri art department also named as judge.
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D. J. Lafon
East Central Art Department
Springfield
Oklahoma
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Robert Bussabarger
Art
University of Missouri
Complex on Stilts Shields Dover Church From Ruin
Dover England AP an extra 250000 dollars funds a 12 million dollar town center to rise on seven foot stilts to avoid disturbing a Norman church the church will not be excavated now but preserved for possible future digs architect Don Dyke Wells says the approach saves the church if the buildings are removed later.
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Dover
England
France
Don Dyke- Wells
Government seeks newly eligible SSI welfare recipients
The Social Security Commission begins nationwide and area surveys to identify aged, blind and disabled Americans who may qualify for SSI starting January 1. Officials estimate potential recipients, outline eligibility, and explain benefits by phone and mail while monitoring unearned income and assets.
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Washington
Arthur E. Hess
Social Security Commission
Social Security
Hess
New Manual Helps China Businessmen
Geneva based Business International, S A publishes a 124 page guide for U S and other executives traveling to mainland China. It warns that mis steps such as tossing ice or patting a waitress can result in expulsion and that flirting with Chinese women is out of bounds. It notes politeness and restraint as key, with a rule against discussing politics or Mao. Executives from 13 countries participated in the survey supporting the manual's views.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Peking
China
Wrest
People’s Republic of China
U.S
Chairman Mao
Business International
S.A
Head of Tulsa Tax Commission Faces Grand Jury Probe
Tulsa District Atty S M Fallis Jr asked for a grand jury, signaling a possible probe of the Tulsa office of the state Tax Commission. The inquiry centers on sales tax returns from two Tulsa businesses involving Owen Austin, who has denied the allegations and suspended himself pending the investigation.
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Tulsa
Okla
Dist. Atty
S.M. Fallis Jr
State Tax Commission
Fallis
Raymond W. Graham
Owen Austin
The
Tax Commission
Austin
Births and mishaps across cities plus Yellowstone geyser
In Washington Missouri Mrs Alex Straatman gave birth to a son after a 23 year gap since her last boy and 14 consecutive daughters. In Los Angeles a bulldozer operator picked the wrong house for demolition. Yellowstone National Park reports a new geyser named Unexpected Geyser spouting hot water 400 feet every 18 hours. In Rajkot India a dowry dispute escalated to a wedding clash with the groom striking his father in law with a sword.
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Washington
Missouri
Alex Straatman
Yellowstone National Park
Rajkot
India
Crossword clues list and puzzle theme items
A compact collection of crossword style clues across and down. It includes terms like Soapy water Cress edge Seem to be Oral French article Small sea bird White bra matter High card Woodland animal Superlative ending Rich fabric Let fail Note of scale Enemies Greek letter Notions Hammer head part District of Columbia a7 41 43 44 46 Entreaty Grade Rowing implement Web Narrow inlet Slide Pinochle term By Si aa 34 Church officer Stings Lamb Blackthorn fruit Definitely Skyward Morning moisture Red stone Exclamation Highest note Underground 8 Establish the truth 9 Exclamation of woe 10 Hollow grass 12 Tropical fruit 15 Roman fiddler 18 Hypothetical force 20 Play 23 Retain 25 Equal 28 A seasoning 30 Toothed wheel 32 Appear to be 34 Prescribed amount 36 Malt
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