Great Locomotive Raid Reenactment To Spotlight Civil War
A reenactment of the 1862 Great Locomotive Raid will dramatize James J. Andrews and 19 Union soldiers seizing a Louisville and Nashville line train at Big Shanty Georgia. Conductor William A Fuller chased and captured the train after an 87 mile pursuit. Andrews and seven aides were executed for spying.
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Louisville & Nashville
Big Shanty
James J. Andrews
Andrews
William A. Fuller
Gina Lollobrigida Walks Out Of Moscow Film Festival
Italian star Gina Lollobrigida leaves Moscow festival after being rushed to Lenin Stadium from the airport without time to bathe or change clothes. Producer William Perlberg notes she was irked by long speeches praising communism, signaling a protest framed as a woman's right to look her best.
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Gina Lollobrigida
William Perlberg
Gina
Lenin Stadium
Dear Abby letters show relationship and family conflicts
Reader asks about reconciling a third marriage to the same man and fears social judgment. Abby advises seeing a clergyman or counselor to understand past failures for a shatter-proof marriage. Other notes discuss a young romance, a parent child boundary, and a cheeky line about Abby’s booklet.
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Abby
Delivery By Cannon Promises Fast Advertising Spread
The piece imagines using a carbon dioxide cannon to launch 10 000 circulars daily from two men, a leap beyond 12 men by hand. It notes safety concerns but envisions further advances like shot delivery of milk and butter in danger of harming bystanders.
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Abby
Power Boat Dangers Warn of Safer Boating
The article notes rising use of fast power boats and warns that careless handling leads to tragedy. It calls for firmer enforcement of safety controls and better operator training, emphasizing responsibility on the water.
Airlines pool ground service equipment to cut costs
Domestic airlines and foreign operators agree to pool ground serving equipment. The plan formalizes prior informal pooling and aims to trim expenses, with savings expected to be passed to air travelers as the effort expands nationwide.
Jim Bishop Stories of Vacations From a Moving Family
Senator Barry Goldwater writes of family vacations and memories spent apart. He recalls Rainbow Lodge life near Navajo Mountain, a Colorado river trip with YMCA youths, a Nassau blizzard, Acapulco Christmas with a local Mexican family, and a new BeNun-I-Kin house. The piece reflects on traditions, fireworks, guns, and the family’s growing clan as the author nears grandfatherhood.
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Jim Bishop
Europe
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Peggy
Barry
Mike
Joanne
Rainbow Lodge
Navajo Mountain
Holloways
Los Angeles
Whitey
Colorado
YMCA
Congress
Nassau
Acapulco
Esqui Club
Mommy
Paul Jones
Benun-I-Kin
Sunset Crater
Cara
Dating letters and photos improves future recall
Personal letters should include the calendar date and not just the day of the week. Dating snapshots helps identify when photos were taken, aiding memory for families. The article notes examples from Gov Wright correspondence and warns speakers to outline key ideas and dates for public talks. Dr. Crane offers a booklet on writing salable copy for 20 cents with return envelope.
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Philip
George W. Crane
Indiana University
Gov. Wright
Indiana Historical Society
Pat
Mike
Try and Stop Me follows a London stumble to Dr Johnson house
A London pedestrian bruised, asks a passerby for a doctor and is directed to Hind Court Gough Square where the Home of Dr Samuel Johnson plaque is found. A Tulsa man speeds a five mile hospital run in eight minutes but learns the misdirection of his plan in the same piece.
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London
Fleet Street
Hind Court
Gough Square
Samuel Johnson
Tulsa
General Hospital
Tey Bennett
King Voggures
Delegates Sign Petition on French Tunisian Crisis
Asian African bloc seeks a special UN General Assembly session to debate the Tunisian crisis. With 37 delegates signing and the Soviet bloc group plus Cuba guaranteed, supporters predicted the last three votes needed would be secured by Friday for a formal session.
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United Nations
N. Y
UN General Assembly
Soviet Bloc
Cuba
Tunisia
Ohio hosts meeting of women for world peace understanding
Eaton and wife Anne hosted 1000 guests at Acadia Farms Northfield Ohio on June 25 to form the America Women for World Peace and Understanding. Local chapters form in Chicago and Detroit as four Communist wives spoke praising the Iron Curtain and calling for disarmament and U S Soviet détente.
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Eaton
Anne
Northfield
Ohio
Chicago
Detroit
AWWPA
Acadia Farms
Peter Voutov
United States
Vasile Pungan
Legation
Jaroslav Chmela
Karoly Hackler
Soviet Union
United Nations
United States Senate
Frank Lausche
U. S
Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
Russia
FBI
American Women For World Peace and Understanding
Eatons
Miami University
Oxford
Roger Williams
White House
Mao and Company
Health and Happiness Guiding Young Children with Limited Pain
A moral on parenting methods argues against harsh punishment for children under six. It suggests restricting pain to only a few necessary corrections, avoiding force to make a child eat or sleep, and emphasizes consistent, minimal commands. It also notes older children can better endure punishment for obedience and provides a reference to an inexpensive information booklet for parents and teachers.
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Arnold Hagen
Haven Homemakers Hold July Meeting at Miss Mary Phillips Home
Haven Homemakers gathered at Miss Mary Phillips residence with co host Mrs John Carpenter. President Mrs Edwin H Clarke led the session with devotions by Mrs Iva Capehart and lessons by Mrs Robert Dye. Members planned a August 15 picnic at Avalanche club house and collected clothes and five dollars for Charleston flood victims. Guests included Sharon Mc Alester of Point Pleasant West Virginia visiting Connie Carpenter.
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New Haven
Haven
Mary Phillips
John Carpenter
Edwin H. Clarke
Iva Capehart
Robert Dye
Alfred Sprouse
Avalanche Club
Charleston
W. Va
Homer Wear
Clay Roney
Sadie Worth
Emory Hart
Everette Pickins
Jesse Maynard
Connie Carpenter
Sharon McAlester
Point Pleasant
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Jack Gilbert
C. J. Sylvester
Mgr
Ralph Waldo Emerson
E. W. Howe
Samuel Butler
Miss Lollobrigida
Khrushchev
Hatlo
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Mac
Beverly Hills
Calif
Doctor Crane
America
Maine
Bennett Cerf
Hom
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Washington Report
Fulton Lewis, JR
America: Women For World Peace and
Charles Porter
Oregon
Porter
Washington
Edward Dunne
Food For Peace
Fidel Castro
William Meyer
Vermont
Meyer
Garry C. Myers
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