Stevenson Laid to Rest After Simple Rites in Bloomington
Adlai E. Stevenson, former U N ambassador and Illinois governor, lay at rest in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery after a five day funeral journey from London. Dignitaries led by President Johnson and other officials attended the services at Bloomington Unitarian church and Illinois State University fieldhouse.
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Bloomington
Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
London
Johnson
Luci
Hubert H. Humphrey
Earl Warren
United Nations
Illinois
Stevenson
England
Washington Cathedral
Springfield
Bloomington Unitarian Church
Illinois State University
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
Death Telegrams Should Be Hand Delivered Says Senator
Sen. Stephen M. Young of Ohio urged the Defense Department to hand deliver telegrams notifying families of servicemen killed in action. He criticized Western Union for reading notices to wives and parents over the phone as crude and said a high ranking official should telephone with sympathy. He cited the case of James A. Hall, 19, of Lakewood, Ohio, whose family learned of his death by telephone.
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Washington
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Defense Department
Young
Senate
Western Union
James A. Hall
Lakewood
Defense
17 year old Jeff Newburg breaks record with 1001 sings
In Sparta Wisconsin Jeff Newburg 17 and Dave Krebich 16 began a marathon singing Henry the Eighth I Am I Am atop a drive in roof at 4 30 p m Saturday. Dave quit at 10 p m after 606 renditions. Jeff finished at 12 15 a m Sunday claiming the record despite fatigue.
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Sparta
Wis
Jeff Newburg
Henry the Eighth
Dave Krebich
Dave
Dutty
Jeff
Speers Mark Golden Anniversary in Point Pleasant
Open house will be held July 25 from 2 to 5 p.m. for Mr. and Mrs. Walter Speer of Ohio River Rd as they celebrate 50 years of marriage. Speer, a retired cabinet maker and farmer, wed Flora Hogg in Cincinnati on July 24, 1915, and have a daughter, grandson, and great granddaughter.
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Point Pleasant
Walter Speer
Ohio River Rd
Speer
Flora Hogg
Thomas and
Lilia B. Hogg
Cincinnati
Hensley Hargraves
Gallipolis man captured in Franklin County on car theft probe
Gallipolis police sought a man for failing to return a car to Phalen Martin Ford. James D Hodges 25 of Delaware Route 2 was captured in Franklin County and is held in Delaware County Jail awaiting transfer to Gallia County for charges.
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Gallipolis
Phalen-Martin Ford Agency
Franklin County
Ohio
James D. Hodges
Delaware County
Gallia County
New Parks Slated For North Ohio
The Natural Resources Department plans two new state parks in Ashtabula and Portage counties with up to 61 million dollars in capital improvements over two years. Geneva-on-the-Lake in Ashtabula County and West Branch Reservoir near Ravenna receive land purchases totaling about 2.65 million dollars, while a third park near Tinkers Creek is under consideration. Land acquisition at Geneva-on-the-Lake faces a disputed 645 thousand dollar offer for 326 lakefront acres.
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Columbus
Ohio
Natural Resources Department
Geneva-on-the-Lake
Ashtabula
West Branch Reservoir
Ravenna
Portage County
Tinkers Creek
Cuyahoga
Summit
Portage
Geneva Point, Inc
Department For
West Branch Park
Tinkers Creek Park
New Haven Garden Club Tours State Tree Nursery
Members of the New Haven Garden Club met at the State Tree Nursery for their monthly session. They toured the office building and grounds, hosted by Mrs. Martin Ohlinger, Mrs. Burrell Dawson, and Mrs. Howard Wagenhals, who served refreshments. The Esther and Rebecca Circles of St Paul Lutheran Church Women met at the Parish House for talks on Change is a Challenge with Mrs Johnny Roush and Mrs David Roush hosting respectively.
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New Haven
New Haven Garden Club
State Tree Nursery
West Virginia
Martin Ohlinger
Burrell Dawson
Howard Wagenhals
Esther
Rebecca
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Johnny Roush
David Roush
Critters on the Moon Spark Classroom Debate
A summer class at Orchard Park School in Ket tering discussed outer space when a first grader told teacher Mary Ann Nester that critters live on the moon. The child added that they are holes, prompting further questions.
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Mary Ann Nester
Man Confesses Triple Slaying in Lorain Case
A 24-year-old factory worker was to be arraigned on first degree murder charges for strangling his common law wife Judith 24 and two children Timothy John 4 and Kevin 4 months. Alexander surrendered Monday night after twenty minutes of questioning.
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Lorain —P
Lorain County
John B. Otero
Lorne F
Lorain
Alexander
Elyria
Maurice Mumford
Cleveland
Judith
Timothy John
Kevin
Angel on stamp sparks gender debate over Gabriel image
A postal dispute centers on a Christmas stamp showing a winged trumpet archangel Gabriel. A Newburyport painting study prompted questions about the depicted figure, with experts noting artistic tradition sometimes portrays angels with feminine attributes.
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Washington
Gabrielle
Gabriel
Post Office Department
Lucille Gloria Chabot
National Gallery of Art
People’s Methodist
Newburyport
Mass
Post
Catholic University of America
Louis Hartman
God
Athens County Garage Promises Top Auto Service Value
A local shop touts unmatched variety of advanced devices for safe service at no extra cost to motorists. The ad invites residents of Athens to visit 830 East State and see the improvements, claiming superior care over any other facility.
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Athens County
Sellers Charms Inmate Pantomime At Italian Prison
British actor Peter Sellers performed in pantomime routines for 280 inmates on an Italian island prison theater stage. Vittorio de Sica and other troupe members joined the show as inmates cheered loudly.
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Associated Press
Peter Sellers
Sellers
Vittorio de Sica
Antonio Segni
Sardinia
Henry R. Luce
Time, Inc
Henry Johnson Fisher
Linda Gunter
Terral
Okla
Dayton man pleads guilty in retrial for 1961 slaying
James Mike Gilkerson, 44, of Dayton, spent a year on death row before a retrial. He pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the 1961 killing of his wife Treva and received a 120 year prison sentence after the Ohio Supreme Court ordered the retrial. Gilkerson expressed that the sentence was fair. In Gallipolis, Gary Wallace, 24, began duties as a new city patrolman, six months probation, bringing the force to seven patrolmen plus police officials.
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Dayton
James Mike Gilkerson
Treva
Ohio Supreme Court
2Nd District Court of Appeals
Gil
Gallipolis
Gary Wallace
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