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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1971
Page
15
London reports a prank at Cranwell where an air force announcer claimed a fault in officer shoe heels. Officers were asked to surrender footwear for checks, prompting suspicion over the hoaxer. Buckingham Palace confirmed Prince Charles, then a Cranwell trainee, as the culprit.
A man wearing only a paper bag over his head entered the Portland police lobby and crawled to records, prompting arrest of 54 year old Glen H. Nyland on disorderly conduct. Bail set at $50. he was given overalls. Nyland offered no explanation for his actions.
A 13 year old in London named Martin Woodham, teased for his dream of cleaning toilets, wins a school transfer after a cane incident. EMI hires him for a movie role as a naughty boy with Frankie Howerd, and offers TV spots. His headmaster ordered caning for him and eight others over obscene essays, but Martin refused the punishment backed by parents.
Two Cuban Baptist pastors said most imprisoned pastors have been released and can preach again within church buildings. They noted about 16 000 Cuban Baptists and worship rights inside churches, with restrictions on public outside. In Tokyo a bank survey put marriage costs for a young Japanese couple at 4047 dollars from engagement to first rent.
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