OHare Airport Becomes a City in Itself
Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, the world's busiest, spans 7.2 square miles and serves 13 million passengers annually with 400,000 flights last year. Located 21 miles northwest of downtown, the plant features six concourses, 58 gates, and a $200 million investment financed by revenue bonds.
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New York
Meigs Op
Lakefront
Glenview Naval Air Station
Midway
Convict Man for Attempt to Rob Bank in Davenport
George M. Bradley Jr., 41, with a long criminal record, was convicted in U S District Court of attempted robbery of the First Federal Savings and Loan Co in downtown Davenport in 1961. A pre sentencing investigation was ordered. Bradley had been on the FBI most wanted list after a Florida shotgun holdup in 1961 and underwent psychiatric testing.
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Davenport
Iowa
U.S. District Court
George M. Bradley Jr
FBI
First Federal Savings and Loan Co
Bradley
Yuma
Aziz
Florida
Nab Iowa Juvenile by Council Bluffs
A Council Bluffs youth, Leo Raymond Rolfe, 17, fled Wednesday from the Boys State Juvenile Home at Toledo leaving a trail of five stolen cars. He was apprehended Thursday on Highway 69 about eight miles south of Jewell and held for Tama County authorities. Four stolen cars were recovered in Tama and Tiffin areas, with one car found abandoned and another found in Jewell.
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Iowa
Council Bluffs
Boys State
Toledo
Highway 69
Here
State Highway Patrol
Leo Raymond Rolfe
Tama
Tiffin
Home tips on epoxy grout, a DIY car creeper and plant watering
A new epoxy resin for tile joints resists food chemicals heat and stains and may outlast grout in kitchen counters. Build a low cost car creeper from lumber plywood and hardboard with a center cross brace and casters. For plants use hard water to help growth and catch excess watering with a plastic bowl cover.
Shipping Firms Express Concern Over Oil Tanker Delays
Rotterdam reports indicate delays in loading oil tankers from Soviet Black Sea ports. At least seven ships are tied up in Tuapse for 8 to 14 days. A Norwegian report of refinery fires prompted Soviet denial, while Norwegian sources claim saboteurs started three fires at Novorossiysk refineries.
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Rotterdam
Netherlands
Tuapse
Novorossisk
Elite Vietnamese Rangers trained for guerrilla warfare power
In central Viet Nam the Due My camp trains thousands of hours into Hover troops and Kielvine Ranger companies. U.S. advisers say elite units gain endurance and fast reactions, but planners question large scale assaults and suggest smaller squads as ideal for surprise and survival. An adviser says they'd trust a dozen of these fighters behind them across Viet Nam.
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Viet Nam
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Kielvine Ranger
U.S
Yemen to Watch for Qat Addicts in Government Offices
Aden AP report says Yemen police ordered to crack down on government employees using Qat leaves during office hours. Qat, a narcotic shrub grown in Yemen and Ethiopia, has purported narcotic effects. British bans on Qat in Aden were lifted after an inquiry found insufficient proof of harm.
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Yemen
Qat
San’a
Ethiopia
English Courses Told Far Below Level of Science and Math
Dr. Albert Kitzhaber of the University of Oregon told a conference that college English courses lag behind science and history. He urged improving high school instruction and widening freshmen programs to build on knowledge from language, logic, rhetoric and psychology.
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Los Angeles
Albert Kitzhaber
University of Oregon
Conference On College
New Jersey Governor Plans Eye Donation After Death
Governor Richard J. Hughes announced at a news conference that he would like his eyes donated to an eyebank after death. He said family members also hope to will their eyes and praised a pending assembly bill to ease legal obstacles for eye donation. He noted one eye is not so good.
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Trenton
N.J
Richard J. Hughes
Assembly
Hughes
Actor Joel McCrea Sells 1000 Acres in Moorpark
Moorpark California actor Joel McCrea sold a thousand acres of ranch land on Thursday to a home developer for about three million dollars.
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Moorpark
Calif
Joel McCrea
Genie in a Can Transforms Daily Tasks and Beyond
A New York AP feature notes the rise of spray cans replacing lamps and other tools in homemaking. The piece highlights multipurpose sprays for cleaning jewelry, drying nail polish, shrinking or stretching fabrics, waterproofing, and garden care, with cautions about cross use at home.
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New York
Aladdin
Nine Women Sclons on the Warpath in Arizona House
The Arizona House of Representatives with nine female members uses handbags to cover the speaker's rostrum. A sign on the rostrum warns House Memorial 3 on the debate calendar or else. The memorial urges Congress to repeal the luxury tax on handbag sales.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona House of Representatives
Congress
Alexander Kendrick CBS News London Bureau Chief Retires
Alexander Kendrick, longtime CBS News London bureau chief, devoted 27 years to reporting from China to Chapultepec and beyond, shaping coverage across major global events.
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Alexander Kendrick
London
CBS News
China
Chapultepec
Resident to Vote Where He Sleeps
Florida Attorney General Richard Ervin ruled that a voter's residence determines their precinct for voting when a precinct line divides the home. He said the question had not been presented to him or the courts before a county official raised it recently.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Atty
Richard Ervin
Ervin
Florida
Woman Sheds 10 of 244 Pounds
Long Beach California reports Mary Ferguson a 36 year old housewife who vowed to lose 50 of her 244 pounds in two weeks and now has shed 10 pounds. She has reduced her hip by two inches bust by three and a half inches while her waist remains unchanged. She fasts in a hotel room and follows a diet of coffee tea and bouillon with no solids.
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Long Beach
Calif
Mary Ferguson
Republicans Offer Tickets on Credit
Republicans in Houston announce a $100 plate fund raising dinner on March 30. Tickets can be bought with $30 down and $10 per month, a plan to encourage regular party contributions.
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Houston
Tex
Bill Simmons
GOP
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Butch) O'Hare
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