Teacher Wins Bonanza On Battlefield Tour
George C. Rapport, a Massapequa Park NY high school social studies teacher, found a moldy bundle of mutilated currency on the Gettysburg battlefield last June. The Treasury values the redemption at $54,200, with full value if 3-5ths of the bill remains. He told only his wife, waiting for Secret Service confirmation.
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Eternal Light Peace Memorial
Gettysburg National Military Park
Air Pollution Fight Continues With Wins Reported
Washington activists press Congress to curb air pollution as witnesses urge federal action. They note smog in Los Angeles and London lethal 1952 episode as historical context while acknowledging ongoing problems.
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Hit and Run Driver Struck By Ambulance In Denver
A hit and run driver who struck a 6 year old boy as he crossed a marked walkway with a green light was later struck by the ambulance carrying the child to a hospital. The driver fled, and bystanders helped identify the suspect as a woman who was injured.
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Marie Chapel
Conditions similar to Vaiont tragedy not common in U S
Dr Dean S Carder of the Coast and Geodetic Survey says Italy's Vaiont Dam disaster is unlikely in the United States. He cites Alaska Latoya Bay and Montana Hebgen Dam events as rare, with major U S dams like Hoover and Grand Coulee staying sturdy though a heavy quake cannot be ruled out.
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Phantom bugler logs secret number for airline PA system
The Miami incident reports a phantom bugler who knows a secret Eastern Air Lines public address number. He triggered a Taps serenade and a sprinkler-system spray during a maintenance episode, prompting an eerie public performance at the hangar.
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69.9 Million Employed in October Rise in Nonfarm Jobs
The Labor Department reports 69.9 million Americans worked in October, up 350000 from September. Unemployment held at 3.5 million as the labor force grew to 76.1 million, with nonfarm employment reaching 64.5 million, up 1.1 million from a year earlier. The rate stood at 5.5 percent. In Redondo Beach the 165 Potomac is shown as a Roosevelt era museum ship with plans to move to the 1964 World’s Fair.
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New Head of Navy Personnel Picks Kirkpatrick for Top Post
Charles C. Kirkpatrick, current Naval Academy superintendent, will become chief of Navy personnel next March with a temporary promotion to vice admiral. He is a submariner and decorated hero with the Army’s Distinguished Service Cross and Navy Crosses. His successor as personnel chief is Capt. Charles S. Minter, the midshipmen commandant.
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