Roberts Wins Firecracker 250 For Second Victory
Glenn Roberts wins the Firecracker 250 at Daytona Beach in 1 hour 36 minutes 36 seconds aboard a 1962 Pontiac. He finishes 12 seconds ahead of runner up Junior Johnson of Ronda North Carolina as a four car crash causes seven cautions. The track record remains 154.294 mph set by David Pearson last year.
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Daytona Beach
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Glenn
Fireball
Ford
Nelson Stacy
Fred Lorenzen
Roberts
David Pearson
Spartanburg
S.C
Tough Entries Line Up For July Cup Race
Inglewood California AP notes 1956 Hollywood Gold Cup winner Swaps not present for Rex Ellsworth yet his stable fields a strong one two with Prove It and Olden Times in the July 14 Gold Cup with Olden Times finishing fourth behind Windy Sands and Harpie as T. V. Lark faltered in fifth.
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Inglewood
Calif
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Olden Times
Windy Sands
Harpie
T .V. Lark
Ellsworth
Deaths Near Record Toll During Independence Day
The Associated Press reports 130 killed in motor vehicle crashes during the 30 hour Independence Day observance, with total holiday fatalities reaching about 225 including drownings and boating accidents. The final count could exceed the 137 one day record from 1956.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Veleth
Iron Range
Minnesota
Modesto
Calif
Sanford
Fla
Atlantic Coast Line
Florida
New York
Florence
S.C
Picnic season food guide for July markets
This week highlights fresh summer buys for picnics with abundant vegetables and fruit. Highlights include lettuce radishes onions broccoli cauliflower and peas from local farms and summer staples like cucumbers carrots and beans from farther away. Meats such as broilers chuck cuts turkeys and chuck roasts offer easy outdoor meals. Eggs milk cheese and ice cream boost outdoor dining along with fresh fish like haddock and mackerel.
Ford Foundation Grants To Aid Educational TV Use
The Ford Foundation announced grants totaling 8.527 million dollars to support educational television. WNDT New York Channel 13 received 2.994 million to start operations on Sept 16. NETRC was given 4.7 million for programming and related activities to help non commercial TV stations nationwide. An 838 thousand dollar grant began a national televised college course in economics.
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New York
Ford Foundation
WNDT
National Educational Television and Radio Center
Would-be Traveler Returns To Coast From 2400 Mile Flight
John O Rourke a 13 year old from Redondo Beach made a 2400 mile jet flight from Los Angeles to New York without a ticket. Police alerted by Trans World Airlines met the plane and sent him back to Los Angeles in time for lunch. The boy had previously run away to San Diego and Winslow Arizona.
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Calif
John O'Rourke
Los Angeles
New York
Trans World Airlines
San Diego
Winslow
Ariz
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