Exiled Tibetans Learn Ancient Rites In England
In a rural English sanctuary near London Tibetan children age 5 to 13 live in a cedar hut, learning Buddhism and Tibetan language under a lama. Brought from camps in northern India, they study history and geography, hope to gain education, and plan to return to Tibet when free.
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England
London
Bet
Tibet
Himalayan
India
En Ciildren
Dalai Lama
Namygal Drolka
Homecoming Observed By Annette Chapter
Annette Chapter Order of the Eastern Star Saco held a homecoming in the Masonic Hall. Worthy Matron Ruth Seaward and Carlton Burrill presided. Janice Clark received a longest-distance member gift. A memorial for Rosemary Bishop was held and the charter draped.
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Annette
Order of the Eastern Star
Saco
Masonic
Ruth Seaward
Dorthy
Carlton Burrill
Janice Clark
Rosemary Bishop
Seaward
Harold Waight
Sally Lennox
Marion Johnson
Doris Clark
Hester Hooper
Fred Clark
Atlas Missile Explodes Before Scheduled Launch
An Atlas F intercontinental missile at Vandenberg Air Force Base exploded in flames Thursday night just before launch. The 822-foot-tall missile ruptured as the rocket booster ignited, about a minute after being raised from a 174-foot underground silo. No injuries were reported and officials offered no immediate statement on the cause.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Space talk shows Soviet US pledge to curb arms race
The United States and the Soviet Union would be the only nations able to launch objects into orbit, a space based pledge noted by Rusk Gromyko and Home. They cited limited progress on nonaggression pacts observer exchanges and other goals including budget cuts nuclear free zones and disarmament in the Germany Berlin dispute.
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United States
Soviet Union
Rusk
Gromyko
Home
U.S
Germany-Berlin
San Antonio integrates by choice with broad economic ties
A San Antonio AP report describes a Negro airman and his white girlfriend dancing in a nightclub with whites on the floor, illustrating daily life in a city that hosts 57,000 service members and a $1.2 billion economy. The Defense directive on equal treatment faces little local discussion, yet integration has reached schools, shops, and transit while some neighborhoods resist.
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Charles Green
San Antonio
Tex
Defense Department
Fox and the Grapes to have U.S. premiere off Broadway
A play performed in 35 countries is set in ancient Greece with Aesop as the central figure. Guilherme Fi gueiredo wrote The Fox and the Grapes and John Fostini translated the English version, slated for next fall at an off Broadway theater in New York.
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New York
Guilherme Figueiredo
Greece
Aesop
John Fostini
New Hampshire trio held after New Jersey jewelry robbery
Three New Hampshire residents William Collins Anita Phelan and Fay Grenier were jailed in Bergen County after an armed robbery at a Lodi jewelry store. A five mile high speed chase ended when a police car collision halted the escaping vehicle before the George Washington Bridge. Police say Collins fled with $40 and the group wore concealed weapons.
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Lodi
N.J
New Hampshire
William Collins
New Market
Anita Phelan
Manchester
Fay Grenier
Portsmouth
Bergen County
Alfred D. Schiaffe
Palisades Park
George Washington Bridge
New Jersey
New York City
Collins
Woman Referee Joins South Africa's Soccer League
Jeanne Lomberg, 24, Cape Town, becomes South Africa's first qualified female soccer referee after passing the national exam. A former Durban SACOL typist, she has taken charge of top league games, with players noting improved conduct and a shift to cleaner language. Her distinctive tight slacks and embroidered blouse mark her break from tradition as she referees 22 players.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Jeanne Lomberg
Jeanne
Durban
Washing Machine Fire in Biddeford Home
Biddeford firefighters were called to 31 Graham Street at 8 50 this morning for a washing machine fire. The engine answered the call and returned to the station at 9 05.
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Biddeford
Robert Courtois
Graham St
Two Vietnamese orphans find home in Natick and New York
AP reports Anne age three and Pierre age four join the Cornell family of Natick Massachusetts after adoption efforts abroad. The Cornells, already with a 13 year old and a 7 year old, faced a language barrier as the children speak only Vietnamese. The placement followed an appeal via Boston agencies and International Social Service. The tale includes travel from Saigon to New York and colorfully notes the family’s effort to learn French.
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Natick, Mass
Anne
Pierre
Robert H. Cornell
Barnsdale Road
Saigon
Cornells
John
Michael
Cornell
Boston
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Boston Children's Service Association
International Social Service
Boston Association
New York
Viet Nam
Velvet hats endure as fashion shifts across eras
New world velvet hats adapt to modern life with chemical treatments making them nearly impervious to rain and dirt. Velvet remains feminine and opulent, favored for bowls, fedoras, and zab styles, while wrapping hair, disguising bad hair days, or folding flat for travel.
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New York
Valachi Names Risk in Prisoner Placement
A Bureau of Prisons official notes Valachi’s hearings complicate where to house him. He cites punishment fears, the abundance of high profile inmates, and the impracticality of imprisoning Valachi on an Army post. He suggests state prisons as unlikely options.
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Bureau of Prisons
Washington
Valachi
Army Signal Center
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
Joe Valachi
Viet Nam War Efforts Shift as South Vietnamese Forces Expand
McNamara and Taylor report indicate South Viet Nam's nine divisions gain planning and operational responsibility with U.S. advisers stepping back. South Viet Nam air force remains behind in pilot training. Shortages of pilots persist and NCOs and technicians remain a key need. Intelligence from peasants improves as villages fortify against Viet Cong. Ambassador Lodge and Mrs. Nhu were aware of the findings. End of 1965 not expected to end Viet Cong threat despite progress.
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McNamara
Taylor
South Viet Nam
Wth U.S
Henry Cavot Lodge
Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Nhu
Defense Department
Arab numeral system and the introduction of zero
The ancient Arab numeral system used nine elements from 1 to 9. It was not until the 800s that zero was adopted as a symbol representing nothing.
Vietnam Ambition Follows Defense of South Viet Nam
The United States aims to secure government control over most of South Viet Nam including its 14 million people, with success measured by the ability of Saigon to govern a large majority of the country for years to come.
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United States
South Viet Nam
Selectmen Award Contract For Truck In Kenne bunk
The Kenne bunk Board of Selectmen awarded a Public Works truck contract to Christensen's Ford Sales for 1779.30 after opening bids from Snowdon Motors and Greene's Garage. They planned a October 9 meeting with the Harbor committee on dredging the Kennebunk River and approved paving and Wakefield Road work, with tax lien property actions and road petitions tabled for a week. Attendees included Chairman Norman Stevens, Ernest Brown, Raymond Breary, A Wesley Leech and Town Manager Robert York.
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Kennebunk
Public Works Department
Board of Selectmen
Storer Street
Christensen
Ford Sales
Commercial Paving Corp
State
Wakefield Road
Norman Stevens
Ernest Brown
Plummer
Raymond Breary
A. Wesley Leech
Robert York
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