Grandmother Becomes Student at 77 in Cleveland
Rosa Jane Davis, 77, the oldest in Greater Cleveland to receive a senior citizen scholarship, will attend Cuyahoga Community College this fall. The widow, born in Georgia, retired at 65 after cafeteria work and now serves at St. John AME church while pursuing education to better understand changing times.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cuyahoga Community College
Rosa Jane Davis
Revco Drug Co
County
Davis
Cleveland
St. John’s
African Methodist Church
Gemini 5 Astronauts To Meet Families Again
Gemini 5 crew L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr return to Houston today after an eight day orbital mission. They will brief families at Ellington Air Force Base before a week of continued seclusion for further mission analysis.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla.ap
Houston
Tex
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Ellington Air Force Base
Manned Spacecraft Center
Trudy Cooper
Cooper
Jane Conrad
Conrad
Ellington
Coopers
Conrads
James A. MacDivitt
Edward H. White II
Elwell Wonders About Keeping Cash On Hand
Maine state treasurer Eben L. Elwell urged revisiting idle funds at a North Anson Grange talk. He argued idle cash could be used to stimulate the economy rather than fund a future tax cut, noting $14 million in idle and converted funds versus a $13.7 million general fund surplus. Elwell cited $110,000 in six months from conversions, against a $100,000 expectation.
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North Anson
Eben L. Elwell
North Anson Grange
Elwell
the Grange
Weather Love Is Discussed By Lou Colby
The Biddeford Saco Rotary Club heard Lou Colby, WCSH Channel 6 weatherman, speak on Weather Love. He was introduced by program chairman Ray Karnan as presiding officer Harry Wooster led the meeting. Charles Towle reported on 20 sponsored children at Happy Day Camp.
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Biddeford- Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Richard Monmoney
Samuel Lowe
Colby
Rotary International Monthly
Statewide Rain Storm Deluges Maine Coast
A heavy storm drenched Maine with up to three inches of rain and winds up to 50 mph along the coast. Bar Harbor saw power outages for about 22 hours as limbs cluttered streets and the Weather Bureau logged Limestone at 3.04 inches with other totals across Millinocket, Houston, Old Town, Brunswick, Bangor, Portland and Eastport.
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Portland
U.S. Weather Bureau
Arbormaster
Bar Harbor
Weather Bureau
Houston
Old Town
Brunswick
Bangor
Eastport
Aquanauts Track Hurricane Emily Near Sealab Lab
Sealab 2 scientists monitor Hurricane Emily as it moves up the Baja California coast about 450 miles from La Jolla. The storm could disrupt support ship Berkone and underwater operations, though winds up to 78 mph are not expected to threaten Southern California. Ten aquanauts, in 205 feet depth for 15 days, rely on the Sealab capsule.
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LA Jolla
Calif
Sealab 2
Baja California
Weather Bureau
California
Emily
Berkone
Mother Protests Integrated Marine Unit for Son
Mrs Evelyn Gaillot excommunicated by the Catholic Church for segregation stands opposes sending her 19 year old son Kenneth to an integrated Marine Corps unit. Local Draft Board 155 schedules a hearing on her request and her son’s possible enlistment. Marines say there are no segregated units. Kenneth may enlist regardless if denied.
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New Orleans
Evelyn Gaillot
U.S. Marine Corps
Draft Board 155
Gaillot
Kenneth
Marine Headquarters
Washington
Corps
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