Retirement in Scouting: Harry Robson Remains A Pioneer Leader
Harry Robson 72, lifelong Scout leader from Marion, reflects on 28 years guiding Boy Scouts. Since joining in 1938, he helped troop 39 grow to 67 members at Camp Waubeek, earned the Silver Beaver, Scouter of the Year, and Legion citizenship honors. He plans to retire from jamborees after 1964.
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Rick Hamblin
Terry Wallace
Marion
Wayne Widenburg
Alan Green
Hamblin
Joe Maher
Cedar Rapids
Vaughn Canady
Camp Waubeek
Linn County
Chuck Hubbard
Monticello
Phillip Paul
Iowa City
Harry Robson
England
United States
Robson
Central Avenue
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Waubeek
Harry
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Hawkeye Area
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Franklin Junior High
First Methodist
Homer Miles
YMCA
Marshalltown
Quincy
Ill
Scouting
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Valley Forge
California
Colorado Springs
Four of ten Czechs report no free time
A C.T.K. report covers a poll of 320 Czechoslovakians aged 14 to 29. Forty percent said they have no free time whatsoever, though the survey did not specify what kept them busy.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
C.T.K
Viet Cong Officer Surrenders After Pacification Plea
In Vietnam near Tan My 25th Infantry Division troops capture Tran Van Det and 18 other Viet Cong after his wife guided soldiers to hiding places. Det says he surrendered due to sickness with wife and children in mind. A Vietnamese officer notes Det will enter rehabilitation before choosing his path.
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Chu Chi
Vietnam
Boyd T. Bashore
25Th Infantry Division
Saigon
Tran van Det
Bashore
Hau Nghia
Tan My
Det
U.S
Grand jury raids two bolita dens in Miami arresting three
County investigators raided two bolita operations in Miami, arrested three people and recorded an illegal parking ticket. One investigator called the incident infuriating, noting officers outside continued writing tickets while arrests were underway.
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Miami
County Grand Jury
Computer starts and thanks operator in Woburn
A new $140000 computer in Woburn England was powered up for the first time and promptly issued a note saying Thank you so much for starting me. The quirky debut illustrates early computer personality quirks as engineers monitor the machine.
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Woburn Lands
England
UPI
Mother Jailed After Shooting At Son In Direction
Eloise Howard was sentenced to 30 days in jail for firing toward her 13 year old son Henry to keep him away from a local teenage gang. The boy testified that his mother shot at him while she claimed she only shot in his direction.
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Miami
UPI
Eloise Howard
Henry
Meyer M
Town for Sale in Milltown: Three Residents and Rail Warnings
A sign near Milltown Washington proclaims this old town for sale with cash terms. The community sits on Grant Falk’s property and counts three residents, Falk and his wife, plus Otto Swanson. Once a lumber town, it no longer appears in county records but remains on maps and is noted by passing Great Northern trains.
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Milltown, Wash
UPI
Grant Falk
Falk
Otto Swanson
Great Northern Railroad
Secret underground shelter found and destroyed by kids
In Romford England local children unearthed a hidden shelter designed to withstand a nuclear hit and promptly smashed it, drawing attention to the construction and safety concerns in the neighborhood.
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Romford
England
Skopje Earthquake Rescue Becomes International Model
Three years after a devastating quake in Skopje, UN technicians from 27 nations will depart as a new city center rises among 17 surrounding communes. The project, funded by UN funds and Yugoslav investment, shows international aid paired with local organization.
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Yugoslavia
Skopje
United Nations
U.N
Ernest Weissmann
Center For Housing, Building and Planning
Weissmann
U.S
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