Record Year Shaping Up for New Car Sales
Linn county dealers project a record year as 542 new autos sold in May push five month total to 2211, 66 above 1955 and well ahead of 1958. National auto output through June 6 reached 2,853,852, up from 1,980,624 a year ago. Volkswagen chief H Nordhoff touts economy and longevity as model changes refine the classic Porsche design. Patoka notes: reckless highway driving wastes a car’s life. summer trips demand caution.
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Thief Cancels Contest On Horn Of Plenty Gamble
In Memphis a finance firm canceled a contest to guess the coins in a horn of plenty after a thief stole the display window coins. The company said the correct guess would have been about 20 dollars.
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Jail Cell For Sale In Woodstock Ohio Court Item
Woodstock Ohio village council seeks buyer for a 6 by 8 foot steel lattice jail cell unused for 25 years. The storage item is offered through the town, reflecting quirky local municipal surplus. Potential buyers may take it from the old jail site upon agreement.
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Cache of marijuana found in parked car
Police uncover a 134 pound marijuana cache valued near 250000 in an apparently abandoned car at Terrill Plaza Shopping Center. Authorities say the vehicle had sat unused for days. Flip Decides Winner. Hubert Russell defeats Gene Anthony after a coin flip in a disputed Del City Oklahoma city council race.
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Manhattan Soot Levels Hit 107.3 Tons Per Sq Mile Monthly
New York reports from the Department of Air Pollution Control show Manhattan averaged 107.3 tons of soot per square mile per month in the previous year.
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Camping Project Brings Cross Atlantic Campers Into 1950s Network
AP News highlights Children's International Summer Villages inviting 52 eleven year olds from Japan, Canada, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France, Israel, Austria, Germany to four European camps and one in the United States. The program, founded in 1951 by Dr. Doris Twitchell Allen at the University of Cincinnati, relies on voluntary contributions and UN approval. It has fostered lasting friendships as participants exchange letters after camp, with camps in Lohja Finland Honefoss Norway Ford Castle England and Borleville Vig Denmark and Camp Hiltop near Philadelphia.
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