Nuggets Of News Briefs From Across The Nation
The New England GSA offers sale bids for former Wiscasset Maine post office and Mil ford Connecticut Nike Ajax launcher site. Detroit historian collects Halle Western relics from Bruce Beemer widow after his Lone Ranger era. Rhode Island AG rules obscene film ban lacks clear film clause. Old Baldy sloop towed by oxen from Camden yard to Rockport launching site. duplicates gain sailing fame. Republican study group led by Maine pursues US Canada frictions, mailed letters to 200+ inquiries. Trumpeter swan offspring found in captivity. 11 cygnets reported in two zoos. 700 to 750 wild trumpeter swans estimated. August 1965 marks 175th US Census anniversary with 3,929,214 people.
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Boston
New England
General Services Administration
Wiscasset
Maine
Milford
Conn
Washington
Interior Department
United States
Philadelphia Zoological Gardens
City Park
Great Bend
Kan
Odds Favor Fitness Rejection In Draft Examinations
Washington AP reports Army data showing 47 percent of draftees passed pre induction exams in 1964 while 53 percent were rejected. Medical, mental, training ability, dual medical mental, administrative disqualifications and moral unfitness are cited as reasons. Also notes shifts toward liberal psychiatric criteria under modern warfare. Two million Tokyo commuters flood terminals. 85 hospitalized for injuries in one day.
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Washington
Army Surgeon General's Office
Surgeon Generals
Tokyo
Savonburg Social News and Visits
Guests of Ol lie Hinkley for Sunday dinner were Mrs. Cora Hayworth and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hinkley of Fort Scott. A Methodist church picnic drew 22 children and 19 adults. Mattie Daniels hosts include her daughter Evelyn Brouse and her grandson-in-law Earle Starliper and baby. Verle Nelson visits his sister Inez at Algona for two weeks.
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Savonburg
Ollie Hinkley
Cora Hayworth
Charles Hinkley
Fort Scott
Methodist Church
Mattie Daniels
Evelyn Brouse
Earle Starliper
Baby
Kansas City
John Starliper
Verle Nelson
Inez
Algona
Iowa
Mable
Davenport
Verle
Gertrude McClain
Charles Thayer
Springfield
Fred Abel
Halfway
Zona Meadors
Emily Manes
Nevada
Terry Ringer
Jim Ringer
Joan
Mattie Wilson
Benedict
Gin for Water In Jewel Display
New York Tiffanys on Fifth Avenue displays 84 fifths of gin instead of water in a window show worth about $203000. Drought concerns evaporate the gin. A distilling company agreed to replace it at about 12 fifths per day.
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New York
Tiffany’s
Fifth Avenue
Old Faithful Eruption Intervals Vary Widely
Old Faithful geyser does not erupt on a fixed hourly schedule. Intervals between eruptions range from 33 to 94 minutes with an average near 64 minutes. Only about half of eruptions fall within five minutes of the average.
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Yellowstone Park
Local families share news near Oklahoma City
James Shomaker of New York is on furrough at home for a week while stationed on the USS Gearing. Laura Thomas visited with her daughter and family including Don Hoffmeier. Her daughter returned home with her Sunday. Agnes Swanson remains a patient at Neosho Memorial Hospital.
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Oklahoma City
James Shomaker
New York
R.I
Gearing
Laura Thomas
Don Hoffmeier
Agnes Swanson
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Local Socials and visits in Chanute area parish
Banner Mr and Mrs forest sale and family Chanute visited Sunday at the R D Scott home. Mr and Mrs O E Hines were guests for supper at the P M Cox home Sunday evening. Other guests were Mrs M E Cox Fredonia and Mr and Mrs Roy Bushong of Green Valley Ariz. Mr and Mrs H B Harrington attended a reunion at Neal Sunday. Mr and Mrs Arvel Kindrick and Mrs R D Scott were in Fredonia Tuesday afternoon. Several ladies spent Tuesday afternoon at the Roper church quilting. ton and Mr and Mrs O E Hines attended the WWI ice cream supper and meeting at the shelter house in Chanute Monday evening. The Current Event club members held their annual picnic supper at the Buffalo Lake Wednesday.
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Arvel Kindrick
R. D. Scott
Fredonia
Roper Church
H. B. Harrington
O. E. Hines
Shelter House
Chanute
Buffalo Lake
Appetite of crocodile recalls a strange stomach contents
A crocodile's stomach yielded a remarkable mix of items including porcupine quills 11 heavy brass arm rings 3 coiled wire armlets a glass bead necklace 14 arm and leg bones 3 spinal columns 18 stones and a length of fiber cord.
Clinics Set for School Bus Driver Training
TOPEKA AP state Highway Commission schedules a bus driver clinic at 12 locations this month with sessions planned August 17 across multiple communities.
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Topeka
State Highway Commission
Regional schedule spread across Kansas cities
The dates August 18 to August 20 cover Garden City Salina Independence Oakley Emporia Fort Scott Hays Wichita Lawrence Great Bend Pratt Topeka with events planned in each location. The schedule lists multiple cities across the state on consecutive days.
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Garden City
Salina
Independence
Oakley, Emporia
Fort Scott
Hays
Wichita
Lawrence
Great Bend
Pratt and
Topeka
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Detroit
Bruce Beemer
Detroit Historical Museum
Beemer
Oxford
Mich
Providence
R.J
Rhode Island
Superior Court
Atty. Gen. J
Joseph Nugent
Nugent
Rockport
Camden
Old Baldy
Republican House
Canada
U.S
Johnson
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Everett McK
Dirksen
Ill
Sen
Thruston Morton
Rky
Seigler
B.T.U
Singer
Hall Tree
Philco
Roper
Speed Queen
Briggs-Stratton
Ford Tractor
Ford
Omie Spahn
Jim & Earl Wilson
Marple and Troutman
Mber F.d.lc
the Railroad Building Loan and Savings Association For
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the Railroad Building, Loan and Savings Association
Newton
Kansas
Edwin H. Bideau Associated Agencies
Chanste
Kans
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
Federal Home Loan Bank System
America
Mio
Eres
Home Appliance CO
General Electric
Saute Mina Eh
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