Americans Freed After Bolivia Hostage Crisis Ends
Four Americans and 15 other hostages held 10 days by Communist led miners were released after a government miners federation agreement. The group, including embassy staff and a Peace Corps volunteer, were in Catavi and carried to Oruro for a flight to La Paz. President Johnson expressed deep gratitude for their safe release.
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Bolivia
la Paz
Juan Lechin
Mine Workers’ Federation
U.S
Peace Corps
Douglas Henderson
Irineo Pimental
Federico Escobar
Pimental
Escobar
Thomas M. Martin Jr
Bronx
N.Y
Martin
U.S. Information Agency
Bernard Rifkin
U.S. Agency For International Development
Dozen Little Girls Start Fund Drive To Save Old Lion
Dozen Phoenix girls aged 8 to 13 form a club to raise 16000 dollars to provide an outdoor enclosure for Leo the lion at the Phoenix Zoo. The effort follows Leo being abandoned near Phoenix, cared for at the zoo, with initial fundraisers including a backyard circus and an art show raising hundreds, now continuing with homemade neckties.
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Old Lion
Phoenix, Ariz
Leo
Phoenix
Lion
Phoenix Zoo
Jacque Webster
Jean Ann Bell
Alava Bell
Prieto quintuplets go home after hospital stay
Efren and Ines Prieto take their five sons to a sprawling El Paraiso house in Caracas three months and thirteen days after birth. Doctors say a graduate nurse will tend them at home. the babies thrive and require no special diet.
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Marcaibo
Venezuela
Efren
Ines Prieto
el Paraiso
Jets Roar Over Kitty Hawk Tribute to Wright Brothers
In Kitty Hawk North Carolina the Air Force Thunderbird precision team led a flyover honoring Orville and Wilbur Wright on the 60th anniversary of their 1903 first flight. The two day observance featured tributes at the sandy site where the Wrights lifted off.
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Kitty Hawk
N.C
Wright Brothers
Air Force
Thunderbird
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Wrights
Fix That Leak at Ohio State Says Small Drips Waste Water
Columbus Ohio AP reports OSU extension engineers warn a faucet leaking 40 drops per minute wastes nearly a gallon daily. The advisory highlights how tiny leaks add up to significant water loss and urges quick fixes.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University Extension
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