Marines Escort Miss Universe Queens in Unusual Duty
Seventy two Marines will escort international beauty queens at Miss Universe coronation ball in Miami Beach. Maj. Fred St. Clair explains the assignment aims to improve the Marine image abroad while a Washington approval cleared armed services for the charity event.
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Miami Beach
Fla
U.S
Fred St. Clair
Miami
Quantico
Pensacola
Defense Department
Armed Services
St. Clair
Washington
Turkey
Nebahat Cehre
David Oblock
South Africa
Aruba
Dorinda Croes
Malaysia
Patricia Augustus
Charles V. Glaser
Marines
Baby Born Aboard Lufthansa Jet Between Labrador and Newfoundland
A baby girl was born at 39 000 feet aboard a Lufthansa jet en route from Germany to the United States. Stewardess Ria Bernbach followed radio instructions from Dr. Peter Bulle to assist deliveries without anesthesia. The infant and mother arrived later at Queens General Hospital in good condition.
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Albert A. Herzog
Warehouse Point
Conn
Lufthansa
Atlantic Ocean
Labrador
Newfoundland
Pforzheim
Germany
Ria Bernbach
Hamburg
West Germany
Peter Bulle
Washington
Kennedy
Andrea
Herzog
Dr. Bulle
Georgetown University
Longest tortoises and legendary Mauritius survivor
Claims of tortoises living centuries abound but rarely verifiable. A famous Mauritius tortoise reportedly lived from 1766 to 1918, dying at about 152, though such ages are not authenticated.
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Indian Ocean
Mauritius
Nuggets Of News Roundup From Various Cities
The dispatches report a curious mix of local incidents: an 8 year old in Eugene sat through cartoons four times before returning from the movies. in Toms River teenagers set a world marathon softball record after 55 hours 45 minutes 283 innings, with Oak Ridge defeating Suburban Park 506 to 456. in Albany a bar rule requires last drinks to be finished within 30 minutes after closing to curb stacking. in Fall River the battleship Massachusetts to be dedicated as a WWII memorial on Aug 14, Big Mamie fired near VJ Day. in Royston a Roman coin bearing Emperor Aurelius found during driveway work, possibly dropped by DeSoto explorers. in Moscow an Izvestia reader mocks elevators getting lunch hours and a day off each week.
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Toms River
Oak Ridge
Suburban Park
Fall River
Mass
Massachusetts
Japan
Four Kansas Citians die in Dixie crash near Loxley
Four Kansas City residents died when their car swerved into a heavy oil tanker on U S 90 near Loxley Alabama. The victims were Jack C. Foster 64 his wife Thelma 58 Robert Shoemaker in his 40s and his wife Roberta 40 who were returning to Kansas City from a Florida trip. The truck driver James C Ward of Pensacola Fla sustained minor injuries. Loxley lies about 20 miles east of Mobile.
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Loxley
Ala
Kansas City
U.S. 90
Jack C. Foster
Thelma
Robert Shoemaker
Roberta
Florida
James C. Ward
Pensacola
Fla
Mobile
High speed rail plan to connect Boston and Washington
The Senate approved a bill to authorize a $90 million three year program to develop and test a high speed rail system linking Washington and Boston. Funding totals include $20 million for the current year and $35 million in each of the following two years by voice vote.
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Washington
Senate
House
Boston
Neosho Valley Busy Bees Final 4H Meeting Report
Neosho Valley Busy Bees 4 H club held a final project meeting led by Mrs. Robert Lopeman with demonstrations by Steve Tunnell Frank Anderson and David Waggoner Debra Tunell Sara Benton and Susan Smith. Lunch items included chocolate syrup submarines and relish plates. Record books were updated by Doug Lopeman Joyce Anderson Sharlene Parker and Mrs. Lopeman.
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Neosho Valley
Busy Bees
Robert Lopeman
Steve Tunnell
Frank Anderson
David Waggoner
Debbie Tunnell
Debra Myers
Sara Benton
Susan Smith
Doug Lopeman
Joyce Anderson
Sharlene Parker
4 H Club
Iola
Early soap records in classical writings noted
The first uses of soap as a washing agent appear in Galen's writings from the 2nd Century. Earlier references to basic soap ingredients are found in Pliny the Elder's 1st Century writings.
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Galen
Pliny the Elder
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