Substitutes for pennies at Los Angeles meters include washers and rings
Los Angeles meters collect about 1.3 million dollars in small change annually as officials sort wed ding rings religious charms buttons bus tokens and rare bills. Foreign coins go to a bank for exchange and the city rarely loses money as can rings become obsolete. American folk singer Bob Dylan said he would have sung longer at an open air festival but kept to a one hour set and earned eighty four thousand dollars.
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Isle OF Wight
England
Bob Dylan
Guardsmen Move 1500 Hogs From Rising Ninnescah River
Pratt Kansas National Guardsmen aided in moving about 1 500 hogs to safety four miles west of town as the Ninnescah River rose after heavy rains. About 150 hogs were lost. Lt Ben Salz reported one farm family evacuated. The Guard's call came from Mayor Conrad Gillam amid fears for several families.
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Pratt, Kan
Pratt
Here
Ninnescah River
Ben Salz
Conrad Gillam
Apollo 11 Astronaut Armstrong Homecoming Theme
In Wapakoneta Ohio residents prepare for a homecoming celebration for Apollo 11 astronaut Neil A Armstrong. Streets are renamed Lift Off Lane Apollo Drive and Eagle Boulevard while the homecoming HQ is called Tranquillity Base to evoke familiar surroundings.
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Wapakoneta
Apollo Drive
Eagle Boulevard
Tranquillity Base
Nixon hints at action on draft reform plans
President Nixon told the 61st National Governors Conference that he will issue directives soon to implement draft reform proposals pending in Congress. He cited reducing uncertainty for millions of youths and noted a 1967 extension could affect moving to a lottery and youngest-eligible-first policy.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Nixon
Congress
Byrnes Remains Critical At Baptist Hospital
Former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, aged 90, is in critical condition but resting comfortably at Baptist Hospital Columbia after an apparent heart attack on Friday. He has been hospitalized twice earlier this year.
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Columbia
S.C
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Baptist Hospital
Hurricane Francelia Winds Drill Coastal Honduras
Fringe winds from Hurricane Francelia lash offshore points along the Gulf of Honduras as it shifts southwest toward Central America. The National Hurricane Center warned 90 mph winds, heavy rain, and high tides, with landfall expected between Belize and La Ceiba as the storm slows traveling 5 to 10 mph.
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Francelia
Gulf of Honduras
Central America
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National Hurricane Center
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Belize
British Honduras
la Ceiba
Honduras
Guatemala
Pentagon orders 29000 men drafted for October
The Pentagon announced a 29 000 man draft for October matching September. Of the draftees 27 600 will enter the Army and 1 400 will join the Marines. This 29 000 quota is about 5000 below the year's peak of 33 700 in February and higher than the 22 300 July low.
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Pentagon
Army
Columnist Drew Pearson Dies at 71 in Maryland
Washington columnist Drew Pearson, 71, died Monday after a heart attack at his Maryland farm. Known for The Washington Merry-Go-Round, he clashed with Presidents Roosevelt Truman and McCarthy. Co author Jack Anderson will keep the column active in 625 newspapers. Memorial service set for 11 a.m. EDT Thursday at Washington National Cathedral.
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Felicia Gizycka
Eleanor “Cissy” Patterson
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Lovie Moore
Ellen Arnold
Tyler Abell
U.S
Washington National Cathedral
Pearson Farm
Ice Plant Fire Puts Heat On Firefighters in Yorks
A blaze at an ice plant in Yorks forced firefighters to battle high heat and thick smoke. Crews were sent to the scene, containing flames that threatened surrounding buildings before dawn. No serious injuries reported.
Memory Lane Drew Pearson visits Chanute Chamber event in St Patrick gym
Drew Pearson spoke at the Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting in St Patrick's gymnasium on April 29. He recalled childhood in Humboldt and visits to his family roots along the Neosho River and in nearby towns in Kansas. He toured old home sites with Tribune editor Terry Murphy and reflected on nostalgic memories.
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Chanute Area
Pearson
Neosho River
Humboldt
Terry Murphy
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Tribune
Morris E. Wolfe
Parsons
Chanute
Kansas
McCoy Ice Plant Destroyed by Fire
A McCoy Ice Plant blaze Saturday night into Sunday morning destroyed the building valued at 15000 dollars. Firemen and ten volunteers fought the flames from 11:45 p.m. to 4 a.m. overcoming two workers with ammonia fumes before safety measures. cause under inspection by the state fire marshal.
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S. Malcolm
Bill Boaz
Ice Company
Gary Chaney
Satuday
Boaz
Chaney
Reuben J. Burkman
City Ambulance Servic
Boaz and
John Erickson
Erickson
FAA
Runaway Soldiers Seek Sanctuary at Episcopal Convention
Two AWOL American servicemen marching with cross bearing supporters sought sanctuary at a Notre Dame Episcopal convention. Bishop George Barrett joined the appeal as delegates formed around them. The incident coincided with bus-strike turmoil in Kansas and Nebraska news on military induction figures.
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South Bend
Ind
Episcopal Church Convention
George Barrett
Rochester
N.Y
Nixon warns governors on federal funds and welfare reform
In Colorado Springs Nixon tells governors not to expect new federal funds as a consequence of Vietnam peace. He defends his welfare reform program and urges state leaders not to alter it.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Nixon
Vietnam
Labor Day Toll 608 Killed in Nationwide Weekend Crashes
Across the nation traffic deaths reached 608 during the three day Labor Day weekend. In Kansas Ig Brungardt 74 of Grainfield died after a rain related crash near Grinnell and Harry Milam 66 of Allen was killed in a Monday collision. The holiday period ran Friday to Monday.
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National Safety Council
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Ig Brungardt
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Oakley Hospital
U.S. 40
Grinnell
Brungardt
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