Boy Shoots Himself then crawls home miles from farm
In Wichita Falls Texas 15 year old Jerry Neal accidentally shot himself with a 22 caliber rifle while aiming at rats. He crawled an estimated three to six miles to reach his father in an alfalfa field 500 yards from their farm. Jerry underwent a three hour operation and was in satisfactory condition at Wichita General Hospital.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
K. RK
Neal
Jerry
Wichita General Hospital
Morse Holds Senate Record With 22 Hour Speech
United Press International notes the longest Senate speech, by Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon, lasting 22 hours 54 minutes on April 24-25, 1953, for the Tidelands Oil Bill, as listed by Guinness World Records.
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United Press International
U.S. Senate
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Tidelands
British actors imitate Americans in Hollywood spoof
Hollywood notes criticism of British stars adopting American accents in UPI dispatch. Attenborough, Stenchborough and others draw ire for infiltrating American cinema with faux tonality. The piece quotes Attenborough on adapting to American speech and the challenge of sounding authentic to U.S. audiences.
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Vernon Scott
UPI
Holywood
Hollywood
United States of America
Mavhan
Albior
Richard Stenchborough
San Jahlo
Commodore Perry
Cotton Bias Tape Prints for Home and Apparel
Cotton bias tape now comes in diagonal stripes small checks and tiny florals. Use the print ed bias tape to trim dresses toss pillows place mats or guest towels.
Rebus map prompts readers to name historic news events
A reader challenge links map spots to major past stories. Clues such as hardware, out of touch, two legs, war draft, kidnapping, disaster at sea, and rebellion guide identification of events, requiring recall of era headlines and notable incidents.
Sinatra Altercation in Lounge Involves Weisman and Fox Engagement
Witnesses say Weisman former Hunt Foods president struck Sinatra in the face at a lounge table while celebrating his son Richard Weisman’s engagement to Elizabeth Fox. Sinatra, who claimed no one hit him, observed a man on the floor amid broken glass and a displaced ashtray as security intervened.
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Anderson
Weisman
Sinatra
Hunt Foods Inc
Simon
Richard Lee Weisman
Elizabeth Fox
Buster
Sinetre
Forrest Herre
Henry
Alew
Anderenn
Lima and Ashley Convicted in 1961 Slaying
Ashley and Carolyn Lima were convicted first jointly of the Tones killing from February 1961. Lima was later tried separately and received a five year term after an appeals court spared them. Evidence described a three way encounter in Tones office with the real estate man shot and his TV set watch car disappearing before his body was found burning.
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Page One
Ashley
Carolyn Ann Lima
Miss Lima
Tones
New York
San Antonio
Atlanta
Pentagon Blackout Cuts Power to Major Defense Center
A transformer failure on the Pentagon's first floor plunged about ten percent of the world’s largest office building into darkness for roughly thirty minutes on Monday. The outage disrupted activity at the defense nerve center as crews restored power.
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Washington
UPI
Pentagon
We The Women by Ruth Millett
A column urges women to embrace kindness and self care. It contrasts simple pleasures with guilt about writing letters, shopping, or enjoying solitude. It questions why gratitude, fortune, or work should trigger envy or resentment and encourages appreciating personal gains.
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Ruth Millett Newspaper Enterprise Assn
U S backs UN poll watchers for South Vietnam elections
United Nations Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg says the United States strongly supports naming impartial poll watchers by the UN or another international body for South Vietnam elections. He spoke after a meeting with senators about Saigon's request for UN observers.
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Washington
UPI
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
United States
U.N
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Meramec Caverns Room Capacity on Route 66 Missouri
A room at Meramec Caverns in Missouri along Route 66 can hold up to 2500 people, reflecting the site’s capacity for large tours and events.
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Meramec Caverns
Route 66
Missouri
Stormstorm Aftermath and Looting Reported Amid Cleanup
Witness Watson recalled seeing a victim covered in mud after the thunderstorm. Police reported looting in some residential areas but said it was halted and extra officers were deployed to maintain order.
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Watson
Fair Prison Fare Washington
The General Accounting Office said a flat 55 cent meal fee at federal prisons costs the government about 100000 dollars yearly. The Bureau of Prisons argued food costs are lower and the prison setting lacks a relaxed atmosphere of other dining rooms.
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Washington
UPI
General Accounting Office
Bureau of Prisons
New Trial for Sheppard Marks Legal Triumph
UPI reports the US Supreme Court orders a new trial for Dr Sam Sheppard. Bernard Berkman, a Cleveland attorney and ACLU cooperating counsel, called the decision a triumph in press freedom and fair trials. Berkman drafted the friend of the court brief and argued before the court, noting standards of press responsibility and warnings to news media to aid the rights of the accused.
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Cleveland
UPI
US Supreme Court
Sam Sheppard
Bernard A. Berkman
High Tribunal
Sheppard
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Berkman
F. Lée Bailey
Bertman
Army admits short local supply of combat boots in Viet Nam
Prompted by a GI's letter home, the Army acknowledged some local temporary shortages of new combat boots in Viet Nam. Representative Ed Reinecke of California had written to President Johnson that a serviceman wrote home seeking work shoes due to boot unavailability.
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Washington
Refused Saddle Bags Delivers Safe Papers On TV
A rider forgot to remove papers from his saddle bag. He remounted, waved the sheets for television cameras, and declared them safe before dropping a handful of pages.
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Spartan Industries
C. B. Sikes
E. F. Hutton & Co
Commerce St
Attenborough
Royal Air Force
John Bular
Aubrey Smith
Empire
Tynes
Huntz Hall
Alfresco
Beverly Hille
First Federal
Federal Savings & Loan Association OF
Childress
P. O. Box
Pgourah
Caup
Mator Hoople
Ireach
Egad
Roger Bannister
SUORT
Goodyear
Fed
Canada
Goodjyear Service Store
Main St
Jerry Lawrence
Mgr
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