The End of the Space Boom Hits Brevard County
UPI reports Brevard County Florida, once a space boom hub, now faces recession as thousands lose jobs. The county’s population fell since 1963 while unemployment edges above the national average. Tourism, Disney World, and retirees offer hope, but space-related firms shrink and office space sits vacant.
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AL Rossiter JR
UPI
Cape Kennedy
UPIJ
Brevard County
Fla
Moonport
Brevard
National Aeronautics and Space Admministration
Cape Kenner
Disney World
Here
Peo Drevard
Junto Brevard
Siriry
Know Your Public Library and New Book Picks
Public Library offers access to over 1000 Tem films and a catalog of available titles. Plan at least two days to obtain a film and two weeks ahead for reservations, with a small shipping charge. New books this week include Since Silent Spring by Frank Graham Jr and In the Death of a Man by Lesley Egan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Win Jacobsen
Public Library Commission
Brary
Saible
Limere
Shige
Ares
Phil
G. Goulding
McNangara
Clifford
Phil Goulding
Lic Pentagon
Frank Graham, Jr
Frank Graham
Ting
Rachel Carson Saiy
Lesley Egan
Central Headquarters
Jesse Falkensein
Fugitives flee on road near Charleston WV
Three fugitives from the Ponieten Gary were spotted by state police on a rural road near Charleston. Officers ordered them to halt but the trio ran, pursued on foot as police reported a drunken escape after crashing a stolen car and failing to transfer back to prison.
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South
Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Here
Freight movement crippled by Teamster pickets across cities
United Press International reports widespread Teamsters resistance to a national contract, sparking selective strikes that halted most freight in Los Angeles and San Francisco and disrupted Chicago, St. Louis, and Midwest plants. Thousands laid off as firms report heavy movement losses amid anti ratification sentiment.
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United Press International
Ruck Drivere
Teamsters
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Chicago
Motorola Co
Phicago
East Bay
Wildcat
Santa Fé Railroad
National Teamsters
Membership campaign kicks off for Friends of Music
About seven workers attended a kickoff coffee at Consumers Auditorium led by Mrs. Wayne Barber to promote the annual membership drive. Renewals are accepted this week at First National Bank & Trust Co and later at Columbus Senior High Auditorium with seats limited. A concert lineup for 1970-71 includes Richard Tucker, Ferrante and Teicher, and Wayne King. A fourth concert will be announced after the campaign.
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Friends of Music
Consumers Auditorium
Wayne Barber
Drive
Columbus Senior High
Alo
Arthur Fiedter
Washington National Symphony
Richard , Tucker
Ferrante and Tetcher
Wayne King
Loretto couple hosts card club at Harmony Home
ALIMON Mr and Mrs Harold Stejska of Loretto hosted the Rook Club meeting at the Harmony Home Recreational Center. Three tables played. Winners were Mrs red Brandt, Marion Moore, and Merrill.
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Harold Stejska
Loretto
Rook Club
Harmony Home
Red Brandt
Marion Moore
Merrill
Sew Chat Club Holds Meeting in Leigh
The Sew and Chat Club met at Mrs. Fred Severin's home to craft carpet rags for the hostess Mrs. Frankie Charipar, who hosted as a guest and won the contest prize. Mrs. Elmer Asche took the door prize. other guests included Mrs. Charipar’s children Cindy and Ricky and Mrs. Willam Furr. Mrs. Arthur Watchorn will host the April meeting.
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Leigh
Fred Severin
Frankie Charipar
Elmer Asche
Beatrice campus shooting yields multiple arrests and charges
Beatrice police arrested a 48 year old man Monday after a party disturbance led to two college students being wounded by a shotman near Pershing College. Leslie Hawkins was turned over to the Gage County sheriff on assault warrants. Michael Weber and Ronald Andersen face four counts of assault with intent to inflict bodily harm with preliminary hearings set. The shooting occurred at 3 a.m. Saturday. victims Dennis DeVivo and Howard Dommers were treated in hospital and released. The penalty on Weber and Andersen could reach up to 120 years in a state penal complex.
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Beatrice
UPI
Pershing College
Leslie Hawkins
Gage
Michael Weber
Ronald Andersen
Dennis Winkle
Gage County
Fred Steinkamp Jr
Bee Alvice
Merl Hesser
Dennis DeVivo
Bay Shore
N.Y
Howard Dommers
Yeadon
DeVivo
Domers
Wehr and Andersen
First womant to Hit the Atlantic in 1928
Antilla.Marriatt became the first wamut to cross the Atlantic on June 17, 1928, with pilot Wilmer Stuliz guiding the voyage.
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Antilla
Marriatt
Atlantic
Wilmer Stuliz
TWA jet lands safely after Nebraska hijack attempt
A 22 year old Lynn Louis Little from McKeesport entered the cockpit of a Trans World Airlines jet over Nebraska forcing the pilot to divert toward Pittsburgh. FBI agents boarded the non stop flight at Pittsburgh Airport and arrested Little on federal charges while the passengers remained unaware of the incident. Captain John Bybee reported the cockpit intrusion occurred as the plane flew from the Colorado Nebraska area toward Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Francisco
Ittsburgh
FBI
Trans
World Airlines
Lynn Louis Little
McKeesport
Oni
John’ Bybee
Ulti
Colorado
Nebraska
Bybee
TWA
New York
Boston
Pittslrgh
May Breakfast by WSCS Set at Albion Church
The Methodist Women’s Society of Christian Service will hold a May Breakfast at the Albion Methodist Church with Mrs. Marion Michel in charge. Members may receive pins for church work as the group, The Methodist Youth Fellowship of the United Methodist Church, gathers at Loretto. Rev. Lester Anderson played a tape and Rev. Thomas Long spoke about his mission to Oklahoma Indians. David Crosby spoke on a tragedy of a boy who harmed himself after feeling unwanted.
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Albion
Methodist Church
WSCS
Methodist Youth Fellowship
United Methodist Church
Loretto
Marion Michel
Lester Anderson
Thomas Long
Long
David Crosby
King Henry I Yard Measure Decree Cattle Feeders
A cited Britannica note claims King Henry I decreed a yard length from nose tip to thumb tip. The item references a measure tied to historical standards and mentions cattle feeders in connection with the era.
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Henry I
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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NASA
Ute Kennedy Wice Center
Air Force
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Ueeing Co
Swat
Ail Johns
Boeing
Cocoa Beach
Robert Marshe
Cape, Canaveral
Wader Construction
Merritt
Island
Thomas Roberts
Frey Jr
R-Fla
Gunter Grass
Grass
Borden
Eager Beaver
Netra Crabgrass
Wilke Landscape Center
33Rd Avenue
Phowa
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Leonhard
Conoco
4Th St
27Th Ave
Columbus
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