Boiling Point by Hal Boyle and miscellany notes
Hal Boyle notes longer days but scientists say days lengthen by about one half of one thousandth of a second per year. Miscellany quotes and trivia cover divorce rates, Epimenides’ cave life, fears of Stonewall Jackson, wildflowers near resources, and aphorisms from Jefferson, Astor, Truman, and others.
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United States
Epimenides
Crete
B.C
Stonewall Jackson
California
Probe on Terranova Ordered by Brown
SLACIER NATIONAL reports a Brown ordered probe into Terranova after a FBI arrest linked to California burglaries. Governor Mosk to lead a full inquiry amid Chessman case ties, flagged during a governors conference in Sacramento. Terranova, 35, Calif. ex convict, figure in Chessman petitions as “Red Light Bandit” debate continues.
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Slacier National
Pare
Chessman
Stanley Mosk
Brown
Miss Asher
Sacramato
Terranova
Califor
Nia
Charles Saverine
Txranova
Heart Ailment Kills Painter At Barter Island Dew Line
Roy Thornton a 54 year old painter from Alesmond California died Saturday while working at the federal Dew Line station on Barter Island about 475 miles northwest of Fairbanks Officials said he apparently suffered a heart attack while on a 60 foot tower and tumbled to the ground The body will be shipped to Richmond where his widow Sybil resides Survivors include a brother Jimmy Frost of Bakersfield California
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Roy Thornton
Alesmond
Calif
Federal Electric Dew Line
Barter Island
Af Hare
Thornton
Richmond
Sybil
Jimmy Frost
Bakersfield
Abe President of Oberlin Lives on Lincoln Street
In Oberlin Ohio a local resident goes by the name Abe President and humorously lives on Lincoln Street, a play on the famous Lincoln name. The item notes the coincidence as a light local feature.
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Oberlin, Ohio
Abe
Lincoln St
Helen Keller Celebrates Her Eightieth Birthday in New York
New York AP reports Helen Keller marked her 80th birthday with a private luncheon. Relatives and friends attended as Keller, a writer and public figure blind and deaf since infancy, continues recent public activity after the 1943 death of Polly Thompson, her secretary and aide.
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New York
Helen Keller
Miss Keller
Easton
Conn
Horace
Polly Thompson
Evelyn Seide
Miss Thompson
Prince 194
Ann Sullivan Mary
Thompson
Mrs. Seide
Red China Signals Peace Price in Coexistence Talk
Peiping radio quotes Mme Sun Yat-sen saying China would coexist peacefully with imperialism but will not allow U S imperialism to seize Formosa. She notes independence of the nation after sacrifices and links the stance to Khrushchev's peaceful coexistence policy while warning against giving up territory.
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Tokyo
Red China
Oday
Paiping
Nikita Khrushchev
Mme
Sun Yat-sen
China
U.S
Myn
Formosa
Soong Ching
Three Killed In Auto Smashup Near Delano
Three people died and one was critically injured after a two car head on crash on U S Highway 50 south of Delano. The victims were Ronald K Hargett 31 of Costa Mesa his wife Rosalie 25 and James Donley 52 of Escalon. Robbie Miles Hargett s son was taken to Kern General Hospital in Bakersfield in critical condition.
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Delano
Atte
U.S
Ronald K. Hargett
Costa Mesa
Rosalie
James Donley
Escalon
Director of Ice Follies Dies
LOS ANGELES AP funeral services were set for Mrs Mary Jane Hadlich 30 longtime choreographer and director of the Ice Follies who died Saturday after a long illness She leaves husband Walter and son Stephen of Van Nuys Mary Jane Lewis was her professional name
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Los Angeles
Mary Jane Hadlich
Hadlich
Mary Jane Lewis
Walter
Stephen
van Nuys
San Jose Homeowner Finds Quick Way Out of Bills
A San Jose homeowner faced rising debts and found relief through a Pacific Plan Homeowners Loan. The ad promises flexible terms from 37 to 53 months with low monthly payments and interest-only options, inviting readers to call LO 2.4022 or LO 2.6600 for details.
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San Jose
Pacific
Pacific Plan
Suspect Held In Tiffany's Robbery Try
Police held an unidentified man in connection with an attempted jewelry store robbery at Tiffany's Fifth Avenue display window. The early morning attack used a concrete block to smash the window but left only a small hole and scratches. A three piece emerald and diamond set was not taken.
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New York
Polive
Tiffany's
Fifth Ave
Week of Decision Congress Eyes Wrap-Up in 1960 Session
Washington AP reports Congress may end its 1960 session this week or extend. House Rules Committee holds key bills on postal wares, school aid, and elderly medical care, with adjournment tied to compromise and convention timing. Majority stress on Johnson Kennedy politics and potential wage and tax extensions shape final actions.
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Washington
Gongress
House Rules Committee
Litte
Senate House
Tvp
Los Angeles
House
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Rayburn
Johnson
Senateeader
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Stuart Syming
Rules
Senate
Congress
Two Expert Water Plan Reports Due
Sacramento AP reports two expert studies on the proposed 12 billion dollar water plan should be ready within two weeks. Engineering and financial feasibility reports will be prepared by Charis T Main Inc and Dillon Read & Co. The 1.25 billion bond to move northern water to Southern California appears on the November ballot.
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Sacramento
Harvey Banks
State Water Resources Department
Charis T. Main, Inc
Dillon Read and Co., Inc
California
Typhoon Olive Devastates Luzon Killing Dozens
Typhoon Olive lashed the Philippine island of Luzon with 80 million hour winds and heavy rain, leaving nearly 14 dead and hundreds missing. Manila and surrounding areas were paralyzed as Olive cut a northwest path across Luzon before moving toward the China Sea.
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Manila
Layzon
Luzon
China Sea
Chuckles In The News From Around The World
Soeren Lithell 21 marries Sunday while his father who wed last month and his 74 year old grandfather who wed two months earlier stand by. John Carlin 25 loses an engagement ring tossed from a taxi window as Beatrice McCarthy 21 remains engaged. City Council in Portsmouth votes to allow bikinis for girl stroll ers on Southsea Beach promenade. Carnival queen Marjorie Evans 34 debated still poised to reign in Welshpool. Automobile Association in Guildford sends patrolman to aid a hysterical woman and her husband, resolving their quarrel.
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Kumia
Sweden
UPI
Soeren
Lithell
New York
John Carlin
Beatrice McCarthy
Curtin
Two Killed In Crash Of Sports Car
A small sports car carrying four people crashed into a telephone pole Sunday night. Judy Adams 19 of Santa Barbara Road Berkeley and Roxanne Lee Clawson 19 of San Juan Avenue Berkeley were killed. Driver Thomas F Kern 21 of Florida Avenue Richmond survived.
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Richmond
Judy Adams
Santa Barbara
Roxanne Lee Clawson
San Juan
Ave
Berkeley
Thomas F. Kern
Florida Ave
Algeria Peace Talks Continue Amid Fighting Near Paris
Representatives from both sides met as fighting erupted near Paris on the third day of ceasefire discussions. A 51 year old man and two girls were involved in a crash after a dip in the road. authorities sought to fix conditions for a broader truce and free two men held in connection with the talks. The discussions remain secret.
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Dee
Amet Ee Tau Neues
Paul
PARTS
Herbert Lanelois
Te Ear
Contro
Paris
Carlson
Mass slaying case moves toward federal indictment
Federal attorneys mapped next steps in the mass slayings case involving Melvin D. Rees Jr., held in Memphis on July 6 charges, with potential transfer to Maryland after a federal grand jury in Baltimore. Investigators tied a handwritten account to the Apple Grove killings and noted possible ties to four other murders dating to 1955 in a Washington Baltimore Annapolis triangle.
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Baltimore
Charpad Lin
Virginien
Melvin D. Rees Jr
Memphis
Tenn
Leon H. Pierson
Gori
Malcolm Ree
Justice Department
Pierson
Wilkey
Federal Grand Jury
FBI
Rees
Maryland
U.S
J. Aller
Carroll’ Jackson
Sustin Ann
Rees Hyattsville
Washington Post
Moerper
Mezer
Merger
West Memphis
Ark
Margaret V. Hadd
Carroll V. Jackson Jr
Apple Grove
Washington
Annnapolis
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Tennessee
Andy Griffith
Samuel Johnson
Long Island
Ralph Waldo Hmerson
Ice Follies
the Daily Review, Inc
Hayward
Winton Ave
the Daily Review
Rabbartoven
Daily Review
W. Winton Ave
Baxzard
Lambda County
saveAso
Jefferson
Elgin
San Leandro
San Leandro City Hall
Graves
Fremont
Eremont Blvd
Member Audit Bureau Circulation
Fred Neher
Met
Ionig
Watkins ST. Hayward
Philippines
Mission Blvd
Wayward Theater
Municipad @orking
Bortsmouth
England
Southsea Beach
Welshpool
John Davies
Marjorie Evans
Guildford. Eng
Auitomobile Assn
Algeria
Staroff
Bayward
Oakland
Franklin Sr
Franklin
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