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VOL. LXVII—NO. 22020 PAGESKENOSHA, WISCONSIN,Fear 300 Lost in Ship Disaster Off East AfricaBeira, Mozambique—(UPB—An estimated 300 persons died when a Portuguese ship ran aground and burned in a major sea disaster off the east African coast, semi-official but unconfirmed reports said today.The ship, the 2.000-ton “Save,' with 550 persons aboard apparently was forced aground on a sandbank 200 miles north of Beira and 500 miles north of Lauenco Marquest during a storm Friday or Saturday. The reports said its cargo of gasoline and ammunition in the-:- ■ ■ forward hold exploded, withmm flame* enveloping the shipIs Khrushchev Miffed by Gina?Moscow — iP— Gina Lolobri-, gida says she meant no snub by walking out on Premier Khrushchev at the opening of; the Moscow Film Festival. She; just wanted to take a bath.But the Soviet leader and other Communist bigwigs; stared as the Italian film star; stalked out of Moscow's Lenin Stadium Sunday' night just! when the show was warming up Gina, who had been rushed to the stadium direct from the! airport, said the whole thing; apparently was a misunderstanding.“I wasn't angry, just upset, she told reporters later in her; hotel room (after taking a bathi. “I was very sure they would understand when I left.”As for Khrushchev, GinaMacArthur Touring Philippines in StyleIloilo City, the Philippines — M*—General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. traveling this time in style, today returned toj Pa nay Island in his tour of battlegrounds in the Philippines he made famous in World War II.said: “I had the pleasure to see Khrushchev. This is something exciting, even from far away.”Though one of the top for ! eign attractions here for the! festival, Gina had only a third-row seat in the audience.Gina looked lovely—but hardly dressed like glamorous actresses usually do for gala pub-' lie appearances. She wore a talL blue straw hat and two-piece j blue traveling suit.In her own words, “I looked like a gypsy.American film producer Wil*j liam Perlberg, who sat nearby,1 said she was “sore as hell”! about not being given a chance to take a bath, make up or change her clothes before be ing taken to the festival.Gina told newsmen that Perl berg apparently was “sorry for me” but that she went directly to the stadium willingly: “Nobody can force me to do some thing if 1 don't want to said the fiery actress, adding: *‘lagreed to this gesture. I did it to please the Russian people. Nobody expected me to stay all evening.“After all, when you come to a city you need to go to a hotel to wash and to change your!1 clothes.”The vessel was reported carrying 200 white Portuguese troops, 300 African laborers returning from mine work in South Africa and a crew of 50. Most of the dead were reported to be Africans.The reports said bodies of some of the victims were washed ashore in shark-infested waters. Apparently they were drowned while trying to swim to shore against an ebbing tide.Survivors reached a remote, inaccessible beach cut off by swamps. Planes from the nearest big town of Quelimane flew in some medical help and ferried out some of the more bad ly injured.Many of the survivors were reported badly injured. A light plane landed on the beach Sunday afternoon with a doctor to treat the most seriously injured survivors.Witnesses who flew over the stricken vessel reported it was burning from stem to stern and that there was a large hole in one side. Black smoke belched from the ship and could be seen 50 miles away.Hospital Administrator DiesTrenton, N. J. — OIPD — Fred Heffinger, 60, hospital admin istrator and former president of the Greater New York Hospital Association died Sunday following a long illness.The Lincoln Junior High Crc 1 School Auditorium was packed ^ Wil | Saturday night for the finals of ask the Jaycee- sponsored contest, j bea ! The audience included friends j whlt; and relatives of the contestants ; S and Jaycees and Jaycettes from sioi ; all over the state. maMiss Wisconsin was chosen imj from among five finalists in-j fac ! pluding Miss Kenosha, Mary t Beth Dibble; *Miss Milwaukee, abc Barbara Ann Schallack, Miss but North Shore. Barbara Ann j hac ; Bolin, and Miss Madison, Ann klCKenoshan RunnerupMary Beth Dibble emerged as ers first runner-up, and Miss Mil-1 me: waukee was chosen second run-1 “hi ner-up. All of the top three are and 19 years old. KeAll five finalists are college; far students. Miss Eau Claire has-cou been identified as a sophomore j a b in the state college in her home- j hal town. Her attendants, Miss Ke nosha and Milwaukee, arelNc sophomores in the state uni-j ^ versity. Miss Kenosha in the! local Extension Center and Miss;st0, Milwaukee on the Madison carcampus _Miss Madison the viaie uim e:it. and Miss f North Shore is enrolled as a K freshman at Wellesley College I The new beaut} talent queen,; who plays in the Chippewa Val I j ley Symphony Orchestra, is I i the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ■ ■: Edwin Anderson of Eau Claire. ^ She w'ore a white lace gown . with a tiered skirt. ^Diane was radiant but re-j mained composed in her mo-; e‘ : ment of glory. Her first words j I were for the group—“AH of us I want to thank you. She added j j “I hope I will represent all of I ; you” and she referred briefly to dal ! her personal “pride and happi F.i i ness-” hatThere was a bustle of activity j onstage following announce- dai ment of the winner. Diane was SUI led forward, seated on a velvet- nej draped chair, presented with a ter j bouquet of red roses, given a ! trophy and scepter. The sym- iar J bolic crown was placed on her; off I head by last year's queen, Miss j do 1 iComtaucd ’•(• Mb*) ' GlEau Claire 3does it feel to i beauty-talent contest? Diane Anderson * of “pride and happiness” when her was called as Miss Wisconsin, 1961. is how she looked on hearing emcee on Hinkley read her name. Radiant butcalm, Miss Eau Claire said “All of us want to thank you” and expressed the hope that she will do well in representing the state. At left is Miss Kenosha. Mary Beth Dibble, and in the back row are Miss Beloit, Laura Beth Molzahn, left, and Miss Oshkosh. Jeri Ryan.Evening New* PhotoGirl Wins Top HonorI A future kindergarten ! teacher who thinks a mature j young woman needs “a heart I as big as the world” tri-umphed Saturday night in | the annual search for the ! state's fairest and most talented | girl.; Miss Eau Claire, Diane An-, derson, was crowned Miss Wis-i consin, 1961, partly on the basis j of her answer to a question about the characteristics of a j maturity.! Diane. 19 and a sophomore at Eau Claire State College, said I a mature young w oman needs j education, goals, patience and j earnestness and that she should | be able to “take the bad with : the good as easy as pie 1 The new queen is a 5 feet,; seven inches tall with brown j hair and eyes. Her well proportioned figure (120 pounds)! won her the swim suit award in | the first half of Saturday evening's competition.In her talent presentation ■ Friday evening, Diane played ! the violin and performed a bal-j I let dance to her own piano i recording of “Swan Lake.'MISS EAU CLAIRE WINS TITLE—A future kindergarten teacher scored highest for beauty, talent and personality and claimed the 1961 Miss Wisconsin title in competition with 16 other young women here Saturday. Miss Eau Claire, Diane Anderson, 19, was crowned by the last year's queen, Miss Racine, in the finale of the three-day pageant at the LincolnJunior High School Auditorium. Above, Diane, is shown with the symbols of her new post as Karen Marie Fahrenbach fits her tiara. At left is Miss Milwaukee, Barbara Ann Schal lack, 19, who was second runner-up. Miss Kenosha, Mary Beth Dibble, also 19, the first runner-up, is at right.
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Kenosha Evening News
Kenosha, Wisconsin, US
Mon, Jul 10, 1961
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