Debbie Barnes Embraced as Miss America Icon in Moran
Debbie Dene Barnes, Miss Kansas and Miss America, lives in Moran Kansas where her home draws visitors who greet her family warmly. Her father Dwight recalls Debbie’s dream of the Miss Pittsburg Pageant and scholarship win, while Barbara, her sister, grows into piano lessons and local curiosity. Debbie plans a Pacific tour and Atlantic City film, then Miss America rehearsals and Pittsburg State College classes resume.
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Barb
Deb
Johnson
Debbie
Florence
Hobart
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Pittsburg State College
Airmen subjected to extreme heat in aerospace study
At Wright Patterson Air Force Base airmen are placed in a four foot oven and heated to 300 and 400 degrees in a controlled test. Capt Grant Callin reports volunteers endure up to 15 minutes at 400 degrees with only minor injuries, finding the body perspires to protect skin and noting astronauts could survive re entry if cooling failed.
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Grant Callin
Th Aerospace Medical Research Laboratories
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Navy declines to confirm report on Scorpion sub loss
The Navy refused to confirm or deny a May 21 report that top secret listening devices recorded ocean sounds during the disappearance of the nuclear submarine Scorpion. Pentagon sources said a tape check was ordered after the submarine didn’t return from a cruise, while official analysis details remain undisclosed. The vessel’s 99 crewmen are mourned as search efforts continue in a deep, remote area southwest of the Azores. A Navy inquiry has completed its review but not released findings.
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Navy
Pentagon
Newsweek
Scorpion
Azores
Navy Board of
Health Capsules: It Harder to Give Up Smoking
Health notes discuss the difficulty of quitting smoking for both men and women. Dr. Michael A. Petit highlights physiological and psychological factors that reinforce tobacco use and hinder cessation efforts.
Army recalls ousted proxy in Congo coup reversal
In Brazzaville Massamba-Debat is reinstated after the army toppled him Saturday. He declares the constitution void while coup leaders, reportedly pro-Peking, withdraw amid southern tribal backing. Capt. Marion Ngouebi urged Massamba-Debat to resume office as Sardinia notes sheep and goats outnumber people two to one.
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Congo Republic
Alphonse Massamba-Debat
Massamba-Debat
Peking
Marion Ngouebi
Sardinia
TV Networks Brace for Quadrennial Election Coverage
Hollywood reports that NBC CBS and ABC prepare for national conventions and presidential nominating balloting with heavy staffing and extensive on air plans. NBC weighs in with 66 tons of equipment while ABC opts for a nightly three minute wraparound.
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