Pioneer Woman 104 Delivers Life Story in Salt Lake City
In a Salt Lake City church a 104 year old pioneer, Hilda Erickson, shared decades of life from Sweden to Utah. She recalled crossing the plains in 1866 with cholera, a 10 week wagon journey to Omaha, and later missionary work with Goshute Indians in Utah. Her daughter Amy Hicks watched as the audience applauded.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Hilda Erickson
Plains
Federal Heights Ward
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
John Erickson
Grantsville
Skaraborgs Land
Sweden
United States
Mount Pleasant
Mormon Church
John
Wendover Utah
False Injuries Big Payoff in Kansas City Case
Kansas City man Joseph Lewis Appleby 40 pleaded guilty to a grand jury indictment of collecting on a false injury claim after deliberately causing more than five automobile accidents over four years. Prosecutors say he rammed rear of his car with an old car and claimed neck and back injuries to obtain payouts averaging 100 to 200 dollars cash, with 42 witnesses ready to testify.
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Kansas City
Joseph Lewis Appleby
Donald L. Mason
Appleby
Mason
Southern Democrats Walk Tight Rope in Johnson Era
Washington AP report notes Southern Democratic senators balance party loyalty with Johnson support as 21 lawmakers who opposed the Civil Rights Act face political pressure. Herman Talmadge of Georgia states he remains a Democrat and will vote per his judgment. Several others including Byrd, Gore, Holland, Stennis, and Ellender weigh conventions and speeches. Johnson’s civil rights push and Goldwater’s opposition reshape South politics.
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Jack Bell Washington
Johnson
Herman E. Talmadge
Dga
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Richard M. Nixon
Virginia
Byrd
Talmadge
Senate
Ellender
Louisiana
John L. McClellan
South
Barry Goldwater
Hoover orders Bonus Army banished in history tally
The Associated Press notes a historical moment when Herbert Hoover faced action against the Bonus Army. The report marks July 28 as the 210th day of 1964 with 156 days remaining in the year.
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Herbert Hoover
Associated Press
Douglas MacArthur
Washington
MacArthur
Pennsylvania Avenue
Judge backs ban on radio broadcasts in Hutchinson
Hutchinson Kansas AP District Judge William Gossage ruled the city commission may ban live broadcasts or recordings of its proceedings. The ruling dismissed Radio Station KWHK’s suit claiming a violation of freedom of the press. The judge stated the action does not impede the station from speaking or publishing and may be restricted by law.
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Hutchinson, Kan
Hutchinson City
William Gossage
KWHK
Gossage
Commission
Dennis North Back to Filmland in Zebra in Kitchen
Jay North, former Dennis the Menace star at age 12, returns to film after his show faded due to aging. He stars in Zebra in the Kitchen produced by Ivat Tors, enjoying animals and aiming to continue acting while balancing dreams of astronomy and baseball. North shows carefree passion for acting despite industry strain and directors' moods.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood (Ap
Jay North
Jay
Dennis the Menace
Ivat Tors
Flipper
Rhino
Tors
Studio City
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American Motors Corporation
Comopartiaane
Aketw
Five Points Motor CO
Ing
Sosss Avenue
Broadway
Rudy Vallee
Cbs-Tv
By Jit Hatlo
Bigmouth
ANTMN
Din Spiel
Austria
Serbia
Sicily
Prospect Point
Niagara Falls
Niagara River
Hyman Rickover
Lenin
Leningrad
John F. Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Mass
Garden City Telegram
City Hall
Garden City
Kansas
E. Chestnut Street
Chas, R
Peebles City
Dennis
Jone
BEC
West Chestnut Garden City
Colgate
Wesker Purchase
cLacTaic Usere
and Ounide
Laughlin Electric
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