Go Out and Do Good Graduates from Maryland Penitentiary
In a Friday ceremony at the Maryland Penitentiary, 41 senior high and 47 junior high graduates received equivalency certificates and diplomas while inmates and volunteers, including Mayor Theodore R. McKeldin and Warden Vernon J. Pepersack, watched. The program, begun in 1951, runs 6 to 10 pm on weekdays with a 12 hour weekly requirement, costing $30 per student for books and supplies.
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Maryland Penitentiary
Glee Club
Theodore R. McKeldin
Jonathan Sellers
Sellers
Vernon J. Pepersack
Pepersack
State Commissioner of Correction
Camera Shy Harry Gets Picture Taken
In Kansas City AP reports Harry the Hawk finally allowed a photo after trying to dodge the photographer David Stark who dropped cameras and fled. The hawk, known for harassing fishermen and stealing red hats, was captured by John Kolesar who netted the bird by the legs, fed him raw steak, and released him. The bird is expected to linger near 167th and Holmes on the south side.
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Kansas City
Harry the Hawk
Harry
David Stark
Stark
Hawk
Seine
John Kolesar
Kolesar
167Th
Holmes
Cubans Take Command Of Cuban Missiles In Cuba
Washington reports Soviet officers are turning over operation of the 24 base SAM network in Cuba to Cuban forces while warning restraint is needed. About 600 to 800 Soviets left last month with 1,200 to follow, leaving a training mission of 800 to 1,000. The central SAM command may still be Soviet, radar removed to diminish accuracy, and OAS to meet July 21 on potential Cuba sanctions with Venezuela seeking measures.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Cuba
Castro
U.S
United States
Organization of American States
Mexico
Venezuela
OAS
Lodge Loses Lust for Office Farewell in Saigon
U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge says he is returning home to support Pennsylvania Governor Scranton’s presidential bid and has “lost the lust for office.” He will likely oppose Barry Goldwater in a future speech but declines to accept Goldwater’s policy critiques or duties.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Lodge
Barry Goldwater
Arizona Republican
National Press Club
Washington
Goldwater
Viet Nam
Wheat Stabilization Program Faces Court Challenges
The Agriculture Department foresees lawsuits over the new wheat stabilization program set to take effect Wednesday. Mills would buy milling certificates at 70 cents per bushel and exporters at 25 cents per bushel to fund cooperating farmers. Officials expect mills to slow, or halt, operations early on as markets adjust and flour reserves build for buyers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Supreme Court
Garden Sass At Least Gus Garden On Maryland Graduates
Gus Garden says Maryland graduates face no worry about finding jobs. He notes favorable market conditions and recent hiring upticks across local firms, affirming strong job prospects for new graduates entering the workforce.
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Gus Garden
Maryland
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Baltimore
Uates
State Board of Education
Sanrlae
Dodge City
Garden City
ST Gowland Guth
Topela
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