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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1965
Page
6
AP reports a former Chicago officer, James Slawek, was acquitted of a Minnesota charge after a four hour jury deliberation. He had faced armed robbery accusations and had claimed past intentions to plead guilty to gain release from an Illinois prison.
A Handy technique for precise erasing uses a spring clothespin to hold a slim art gum sliver. Apply one way strokes only without bearing down to avoid crumbling. The tip helps young artists refine pencil sketches without erasing too large an area. The note ends with a historical horse weight fact about Vagrant at 97 pounds with jockey Bobby Swim.
At Leavenworth Kansas a jazz concert for inmates drew a full house and standing ovations from over 900 prisoners. Judge John W Oliver of Kansas City arranged the event after learning of Ella Fitzgeralds inmate concerts and aimed to connect inmates with the outside world. Kansas City musicians union supplied two trios and a seven member band funded by a royalties trust.
Philadelphia AP report says 13,000 members of Teamsters Local 107 ended a six day wildcat strike and returned to work delivering food and merchandise. Normal operations resumed across Greater Philadelphia with warehouses and retailers restocked. Roadway Fixpress, Inc. remains closed pending dispute details.
Hollywood remembers Judy Holliday after her death from cancer in New York. Brad Crawford recalls training with Holliday for Born Yesterday and their train trip gin games, detailing her perseverance and their friendship. The piece notes Holliday’s Oscar win and Crawford’s own career moments with her.
In Weiser Idaho University of Oklahoma student Byron Berline from Caldwell Kansas won the National Fiddling Championship earning 590 dollars and a trophy. His name will join his father on a permanent trophy after he won the senior division in 1964. Bill Mitchell of Tupelo Mississippi finished second overall. Defending champ Cleo Persinger of Columbia Missouri placed sixth. Ab Womac of Kooskia Idaho at 94 was honored as the oldest fiddler in the contest.
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