Tar Heel Medaled by President in Vietnam Ceremony
Marine 1st Lt. Philip D. Allum and three other North Carolinians received Purple Heart medals from President Johnson at Cam Ranh Bay. The event followed Allum’s two wounds from a firefight during his second Vietnam tour. he praised the president's presence and said he would vote for him again.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Philip D. Allum
Johnson
Cam Ranh Bay
Llison
Jacksonville
N.C
Anniston
Ala
Cpl
Leo Giddings Jr
Kannapolis
Marine Pfe
James R. Drizell
Goldsboro
Army
William M. Man Jr
Fayetteville
Presit
U.S. Khorat Air
Thailand
Air Force
T. Bill Crisger
Australia
South Vietnam
Allum
Purple Hear
Gold Rush Output in 1849 California Streak
Britannica notes 1849 gold strike saw about 2.5 million ounces pass through buyers and dealers with average production near half an ounce per man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Four Men Charged In Downtown Armed Robbery
Police in Fayetteville North Carolina arrested four young men after a motel clerk was robbed of 280 dollars early Saturday. The suspects include two Ft. Bragg soldiers Tommy E Myles 25 and Claude H Scurry 21 and Fayetteville residents Robert Jones 25 and Raymond Savage 25. A .22 caliber pistol and knives were found in the car used in the robbery.
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Fayetteville
N.C
Ft. Bragg
Tommy E. Myles
Claude H. Scurry
Robert Jones
Raymond Savage
Population of Siberia Given as 32.5 Million
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes Siberia covers over a quarter of Asia and 60 percent of USSR territory, with a population around 32.5 million. The region's vast expanse contrasts with its population density.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
U.S.S.R
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Search for missing Piper Comanche in Smoky Mountains
An air search across the Great Smoky Mountains was launched for a missing single engine Piper Comanche carrying two men from Columbus Ohio to Columbus Georgia. Snow and sleet hampered the hunt with seven search planes taking off in sub freezing weather and winds up to 40 knots.
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Hendersonville
N. C
Great Smoky Mountains
Columbus
Ohio
Waynesville
N.C
Gatlinburg
Tenn
Civil Air Patrol
Knoxville
Georgia City
Stites’ Son
CAP
Andrews
Cherokee County
Georgia
Sand to smother seven acre oil blaze at refinery
In El Segundo California after a lightning strike at the Standard Oil refinery firemen failed to extinguish a seven acre oil reservoir fire with chemical foam. On Friday workers laid sand over a small area of the burning fuel oil in a bid to smother it.
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EL Segundo
Calif
Standard Oil Co
Teacher No 1 Influence Education Experts Say
Eveline B. Omwake of Connecticut College told a National Association for Education of Young Children symposium that a child's school quality hinges more on the teacher than on facilities or equipment. Her remarks came during the one day event on early education and psychoanalysis.
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Chicago
Eveline B. Omwake
Department of Child Development
Connecticut College
New London
Conn
National Association For Education of Young Children
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Tar Heel
Ristmas
Expert Fence CO
Grand Avenue
Haywood and Rankin, Inc
Williams
South Main
Calhoun Drug Store
Monttieu Ave
M. Maxum
Bingham High Point
Thomasville
FHA
Callus
Garrison Avenue
Discount Drug Store
Rexall Store
North Main
Onen Place
Cecil's
Alka Selzer
Micrin
Pharmacists
LILLY
AMITY
Cecil’s
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