Bamboo the longevity gorilla dies at Philadelphia Zoo
Bamboo, holder of the world record for gorilla longevity in captivity, died Saturday at the Philadelphia Zoo after a short illness. He arrived in 1927 at about age one and at his peak weighed 435 pounds with an eight foot reach. Massa, his longtime neighbor and rival for longevity, is proclaimed king of the monkey house at age 30.
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GOP Women Claim Election Fraud Affected 1960 Vote
In Greensboro North Carolina Mrs Clare B Williams a GOP official told the North Carolina Federation of Republican Women closing session that Kennedy won the presidency after a recount tainted by absentee ballots claiming five decisive states Illinois Missouri Nevada New Mexico and Hawaii could have changed the outcome with about 11000 votes She warned Republicans will monitor the new administration and urged vigilance for future elections Williams also installed new federation officers Charlotte organizer E W Simpson named 1961 63 president.
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Queen Lays Wreath at Gandhi Shrine in New Delhi
Queen Elizabeth II visited India and laid 500 roses at Gandhi's cremation site amid a large, orderly crowd. She planted a sapling in a 21 acre park and received five books and a spinning wheel from Gandhi’s 15 year old grandson Gopala Krishnan Gandhi. The six week tour will visit India, Pakistan and Nepal.
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Marilyn Monroe Seeks Mexican Divorce From Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe filed suit for divorce in Juarez Mexican Civil Court citing incompatibility of character. She appeared briefly with Mexican and New York attorneys before leaving for New York, with Miller’s Mexican counsel indicating mutual consent. The couple wed in 1956 and Monroe’s prior marriage to Joe DiMaggio preceded this union.
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Sanford Sets Meet With Budget Group
Gov. Terry Sanford outlines a grueling week touring North Carolina. He appears on ABCs Issues and Answers, meets the Governor's Coordinating Committee on Aging, chats with the Advisory Budget Commission, addresses the Ft. Bragg Army Association, speaks at an education rally in Asheville, and plans a return to Fayetteville for a Junior Chamber of Commerce gathering.
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Picketing Ends at Richmond Stores Desegregation Moves
Richmond Virginia AP report says a Negro group ended picketing and a sales boycott of Miller and Rhoads and Thalhimers after the stores announced desegregation of all eating facilities and pledged to serve all customers equally. The Richmond Citizens Advisory Committee cited management’s decision as the trigger for ceasing protests.
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North Carolina Education Leaders Back Gov Sanford Plan
Nine heads of major agencies and groups pledged support for an ambitious education program in North Carolina. The statement, endorsed by Dallas Herring Holt McPherson Francis Walker and others, urged climate of moral and financial backing to expand high quality opportunities for every child.
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Richard Propkop
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Official Says Universities In Need Of New Ideas
Federal education official Dr. Kenneth J. Little told a Tulane sponsored assembly in Biloxi that U S colleges must pursue new plans and programs not just more money. He warned many institutions underestimate their federal partnerships while panels debated tying social objectives to federal aid.
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Adventist Leader Branson Dies After Illness at 73
William Henry Branson world president of the Seventh day Adventist Church from 1950 to 1954 died in a Glendale hospital after a stroke last November. He spent a decade directing church organizing in Africa and served in China during 1940–44 and 1946–59. Survived by wife Elizabeth, daughter Lois Numbers, and others.
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Downtown Cafeteria Picketing Quietly Resumes in OKC
About 100 demonstrators, including Negro and white participants, picketed a downtown Oklahoma City cafeteria where nine were arrested last week for disorderly conduct. Police and building staff watched as 30 white college students entered, ordered meals, and read while seated. NAACP-led protests have pressured white eatery access for months.
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