America Carrier Commissioned Adds Guard in Global Defense
The attack aircraft carrier America was placed in commission at Portsmouth Virginia with over 6,000 guests present. Secretary of State Dean Rusk praised the ship as a unique instrument of American commitment to peace and freedom as Adm. E B Taylor accepted the vessel for the Navy. Newport News Shipbuilding delivered the 77 600 ton 1 047 foot flattop to the Navy in a ceremony at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
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Portsmouth
America
Dean Rusk
Enterprise
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Navy
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Newport News Yard
Donald A. Holden
Adm. E. B. Taylor
5Th Naval District
Teacher rescues trapped cat from school hole in Alaska
In Anchorage at Sand Lake Elementary 18 inch square opening trapped a big black cat for a week. Teacher calmed the animal during recess and finally grabbed it with gloves. Principal Parker plans to show the cat to 525 pupils before securing the inspection plate.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Lake On
Sand Lake
Parker
Detroit
Petroleum Exposition Planned for 1970 in Houston Area
A Texas Gulf Coast businessmen group announced a $175 million international exposition for 1970 to be a Space Oil Petro Chemical Exposition. It would be housed under a 218 acre roof described as the world’s largest single structure midway between Houston and Galveston. The fair would run March 15 to November 15 with commitments from several parties disclosed.
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Houston, Tex
Texas Gulf Coast
Midway Houston
Galveston
Green
Inrow
Rebels Seize Small Congo Town Near Leopoldville
Rebels crossed the Congo River and occupied Bolobo, seizing a plywood factory and taking Belgian staff hostage. A Canadian doctor and a British missionary may have remained behind to tend wounded soldiers as about 80 rebels reportedly tried to cross earlier.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Congo Rivier
Leopoldville
Bolobo
iGamboma
Congo
Brazzaville
Republic
Arnold Nicholl
Angus McNeil
Vital Pakassa
Kindu
Kongolo
Pakassa
Charlotte Voters Approve Bond for City Improvements
Charlotte residents approve a bond issue in the city’s history with 9,350 voters of 87,959 casting ballots. The $6.6 million water system expansion led the tally, with funds also earmarked for expressways street improvements police building and a fire station.
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Charlotte
N.C
Power Loss Was Cause Of Crash
The Civil Aeronautics Board found power loss caused a light plane crash during takeoff near Mt. Guyot North Carolina. A sparkplug came out from insufficient tightening. The board also noted a tanker plane crash during a demonstration near Dover North Carolina killing pilot Charles Lane Cline 30 from Emporia Virginia.
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Washington
Powler Po
Civil Aeronautics Board
Micheel F. Park
Mt. Guyot
N.C
Knoxville
Lone
Dover
Charles Lane Cline
Emporia
Man Found Dead Near Gibsonville
The body of 60 year old car penter Ned Grant Hanford of Graham was found Saturday on railroad tracks in Gibsonville. Alamance County Coroner Carl Crabtree would meet with Southern Railway representatives to determine cause of death. Indications point to a fall from the strain.
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Gibsonville
N.C
M. W. Millikan
Ned Grant Hanford
Graham
Greensboro
Bur
Millikan
Alamance County
Carl Crabtree
Southern Railway
Hanford
Poor Folks To Attend Inaugural In Dallas
A Garland butcher Clifton Wilson and his wife Christine, expecting a baby any minute, will attend Governor Connally’s inauguration events in Austin along with the ball and mansion tea. They received invitations after Wilson asked if the events were open to poor people. The couple arranged hotel, tuxedo, and a doctor’s travel plan while the baby was due.
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Dallas
Tex
Garland
John B. Connally
Clifton Wilson
Connally
Austin
Wilsons
Wilson
Christine
Fire at Anchorage Tank Farm Sparks Citywide Alerts
A fire broke out at Standard Oil tank farm on the Anchorage waterfront with a series of explosions heard citywide. William F. Tobin of the Anchorage Times said he heard blasts from about two miles away around 2 48 p m local time. Officials reported gas escape from a pump casing and a blaze centered in a warehouse, with no casualties yet and the area sealed off as firefighters and experts were summoned.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Standard Oil Co
William F. Tobin
Anchorage Times
The
Times F
Tobin
Saska
California
Hinckley
Classified Rental Listings and Tax Notice Fragment
A mixed OCR fragment shows a tax notice about U S citizens in Canada filing U S federal income tax returns and a card of thanks. It then details numerous rental advertisements for furnished rooms and apartments with prices and contact numbers, including locations like Johnson Street Centennial Ave Steele St and Fort Wayne style formats. The text also includes partial ad copy for rooms, duplexes, and houses with prices ranging around 68 to 85 dollars monthly and contact phone numbers.
Rentals Abound In Local Colored and Mixed Housing
Numerous listings show colored and furnished un¬furnished apartments and houses for rent. Properties span 3 to 5 rooms with weekly rents from 8 to 40 dollars, including duplexes and downstairs units. Agencies include Horton Realty and Koonits Realty among others with contact numbers for shows.
Local Yard Sale Listings Offer Used Furniture and Appliances
Multiple ads describe furniture pieces, appliances, and household goods for sale. Items include a solid mahogany gun cabinet, Pennsylvania cherry desk, mahogany dressers, linoleums, refrigerators, ranges, and freezers. Contact numbers and addresses are listed for Jake Harris Yellow Front and other sellers.
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Hutch
Jake Harris
Hardwick
Gold Star Gas
Lindsey
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Pennsylvania
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Spainhour
Hamilton St
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Ie Aire
Ar Everetta
James
Conrad
N. Hamilton
Reneeee
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Kivett Dr
Perrier
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Chestnut Dr
Hay St
Park Ay BA
Cross St
Maytag
Central Appence Co
S. Main St
Motorola
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Oe CO
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Philco
Zenith
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Green Dr
Cal
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Walter Meredith
Branson
Glenn Connor
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Mitchell
Ph. L. P
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REO
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G. B. York
ED Smith
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Kenneth
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Percy A. Kennedy
Harry Hodgin
Phillips Ave
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Cleveland Ave
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Lincoln
High Point, N. C
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