Seven American Boys Die In Banff Mountain Avalanche
In Banff Alta, seven American teens died on Mt Temple after an avalanche struck their guideless ascent 30 miles northwest of Banff. Two others were seriously injured, two suffered bruises, and the party of 30 from the Wilderness Club of Philadelphia faced deadly conditions in hail and freezing rain.
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Peter Smith
Philadelphia
Tony Woodfield
Rye
N. Y
Banff
Alta
Mt. Temple
Ing
Here
Canadian Rockies
Frederick Ballard
Jerry Clattenburg
Paoli
Banff National Park
Wilderness Club of
Kiladelphia
Rain timing boosts crops despite drought headline
Raleigh weather officials report that six months into the year North Carolina faced a 2.30 inch rainfall deficit, a notable shortage but farmers see healthy crops as rain was timely. Last year the deficit was 1.44 inches at this point amid a severe drought, while this year rainfall came in small, frequent amounts aiding soil absorption. July began with steady showers and 3.24 inches recorded at the Raleigh station.
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Raleigh
Weather Bureau
al Hardy
Hardy
Mrs. Kreitzer Passes Up $64,000 Quiz Prize
Catherine Kreitzer of Camp Hill Pa halted on CBS The $64,000 Question choosing not to risk her $32,000 winnings. The 54 year old grandmother believed biblical quotation guidance kept her stake secure and she would save the money.
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New York
Catherine Kreitzer
Rom Camp Hill
Hal March
Georgi Graves
Evansville
Ind
Camp Hill
Shriners Convene in Chicago After Week of Parades and Shows
Shriners long convention activities pause for business sessions in the Chicago Loop. Imperial Council opens with breakfast for past potentates and a banquet headlined by former President Harry S. Truman. Shrinerama pageant at Soldier Field features circus acts and fireworks. A seven hour Oriental Parade drew about 22,000 marchers from 58 Shrine temples across the U S Canada Mexico and Hawaii.
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Chicago
Loop
Imperial Council
Harry S. Truman
Soldier Field
United States
Shriners
Canada
Mexico
Hawaii
Order of Nobles
Whooping Cranes on Upswing Again
Ottawa reports signs of recovery with the whooping crane population at 25. Four young birds hatched this spring in a Canadian wildlife sanctuary. Once numbering in the thousands, the species fell to 15, rose to 24 in 1953, then to 21 last year with three birds missing. The cranes winter at a sanctuary on the Texas Gulf Coast and are now protected by strict laws in Canada and the United States.
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Ottawa
Prefers Cash To Oil Wells
Fitzhugh, a company employee, took 25,000 silver dollars from a freezer made by Amana Refrigeration Co. The firm offered a choice between the cash and Oklahoma oil property valued up to 100,000. An 8-draw sweepstakes selected one winner from about 80,000 entries, and Fitzhugh won.
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Fitzhugh R
B. Fitzhugh
Amana Refrigeration Co
Fitzhugh
Oklahoma
Ugh Sen
Fitzhugh’s
Pavement Buckles In Galveston Hit Knocks Down Car
Anthony Parino driving along a seaside Galveston street when the pavement buckled upward three feet forcing his car over. He and his wife suffered cuts and bruises as officers attributed the cause to high afternoon temperatures causing the pavement to expand.
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Galveston
Tex
Anthony Parino
Meese
Parino
Police Trace 87000 in 100 Bills Linked to Philadelphia Case
Two men, Frank Ellsworth and Ray Wilson, sit jailed in Omaha and Las Vegas as police pursue the $87,000 in $100 bills. Philadelphia authorities tie the bills to the July Fourth murder of Mrs. Lutubel Hagar Rossman, with serial-number proximity prompting warrants. Ellsworth and Wilson, jailed on unrelated robbery charges, deny links as detectives follow the cash trail across cities.
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Omaha
Las Vegas
Frank Ellsworth
Ray Wilson
Ellsworth
Wilson
Tulsa
Okla
Lutubel Hagar Rossman
Philadelphia
New York
Elsworth
Memphis
Synod Considers Race Barriers and New College Merger
The Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina opened its 142nd meeting with a recommendation to remove racial barriers in churches and schools. A proposal to fund a five million dollar co educational college in the southeast was delayed and may merge Peace in Raleigh Flora Macdonald at Red Springs and Presbyterian Junior College at Maxton. The plan carries a 32 member board of trustees and faced strong opposition. The synod also endorsed consolidating Mitchell College Statesville and Lees McRae College Banner Elk into a community college. Dr Charles G McClure of Charlotte was named moderator and D Grier of Statesville moderator nominee. Regular clerks were elected. A Ford Foundation grant funded a synod survey of member colleges earlier.
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Barium Springs
N.C
Presbyterian Synod of North
Presbyterian Junior College
Maxton
Mitchell College
Statesville
Lees-McRae College
Banner Elk
Charles G. McClure
Charlottee
D. Grier
McClure
James A. Jones
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
C. M. Gibbs
Fayetteville
A. Leslie Thompson
Charlotte
Leonard W. Topping
Greenville
Ford Foundation
Moody Named To Utilities Commission
RALEIGH Asst. Atty. Gen. Ralph Moody will replace Fred Hunter on the State Utilities Commission. Gov. Hodges announced Moody, 55, to a $10 000 a year post, calling it a promotion. Moody, long an attorney for the state, may take oath after next month. Hunter has retired.
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Raleigh
Ralph Moody
Fred Hunter
State Utilities Commission
Hodges
Moody
Hunter
Cherokee County
University of North Carolina
Murphy
J. N. Moody
No surgery needed to reduce painful piles at home
An advertised product claims a painless home remedy for hemorrhoids with no surgical steps. The message touts a novel formula and stresses its unique, stain free presentation and proven results, urging readers to try Pazo.
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Room & Bath
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