Californian Wins Powder Puff Derby Solo Flight
Frances Bera, a 36 year old Long Beach instructor and charter pilot, wins the Powder Puff Derby finishing time judged against aircraft capability. The event, San Diego to Atlantic City, marks her first solo victory in the 15 year history of the race. Scores were finalized after a pilots meeting Saturday morning following a lengthy regulatory review. Other competitors include Irene Leverton and Tecklar Kauf, with entrants from California, Florida and Illinois.
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Atlantic City
FAI
Frances
Bera
Long Beach
Calif
San Diego
Mes. Bera
He House i
Francis
Long Calif
Een Saunders
el Cajou
June Douglas
West 1
Beach
Fla
Irene Leverton
North Hollywood
Tecklar Kauf
Man
Pacific Palisades
Frances Miller
Columbia
Sylvia Roth
Glencoe
Pauline Glasson
Lena Jackson
Corpus Christi
Tex
Koreans Drink Coffee Returns to Speakeasy Style
In Seoul a government coffee ban during the May coup era forced tea houses to become hush hushed venues serving coffee only to foreigners or trusted patrons. Proprietors briefly feared tighter limits until a minister clarified the policy, saying snuggled goods were not allowed.
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Seoul
South Korea
Bando
U.S
Transportation Ministry
Han Shin
A Crime Solves Theat er Proof and Laremore's Alibi
The text questions Dr. Laremore presence at the theater from 7:30 to 9:30, suggesting he may have phoned in a message from another location. It notes a hospital call to Midtown and raises why he returned home at 11 am if the message was a false alarm, highlighting numerous loopholes.
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Laremore
Sa Lonz
Three Casanova children share birthday on July 18
Charles Casanova feels left out as Patsy Ricky and Johnny share July 18 birthdays. The Casanovas plan joint celebrations and trips, with Patsy disliking the shared date while Ricky and Johnny accept it with varying attitudes.
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Charles Casanova
Johnny
Ricky
Patsy
Richard Casanova
Statesville
Charles
N.C
Nex
Panama
Richard
Rochasanova
Noy
Casanova
Sailplane Ace Sets 360 Mile Mark Across West
Rawlins Wyoming AP reports Bob Fisher of Moses Lake Washington soared 16 200 feet over Idaho and Wyoming on a sailplane covering 360 miles. He praised the flight as the best he has made in his soaring career and described a delay when the cafe clock in Coalgate Oklahoma stopped. He began from Seat j, flew north past Burley Idaho, and landed at dusk in Rawlins after eight hours aloft aided by oxygen. The plane has no engine.
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Idaho
Wyoming
Coalgate
Okla
Fisher
Seatj
Burley
Rawlins
Pension Costs Man 65 Years Old Eligible for Pension
FRANKFORT Ky AP Vernon Mayes of Lawrence contributed 1.65 to the State Employees Retirement System and is eligible for at least 430 yearly pension. The attorney general says he was eligible the day he started work because he was over 75. Mayes served as Senate cloakroom keeper at 12 a day during a five day special session last year. He has not drawn or applied for a pension while he remains in office until resignation or the 1962 Legislature names a successor.
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Frankfort
Vernon Mayes
Lawrence
State Employees
Attorney General's Office
Mayes
Senate
Holland Backed by Bowles for Fisheries Post
MOREHEAD CITY NC AP The State Board of Conservation and Development will be asked at Wrightsville Beach July 23 25 to reappoint C G Holland as state fisheries commissioner. Bowles Jr announced after opponents failed to attend the hearing. About 100 commercial fishers attended and urged Holland’s reappointment. The NC Fisheries Association endorsed him. The board will consider requests including reinstating a sponge crab ban and limiting bycatch, keeping the herring season open to May 10. The article also notes Magellan's voyage and algae food chain.
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Morehead City
N.C
State Board of Conservation and Development
Wrightsville Beach
C. G. Holland
C&d
Hargrove Bowles
Holland
Eric W. Rodgers
Scotland Neck
Bowles
Earl Olton
Vandemere
North Carolina Fisheries Association
Beaufort
William H. Potter
Rodgers
Board For Directors
The
Fisheries Association
Commercial Fisheries ‘Committee
C&d Board
Sanford
Noted Family Brothers Receive Government Posts
Salisbury North Carolina AP Dr Samen Edward Duncan president of Livingstone College and his brother John E Duncan were named District of Columbia commissioners Both are part of a prominent Negro family Their father was a college teacher and their mother a retired teacher Five of seven siblings work in education or government Sam Duncan became Livingstone president in 1958 after roles in North Carolina education He earned degrees from Livingstone Columbia and Cornell John Duncan a lawyer and civil servant was named to the DC Board of Commissioners The piece also notes other Duncan siblings and a separate paragraph on cork bark growth
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Salisbury
N.C
Samen Edward Duncan
Livingstone College
John E. Duncan
District of Columbia
Sam
North Carolina State Welfare Board
Madisonville
Livingstone
North Carolina
Washington High School
Reidsville
Dunbar High School
East Spencer
Association of Colleges and Secondary , Schools For
ALE. Zion Church
American Council For Education
Columbia University
Cornell University
John B
Springfield
Kennedy
District of Columbia Board of Commissioners
Washington
Gro
John
Interior Department
Bituminous Coal Commission
Office of Price Administration
Housing and Rond Finance Agency
Julia B. Duncan
Fred D. Duncan
Concord
Joseph C. Duncan
Yanceyville
Elizabeth D. Koontz
National Education Association
Atlantic City
William
Veterans Hospital
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Cecil
Office Equipment CO
Main ST
Carolina Tri-City
Patna
N. Wrenn St
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San Francisco
High Point Enterprise
Lexington
Thomasville
Greensboro
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Raleigh
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Randleman
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