Bank Robbers Plan Letter Before West 23rd Street Heist
Richard James 235 and Lawrence Williams 26 staged a $15 515 robbery at West 23rd Street bank. Williams died in a gun battle near Pennsylvania Station. James surrendered after police cornered them at Eighth Avenue and 33rd Street. Police recovered most of the stolen money.
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New York
Richard James
West 23Rd Street
James
Lawrence Williams
Pennsylvania
West Side
Broadway Savings Bank
Williams
Walter Engkjer
Eighth Ave
33Rd St
Judy Way Finds Route to Send Six Tons of Books to Africa
Judy Way, then a Canoga Park High School junior, organized a drive that collected six tons of books for Africa. After letters to Kennedy and USIA, and support from Adlai Stevenson and officials, a Norfolk shipment via Operation Handclasp finally moved the 20 000 volumes toward ports in Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland with local fund drives covering freight.
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Judy
Africa
Canoga Park
Calif
Judy Way
Canoga Park High School
Los Angeles
Kennedy
U.S. Information Agency
USIA
U.N
Adlai E. Stevenson
Glennen Williams
Navy
Norfolk
Virginia
Woodland Hills Democrat
Southern
Rhodesia
Nyasaland
Hearing Set In Sniping Charge
Charlotte AP reports Ray mond Auten 25 charged with secret assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill for sniping at the home of state trooper W E Reep in Charlotte Court hearing scheduled Thursday after a postponement to allow further investigation Auten said he would get the patrolman after a drunkenness arrest June 16.
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Charlotte
Raymond Auten
County Recorder's Court
Auten
W. E. Reep
Asheville Newsman Takes Post At Shelby
Doug Reed city editor of the Asheville Citizen will become associate editor of the Shelby Daily Star about Aug. 15. He will succeed Richard L. Shelton who has been promoted to editor of the afternoon daily.
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Shelby
N.C
Doug Reed
Asheville
State 4 H Clubbers Hear Sanford Talk
Governor Sanford urged North Carolina 4 H Club members to prune outdated farming practices and support the agricultural opportunities program. He praised 4 H leaders and highlighted collaboration between farming and industry while backing Senator Jordan’s farm bill votes and previewing the dress revue and luncheon. State winners in public speaking, poultry production, forestry, bookkeeping, and livestock conservation were announced.
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Raleigh
Gov
Sanford
North Carolina
B. Everett Jordan
Jordan
Charles Evans
Manteo
Chatham County
Emnel Efird
Siler City
Terrill Ellington
Joey Warren
Newton Grove
Joe
William McClees
Oriental
Robert Lee Anderson
Alexander
Diamond Ring Lay Away Plan Emphasized For Easy Ownership
A local ad promotes an easy lay away plan to own a diamond ring and watches. Prices range from 25 to 500 dollars with a small deposit to hold items, urging fair price comparisons.
Jordan Supports Peace Corps Strategy Over Aid
Senator B Everett Jordan says the Peace Corps teaches self help and grassroots work, not gifts of cash. He criticizes past aid programs that aimed to buy friendship and prestige and cites a meeting with Sargent Shriver about volunteers serving where invited and with local people.
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Washington (Ap
B.everett Jordan
D-N.c
Peace Corps
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Education For Exceptional Children To Be Stepped Up
The North Carolina State Board of Education launches a strengthened 1961 62 program for exceptional children. It allocates 372 teachers, up 165 from last year, to educate educable mentally retarded crippled speech and hearing handicapped and visually handicapped students.
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Raleigh
State Board of Education
North Carolina
Charles F. Carroll
Carroll
Board of Education
Felix Barker
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