Briton Named Miss World Amid Pageant Turmoil
Rosemarie Frankland, 18, a British model, was named Miss World at a ceremony in London after placing second in Miss Universe. Controversy swirled among contestants with several venting frustration. U S entrant Jo Ann Odum reached finals but won no prize. Frankland received 2,500 pounds and a movie test. other top finishers included Grace Li of Free China and Carmen Carrera of Spain.
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Spain
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U.S
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Huntington, W. Va
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Inge
Sweden
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Lyceum Theater
Pressure Suit Helps Low Blood Pressure Victim
Santa Monica resident John Pastor, 60, formerly bedridden by fainting spells, gained mobility after the Air Force supplied an obsolete pressure suit. He can now walk from his yard to the street and back, using a pressure bulb to inflate the suit. His wife remarks that results remain to be seen.
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Santa Monica
Calif
John Pastor
Air Force
Rialto Theatre Presents Two Big Action Hits
The Rialto Theatre screens today and tomorrow with two major action features. Local audience can expect high energy chase scenes and stunt work, with prominent stars leading the line.
Ports Bonds May Hit Legal Snag
The State Ports Authority may face a legal snag in its plan to issue 13.5 million in revenue bonds to fund improvements at Morehead City and Wilmington. Tar Heel voters rejected the related state bond measure. Authority Chairman John Reeves cites potential legal hurdles while Dave Coltrane questions legality.
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State Ports Authority
Morehead City
Wilmington
Tar Heel
Ports Authority
John Reeves
Dave Coltrane
Department of Administration
Couple Missed 82nd Anniversary of Longmarried Utah Pair
Celestia Terry Peterson died at 100 a month after her husband Peter also died at 100. The Petersons, married December 11, 1878 in St. George, Utah, were believed to be the nation's longest wed couple. Survived by seven children, 47 grandchildren, 166 great grandchildren and 152 great great grandchildren.
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Fairview
Utah
Celestia Terry Peterson
Peter
Petersons
St. George
Peterson
Most Babies Arrive During Early Morning
New York AP report cites Prof Jiri Malek and Dr Irwin Kaiser saying births peak in early morning based on US and European records since 1848. Kaiser notes personal six children were born between breakfast and dinner, suggesting individual timing varies.
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New York
Jiri Malek
Charles University
Prague
Irwin H. Kaiser
University of Utah College of Medicine
United States
Europe
New York Academy
Kaiser
Japan notes record fallout radioactivity since Soviet blasts
Japan's Central Meteorological Agency reported the highest dust fallout radioactivity since September 1 from Soviet nuclear tests. It said there is no immediate danger to human life.
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Tokyo
Japan
Central Meteorological Agency
Scarbeck Sentenced to 30 Years for Spying in Warsaw
Former diplomat Irvin C. Scarbeck was given the maximum 30 year prison term after conviction on three counts for passing U.S. secrets to Polish Communist agents while serving as second secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw. Judge Leonard P. Walsh called the sentence an example and noted the 1961 temptations confronting Americans abroad.
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Irvin C. Scarbeck
U.S
Leonard P. Walsh
Scarbeck
Justice Department
Warsaw
Searbeck
Ursula Discher
Mercy
Walsh
Klein
Anne Dillon, widow of Clarence Dillon, dies at 80
Anne Douglass Dillon, 80, wife of financier Clarence Dillon and mother of Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon, died Wednesday at her Far Hills New Jersey home after a long illness.
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Washington
Anne Douglass Dillon
Clarence Dillon
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Far Hills
N. J
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