Escape System Saves Crewmen After Fighter Bomber Crash
A supersonic Fif1A fighter bomber crashed in North Texas near Bowie. The escape system saved pilots David Thigpen and Max Gordon, who escaped after the hydraulic system failed and the craft began to roll. Oil operators Ed Spragins and Dick Darner witnessed the module parachute into a field.
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Bowie
Tex
Texas
Fort Worth
General Dynamics
Here
Ed Spragins
Dick Darner
Wichita Falls
David Thigpen
Max Gordon
Spragins
Thigpen
Parents Want To See A Bit Less Of Teacher
About 200 Brake Junior High parents pressed Taylor Township School Board to curb Hope Palmer's miniskirt wear. The board limited public discussion to seven speakers and heard from Mrs. Kalnins, whose mother sparked the controversy. Superintendent Katchaterian said Palmer is talented and would discuss hem length.
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Taylor Township
Mich
Brake Junior High
Hope Palmer
Hope
Taylor School
Carolyn Kalnins
Katchaterian
Mrs. Palmer
Largest Lesotho diamond found in Africa worth over a million
The 601 carat pale brown Lesotho diamond, found last May on a 20 foot stake in Lesotho, is expected to fetch more than 1 million dollars after cutting. It was found by Mrs. Ernestine Ramoboa, with Petrus Ramoboa as principal stake holder, and sold for 302400 dollars. Harry Winston Inc. may have paid a substantial amount. the stone will be shipped to New York within 10 days after a Geneva show. The gem ranks just below the Jubilee Diamond of 650 carats found in 1895.
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New York
Lesotho
Ernestine Ramoboa
Harry Winston
Fifth Avenue
Harry Winston Inc
Geneva
South Africa
Basutoland
Son Defends Churchill Against Murder Claim
Randolph Churchill defended his father Sir Winston against a German playwright accusation that he ordered the murder of Polish General Wladyslaw Sikorski during World War II. He said the claim is a lie and that the proof has not been produced.
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London
Randolph Churchill
Sir Winston
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Churchill
Rolf Hochhuth
Berlin
Randolph
Actress Shirley Maclaine links happiness to more than wealth
NEW YORK AP Actress Shirley Maclaine says Americans confuse happiness with affluence. Returning from a six week India tour at Kennedy Airport she warns against affluence sickness like overeating. She describes conversations with villagers and meditation. The soul of India sits on her shoulder.
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New York
Shirley Maclaine
India
Kennedy Aiirport
Ex-Japanese Premier Yoshida Dies at 89
Former Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida died in his sleep at his seaside estate in Oiso. He led Japan from 1946 to 1954 guiding postwar recovery and the alliance with the United States. A state funeral is planned in Tokyo within about a week.
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OFSO
Japan
Shigeru Yoshida
United States
Yoshida
Oiso
Tokyo
Eisaku Sato
Southeast Asia
Sato
Manila
Saigon
U.S
San Francisco
FDA Chief Calls Marijuana On Par With Alcohol
Washington AP The FDA director Dr. James L. Goddard sparked Congress with remarks that marijuana may not be more dangerous than alcohol. He urged repeal of possession penalties while backing penalties for dealers. He clarified the statement, noting alcohol kills about 11,000 annually.
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Washington
Congress
James L. Goddard
FDA
Goddard
Virus linked to tumor formation in humans and animals
Dr. Robert J. Huebner of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said at a news briefing that strong indications exist that viruses cause tumors in humans and that cancer may be added to diseases studied by science. He noted researchers have established viral-induced tumors in some animals.
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Washington
Robert J. Huebner
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Guilford County Financial Summary Year Ended June 30 1967
The document details receipts and disbursements for Guilford County North Carolina for the year ending June 30 1967. It covers county wide operating funds including general revaluation public health welfare aid to the disabled old age assistance aid to families with dependent children aid to blind and school related expenses and lists total county wide and special district funds as well as special activities funded by state and federal sources.
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Guilford
Guilford Technical Institute
Guilford County Courthouse
Greensboro
Northarolina
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Jerry McEntire
N. Main ST
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Colfax
Guilford College
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Children and Youth Project
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