Virginia Girl Wins Teen Beauty Title
Diane Lynn Cox of Richmond, 16, crowned Miss Teenage America ahead of 101 contestants from 36 states after a week of judging based on personality, appearance, intelligence and talent. Runner ups include Holly Mae Shick and Billye Nell Pittard.
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Diane Lynn Cox
Richmond
Holly Mae Shick
Cincinnati
Ohio
Dallas
Virginia
Diane
George Wythe High School
Raymond G Cox
Billye Nell Pittard
Albuquerque
N.M
Cheri Inez Slikker
Bakersfield
Calif
Cheryl Sweeten
Denver
Colo
Cheryl Marie Black
Galveston
Tex
Deborah Irene Bryant
Kansas City
Donna Lee Spitz
Sacramento
Janice Lynne Zach
Lake Charles
Soviets Detonate Another Atmospheric Nuclear Test
The Atomic Energy Commission says the Soviet Union detonated a large atmospheric nuclear explosion near Novaya Zemlya this Friday. The yield reached several megatons, making it the 21st disclosed test in the current series. President Kennedy notes additional tests have been detected but not announced.
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The
Atomic Energy Commission
Novaya Zemlya
AEC
Kennedy
Fruit Battery Powers Light With Grapefruit Cell
Lakeland Florida AP Horst E Asmann vice president in charge of engineering for the Meditron Corp Orlando inserted a grapefruit section into a miniature battery. Hooked to a volt meter it registered .6 of a volt. He says three or four such batteries could light a bulb. Robert Rutledge Florida Citrus Mutual executive vice president noted the finding opens new possibilities for Florida citrus.
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Lakeland, Fla
Horst E. Asmann
Meditron Corp
Orlando
Asmann
Robert Rutledge
Florida Citrus Mutual
Florida Citrus
Five Skeletons Found In Cellar In Greencastle
In Greencastle Indiana technicians studied five baby skeletons unearthed in a cellar of a shabby house. A construction worker who moved in seven months ago found one skeleton and police uncovered the rest on Friday. Coroner John Whitaker could not yet determine cause of death or rule out foul play. The bones likely dated back several years. Present tenant Jack Lewallen was cleaning the dirt floor when the first skeleton was found.
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Greencastle
Ind
John Whitaker
Whitaker
Jack Lewallen
Mart Attendance Up 30 Percent at Southern Market
Buyers crowded the 14 story Southern Furniture Exposition Building for opening day. Attendance was 30 percent higher than last fall as dealers explored redesigned showrooms and new Wrenn Street Wing spaces.
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Southern Furniture Exposition
Wrenn Street
Sky
Founder's Furniture Co
Baumritter’s
Thayer Coggin
Furniture Plaza
Plaza
S. Main Street
Riots in Dominican Republic Leave Dozens Injured
In Ciudad Trujillo a night of anti Balaguer protests turned violent with at least two teenagers dead and about 45 injured amid clashes between youths and police. Police arrested 57 demonstrators as demonstrations spread after student protests over a university rector.
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Robert Berrellez
Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
Rafael Trujillo
Contol
Santo Domingo University
Trujillo
Free Territory
Liberty
Ernesto Rubirosa
Joaquin Balaguer
Escapees claim East German police not loyal to Reds
Two East German police volunteers who fled to West Berlin say about half of the Vopos would desert if given the chance. Horst Staeubert and Bernhardt Heinecke described their escape over the border and discussed the loyalty of their fellow officers while at a West Berlin refugee camp.
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John Weyland
Berlin
Horst Staeubert
Bernhardt Heinecke
Vopos
West Berlin
Horst
Bernhardt
Wall
East Germany
Saxony
Thuringia
East Berlin
Camel driver recalls American welcome and equality
BASHIR AHMAD, a camel driver from Pakistan, tells Francis Stilley that his US visit exceeded expectations. He praises American hospitality, equal treatment, and landmarks like Kennedy and Johnson meetings, and notes admiration for escalators and moving sidewalks in Ft Worth.
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Bashir Ahmad
Francis Stilley
New York
America
Johnson
Kennedy
Washington
Pakistan
United States
Amon Carter Airport
Ft. Worth
Tex
Sunday Enterprise Highlights Fall Furniture Market Coverage
The Sunday Enterprise previews the fall Southern furniture market with reports from High Point and Drexel, new showrooms and people at market, plus pictures. The Women’s Section features a piece on High Point entertaining buyers during the market. A special report revisits the Pilot and Fair Grove consolidation in Davidson County and its outcomes.
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High Point
Drexel
Sunday Enterprise
Fair Grove
Pilot
Davidson County
Thomasville
Enterprise
Missile Firing Opposed In Space Belt Plan
A Midas missile test launched from Point Arguello carried 350 million copper needles to form a radio reflective belt around the earth. If successful, a five mile wide band would reflect signals around the globe. Critics warned of potential interference with astronomy and satellites.
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Point Arguello
Calif
Kennedy
Jerome B. Wiesner
Midas
John Harrington
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GE America
N.H
Cheri Inez Alikker
By Raymond Holbrook
Robert Marks
Bassett Furniture Industries
Bassett
Need Guides
LeRoy Conroy
Secaucus
N. J
North Bergen
Donald Egan
Conroy
Weehawken
U.S
Lyndon B. Johnson
Empire State Building
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