Roadeo Finals Set in Charlotte with 14 Drivers
Fourteen drivers advance to finals of the North Carolina Motor Truck Roadeo at the Charlotte Coliseum. Finals feature four divisions based on driving tests, written and oral exams, and appearance with scores out of 300.
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Charlotte
North Carolina Motor Truck Roadeo
Charlotte Coliseum
Robert H. Hickman
McLean Trucking Co
Winston-Salem
Hassell H. Reid
Pilot Freight Carriers
Winston- Salem
Harold Myers
Caro
Kennedy Quits Committee Post to Write Book
Robert F. Kennedy resigns as chief counsel of the Senate Rackets Committee and plans a book about its investigations and congressional work. He may join his brother John F. Kennedy's political staff. McClellan lauds his vigour and dedication. The resignation takes effect Sunday.
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John L. McClellan
D - Ark
Kennedy
Organized Labor
Teamsters Union
Illinois and New York Girls Win Miss America Prelims
Miss Illinois Suzanna Johnson 21 wins preliminary talent with Hello Young Lovers while Miss New York State Bonnie Jo Marquis 19 takes swimsuit honors in Atlantic City New Jersey. Both receive 1000 scholarship awards and advance to finals where the winner earns 10000 in scholarships and about 75000 for appearances.
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New York State
Ilinois
Suz
Thello
Miss Johnson
New York
Miss Marquis
Weather and flag legends tied to Betsy Ross tale
A fragmentary note links Betsy Ross to early weather work and the first American flag in a historical grid. It mentions Torricelli, Brandywine, and a triggering event dated September 11, 1777, with Battle references and Italian science.
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Betsy Ross
Torricelli Oo
Brandywine
Banks Raise Discount Rate to Four Percent
Washington AP reports member banks across eight Fed districts will begin charging a four percent discount rate, the highest since 1930 and part of ongoing credit tightening since the 1958 recession. Wall Street circles welcomed the move as potentially firming markets.
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Federal Reserve System
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Richmond
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St.Louis
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Maria Callas Boards Yacht With Onassis
Venice AP reports opera star Maria Callas boards a yacht with Aristotle Onassis. Onassis, 55, denies he caused his 10 year marriage breakup with Giovan Battista Meneghini. Christina Onassis is reportedly in Paris. Onassis and Christina are parents to Alexander and Christina.
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Italy
Cal
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Paris
Leandon
Miss Callas
Alexander
Heavy Rains Trim North Carolina Tobacco Harvest in 1989
North Carolina producers expect 755,675,000 pounds of flue cured tobacco for 1989, up 2.6 percent from last year’s 736,855,000. July rains reduced yields across regions, with type 11 flue cured in the Middle and Old belts at 281,925,000 pounds, type 12 in the Eastern Belt at 378,550,000, and type 13 in the Border Belt at 95,200,000 pounds.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Ports Authority Expands Board in Raleigh
The State Ports Authority adds Harvey C. Hines and Thomas M. Evins to its board as Gov. Hodges announces appointments in Raleigh. The legislature had previously authorized a firm increase in Kinston. Evins, 45, heads two tobacco firms. New commissioners include Edwin B. Cle Durham and others from Durham Orange and Wake counties.
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Evins
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Wake Counties
Edwin B. Cle
Don
Uf Clarkham
Orille Campbell
Hill
James Ray
Fire department rescues man from well after quicksand trap
Twenty years after El Dorado Arkansas firemen saved Harvey Ritchie from a 40 foot well trapped by quicksand. A note from Ritchie thanks the crew for their life saving work and public service.
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Eldorado, Ark
el Dorado
Harvey Ritchie
Ritchie
Ex-Con Victim Killed in Glendale Hold Up
In Glendale California an ex convict was shot to death during a late night hold up after a struggle with a market staffer Kenneth Benson 26 who stabbed in the stomach grabbed the robbers gun and killed him. The pregnant housewife Sally Benson eight months along was shot in the abdomen. Police identified the robber as William 46 an ex convict from Philadelphia and found his papers at a Pittsburgh address. Richard E Liffey 17 was present in the market during the incident.
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Calif
Kenneth Benson
William 46
Philadelphia
33Rd St
Pittsburgh
Benson
Sally
Richard E. Liffey
Great Buddhist Shrine rises 150 feet on Java lava monument
The Great Buddhist Shrine is a lava carved monument on Java island, towering 150 feet high with elaborate detailing.
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Java
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