Blind and Deaf Man Shapes Life at Library of Congress
Gaylord Shaw reports on Earth Brawner a 27 year old blind and deaf man who seeks no pity. He works full time as an $80 weekly Braille assistant in the Library of Congress Division for the Blind, writes stories and essays, and stays active with wrestling and exercise. He communicates via manual alphabet and uses a Braille duplicating machine, living with his family since losing sight and hearing in 1950.
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Fiy Gaylord Shaw Washington
Earth
Brawner
Library of Congress
Libary
Kiwanis Minstrel Praise From Parks Chief
Charles Gough superintendent of Parks and Recreation writes in praise of the Kiwanis Minstrel and its impact on city youth and facilities. He notes K Park programs since 1953 drawing 291000 spectators and 40000 children’s participation, plus support for the Parks and Recreation Department and a 23 year tradition of the home talent show.
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Kiwanis
the Star
Kiwanis Minstrel
Parks and Recreation
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanians
Parks and Recreation Department
K-Park
Kpark
Gosh
Charles Gough
Supt. Parks and Recreation
SEC charges Georgia-Pacific with stock manipulation in mergers
The SEC accuses Georgia-Pacific Corp and three executives of manipulating stock prices via a stock bonus trust to favor four acquisitions since 1961. The suit seeks a preliminary injunction and names St Croix Paper Corp Vanity Fair Paper Mills Bestwall Gypsum Ardmore Royal Fibre and Royal Container as aided targets.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Georgia-Pacific Corp
Federal District Court For
Southern New York
SEC
New York Stock Exchange
St. Croix
Paper Cop
Vanity Fair Paper Mills, Inc
New York City
Bestwall Goysum Co
Ardmore, Pa
Royal Fibre Corp
Royal Container Co
San Francisco
Georgia- Pacific
Portland
Ore
Owen R. Cheatham
Robert B. Pamplin
Dorothy D. Brooks
Cheatham
Treasury
Georgia-Pacific
Russia Pulls Lenin Exhibit After Jakarta Student Pressure
In Jakarta the Soviet Cultural Center closed amid student protests over a Lenin exhibit. Armed youths blockaded the building. Indonesian troops were withdrawn after threats of attack. Students oppose communist displays while condemning only Soviet material.
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T. Jeff Williams
Jakarta
Indonesia
Lenin
Karni
University
Action Front
Surabaya
East Java
Antara
Weather Report for Arkansas and Louisiana
Weather Experiment Station report for 24 hours ending 7 am Friday. High 4 low 64 precipitation 18 inch. Central Arkansas cloudly to partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers through Saturday. Low tonight 60 68 High Saturday 76 84. Northwest and Northeast Arkansas cloudy to partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunder storms through Saturday. Low tonight 58 64 High Saturday 75 82. Southwest and Southeast Arkansas scattered showers and thunders storms through Saturday. Low 62 70 High 78 85. Arkansas cloud y to partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thunder tonight near 60 north and 70 south High Saturday 75 85. Louisiana considerable cloudiness with scattered thundershowers through Saturday. Low tonight 66 72 High Saturday 78 86.
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Associated Press
Central Arkansas
Nortwest
Arkansas
Louisiana
Camden
Ark
Jnhy M Graves
Doyn Bivens
James Car- High Low
Nenter
All- Albany
Albuquerque
Negro Lafayette
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
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Juneau
Kansas City
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
New York
World Poverty War urged by Walter Reuther at Earlham
Printed dispatches show Walter P. Reuther, UAW president, urging the United States spend two percent of GNP annually to fight poverty and disease. He spoke at Earlham College saying America will be judged by action not assets. also Houston budget figures and college outreach plans noted.
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Richmond
Ind
United States
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Earlham College
Houston
Tex
Louie Welch
Princeton
South
Princeton University
R. McLean Stewart
Austral Oil Co
U.S. Income Is Highest in History
A 1960s AP summary notes records in personal incomes and spending, with the Securities and Exchange Commission reporting peak assets and rising debts. Personal saving hits $34 billion while private insurance and pension reserves grow. federal reserves rise, and insured pension funds grow alongside noninsured programs.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Paris
Bastille
Musical festival at McRae High School on May first
Elementary Choir of McRae High School Prescott directed by Mrs. Joan Hawkins will present a musical festival in the school cafetorium Sunday May 1 at 3 p m. Public invited. Gwendolyn Douglas a sophomore at Grambling College has joined Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs Ontee Douglas of Hope. Funeral attendees for Miss Ollie Y Quarles include Booker T Thorn s of Chicago and Mrs Artie Lea Turner of Rockford.
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Kreeshna
McRae High School
Prescott
Joan Hawkins
Gwendolyn Douglas
Grambling College
Grambling, la
Burning Sands
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Ontee Douglas
Hope
Ollie Y. Quarles
Booker T. Thorns
Chicago
Artie Lea Turner
Rockford
Gertrude Douglas
Macvean Williams
Flint
Michigan
Lee Coy Maxwell Sr
Hurley Hospital
Rising Star Baptist Church
Giles Cemetery
Hicks Funeral Home
Detection Destruction Is Best Cancer Attack
In this Doctor’s Mailbag column, Dr. Wayne Brandstadt explains cancer basics, causes, and treatments. Sarcoma is highly malignant and early detection with surgical removal or radiation offers the best chance, as five year cures remain optimistic. Metastasis means spread. therapies like X rays, radium, and newer drugs can ease symptoms and extend life.
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Wayne G. Brandstadt
M.D
Newspaper Enterprise Assit
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