Fleeting Wisdom and Odd Facts Across the Nation
A collage of light anecdotes and notes from June 10 1968 includes opinions on aging independence and cave upkeep costs, folklore tidbits, and a naval of random observations. Portland AP reports Pfc Peter Pittock barred from tank race for missing entry fee, while Salt Institute notes U S salt use rising toward 365 pounds per person yearly and 36.5 million tons produced in 1966.
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Thomas Jefferson
Lester B. Dill
Meramec
Missouri
Robert F. Kennedy
Portland
Ore
Peter Pittock
Vietnam
Pittock
Chicago
United States
Dickenson
The
Salt Institute
Association
Canada
Reforms Are Promised to Slav Students
Belgrade Yugoslavia AP rebels at Belgrade University vote to return to classes after President Tito promises educational political and economic reforms. Tito says party purge will occur and police brutality will be punished while urging students to resume studies as talks continue.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Belgrade University
Tito
Come Tounist Party
Student Action Committee
Communist Party
Engagement Announced Between Leola Hope and George Graves Jr
Leola Hope of Kansas City Missouri and George Graves Jr of Seattle Washington announce their engagement and approaching marriage. Leola is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Willie Lacey Rt 1 Hope. George is the son of Mr and Mrs George Graves Sr Rt 4 Hurs. Both are 1964 Yerger High School graduates. George works at Bowman Aircraft in Seattle. The wedding is planned for June 16 in Seattle with burial in the local area. A simple memorial will be designed later.
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Willie Lacey
Rt. 1
Hope
Leola
Kansas City
George Graves, Jr
Seattle
Washington
George Graves
Rt. 4
Hurs
Yerger High School
George
Bowman Aircraft
Genereal
Johnson
White House
Billy Graham
Andy Williams
Roosevelt Grier
Rafer Johnson
Grier
Kennedy
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Ambassador Hostel
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
New York
New York City
Elizabeth
N.t
Trenton
N.J
Philadelphia
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy Brothers
Robert
Joseph
Union Station
Capitol Hill
Station
Cemetery
Arlington
National
Senate
Constitution Avenue
Justice Department
Resurrection City
Bse
Lincoln Monument
Memorial Bridge
Negro Community Shares State Club Meeting Highlights
Mrs Edna S Conway and others attended the Arkansas Association of Colored Women's and Girl's Clubs session in Brinkley June 2 4 with a mass meeting, state president address by Mrs Clytie Watkins and a banquet at Marion Anderson High School Cafetorium. Brenda Mills won top prizes in music and readings while Norman Smith and Peggy Williams also earned first place recognitions. Afterward the group visited Memphis to view Civil Rights sites. Coming and going note includes San Francisco and Wichita visitors visiting family in Brinkley.
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Edna S. Conway
Joan Ethel Davis
M. E. Bracely
First Baptist Church
Brinkley
H. M. Hurst
Jack Tiles
Irene Wilson
White Rose Junior Club
Williams Sisters of
Cotton Plant
Arkansas
Annie Ruth Zackary
State Welfare Board
Marvels
Clytie H. Watkins
Pine Bluff
Watkins
Marion Anderson High School
J. Roy McBeth
Brenda Mills
Bach
Norman Smith
Heller
Brenda Weston
Preslude
Peggy Williams
John Homer Stroughter
San Francisco
California
Arthur Stroughter, Sy
Wichita
Kansas
Fannie Alexander
Mildred Wyatt
Stroughter
Ned Forbes
Looting Plague Hits Saigon Soldiers In Tet Turmoil
In Saigon amid Tet fighting, Vietnamese soldiers loot radios, televisions, liquor, and food from Chinese and Vietnamese shops as officers struggle to curb the chaos. The scene underscores broader mistrust of troops as protectors, while some see looting as payback for past suppression. Atlantic City's boardwalk note appears as a separate historical aside.
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John T. Wheeler
Associated Press
Saigon
Cho- Jon
Salo Gon
United States
Rockefeller silent on nursing home funding bill
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller has neither signed nor vetoed a bill to provide 500000 from his contingency fund for nursing homes. An attorney general ruling on SB19 did not settle legality, with questions over extraordinary session extension and proper scope for the measure.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Sterling Cockrill
Atty
Joe Purcell
Howmet TX Sets Turbine Car Record at Heart of Dixie Race
In Huntsville Alabama Howmet TX turbine car outpaced rivals in a 25 lap event, led from early laps and achieved a 91 mph average over 2.5 miles. Ray Heppenstall of Philadelphia drove the noiseless machine past Rambler American, setting a potential long standing mark on the tricky course. The race opened with a Kennedy memorial moment.
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Huntsville
Alay
Ray Heppenstall
Philadelphia
Penn
Heppenstall
Sen
Robert , F. Kennedy
Indianapolis
Mansfield signs with Astros in record bonus
Larry Mansfield a 6 foot 8 inch first baseman drafted by Houston signed Sunday night. The deal reportedly included a bonus in excess of twenty five thousand dollars, one of the largest for a Class A draft choice. Terms not disclosed.
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Memphis
Larry Mansfield
Houston
Astros
Bast
Michigan
Spinner
Southern Michigan
Jackson
Fast Lansing
Napoli Woman Earns Degree Amid Depression Struggles
Mrs. Amiy Robinson, inspector with International Harvester for 28 years, discusses education and work during the Depression era. She recalls poverty, minority advancement, and the need for self-reliance as she earned a degree in anthropology from a college in India and Central College.
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Worden
Fin
Hines
Crawford Wins 4 09 Mile at National Track Meet
Jim Crawford of Harding College won the mile in 4 minutes 9 seconds at the U S National Federation Track and Field Championships amid heat that forced many milers to withdraw. Crawford clocked 61.5 65.4 65.2 and 66.9 seconds for each lap.
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Houston
Kansas University
Karl Salb
Crossett
Salb
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