Roosevelt would like Kennedy desk for nautical touches
Washington AP reporter notes presidential desk of John F Kennedy features naval motifs. Desk uses timbers from HMS Resolute with brass cannons and naval relics, including a coconut shell inscribed by Kennedy and a gold inaugural medal. Items include whale teeth, Kennedy works, and personal mementos.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Roosevelt
Kennedy
FDR
H. M. S. Resolute
U.S
England
United States
Rutherford B. Hayes
Fatally Injured Harrisburg Man in Street Crossing Incident
Edward Kane age 75 of Harrisburg was fatally struck by a car as he attempted to cross a street Thursday night police said. A separate note mentions the price of sugar at 2.75 a pound in London in 1742.
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Congressional
Finland
Kennedy
Caroline
Harrisburg
Edward Kane
London
Ask Brown To Save Predatory Animals
Palm Springs California AP first graders at Cielo Vista Elementary wrote to Gov Edmund Brown asking to save predatory animals. The letters express curiosity about skunks mountain lions coyotes and urge against poisoning them. The effort came at the request of Pearl M Tyne president of Defenders of Wildlife as the school seeks support for an assembly resolution against unnecessary destruction of wildlife.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Cielo Vista
Edmund G. Brown
Melody Westby
Government
Steve Smith
Mark Pelton
Pearl M. Tyne
The
Defenders of Wildlife
Dwight E.twist
Tyne
Slimming Pill Ad Promises Fast Weight Loss Guarantee
An advertisement touts ODRINEX as a doctorless fat reducer. The tiny tablet supposedly curbs appetite without changing meals, promising weight loss in seven days with a full money back guarantee if not satisfied.
Bi Metal Uses In Traditional Digestive Remedies
Bismuth compounds appear in many age old remedies for indigestion. Historical records note their widespread presence in tonic mixtures and stomach aids sold across regions. The text highlights the perceived soothing effect and continued use despite modern medical cautions.
Atmosphere Delays JFK KTV Plan
The White House announced that a proposed TV exchange between President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev has been postponed citing an unsuitable atmosphere. Plans for the on air discussion, originally set for March 25 during Geneva disarmament deliberations, will be rescheduled later in the year as Kennedy pressed for real progress over propaganda.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Pierre Salinger
Geneva
Fragmented timber production note with unclear data
A garbled OCR fragment references planks two inches thick, seasoned births in the U.S. annually, and repeated sawing over a span of years. The text is incoherent, with odd terms like proximately and lblacks, making precise facts about quantities, years, or processes unreliable.
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U.S
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