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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1966
Page
6
Washington reports a transformation at Portsmouth New Hampshire where the U S Naval Prison, once grim and castle like, is now shown as the U S Disciplinary Command. An information booklet for visitors signals a shift in how prisoners are treated and viewed.
A sixth person has died from a two car crash at Roaring Branch seven miles south of Canton Pennsylvania. Five were killed Saturday night when the autos crashed in front of an inn, one victim celebrating his birthday. Gordon Garrison 48 of Mansfield died Sunday in Williamsport hospital.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The Stargazer satellite fails due to battery loss after two days in orbit ending hopes for a star study mission. The unmanned observatory cost about 50 million dollars with launch and postponement expenses pushing total costs past 75 million.
Alain Delon, known for French cinema, impressed Hem Hollywood colleagues with athletic horse work in Texas Across the River despite lingering accent objections. The Universal Western features Dean Martin, Rosemary Forsythe, Joey Bishop, and Tina Marquand as cast members. An aside notes fuel cell cars could end noise and smog in cities.
The burned cruise ship Viking Princess drifted south of Cuba toward Jamaica after a fire and explosions in the engine room. Two passengers died as the vessel was abandoned. Navigator and Co Capt. Otto Thoresen aided in saving lives and said salvage rights would be settled by insurers. The ship is owned by Berge Sigval Bergsen of Norway and operated by Flagship Lines Agency, Inc., of New York.
Myrtle Beach area hotels motels and campsites were full during a busy Easter weekend as about 100000 vacationers filled the Grand Strand from Myrtle Beach to the North Carolina line. Beaches and amusements were crowded though cool for swimming. one tear gas bomb at The Padl on Ocean Drive Beach caused twelve hospital treatments with no arrests.
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