Soldiers gain extra week in U.S. after missed flight home
Forty two soldiers on two week Vietnam leave missed a World Airways charter to Saigon at O Hare due to weather delays causing the plane to depart with part of its load. The men face a week of extra leave paid by deduction, while some fear added costs to return to Vietnam.
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Two-Continent City Istanbul Connected by Bridge and Ferries
The city of Istanbul spans Europe and Asia with a single bridge and many ferries. It offers an international cruise option described as a nickel fare, unique worldwide.
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Corn Crop Outlook Promises Record Yields Across Grains
Washington AP reports farmers expect a record 5.34 billion bushels of corn with sorghum soybeans oats and wheat also near all-time highs. Blight threatens potential losses and the all crops index stands at a record 111 percent as of August 1 with oilseeds led by soybeans up 8 percent versus last year.
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Crib
High-Speed Chase Ends In Arrests
Guthrie Oklahoma AP two young men just out of jail were captured near Edmond after a 95 mile per hour chase from Crescent following the theft of a police chief's car. Dayton Carter 24 and Ricky Culum 15 charged with manslaughter in the beating death of the chief's granddaughter.
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Hollywood Named After Chicago Friend's Summer Home
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes the 1880s origin of Hollywood naming from Mrs. Horace H. Wilcox’s summer residence, moved from Topeka Kansas, credited to a Chicago friend.
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Chicago
Horace H. Wilcox
Topeka
Kan
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