Carrier Melbourne Slices Voyager in Night Collision
Sydney Australia AP reports the 20 000 ton carrier Melbourne rammed the destroyer Voyager during night maneuvers off the Australian coast. Voyager split in two, with 159 of 239 survivors and three known dead including Commander Duncan Stevens. Melbourne's bow damaged. search continues for 79 missing Voyager crew.
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Sydney
Australia
Melbourne
Voyager
R. J. Robertson
Duncan H. Stevens
Stevens
Australian
Robertson
Queen Chosen In Pancake Race Beauty Contest
Cheri Brollier 17 of Moscow Kansas won Liberal’s Shrove Tuesday event beating 19 rivals from Kansas Oklahoma and Texas. She earned a $100 gift certificate a diamond necklace and hostess training from Central Airlines. Runner up Mary Ann Rowden 16 received $75 with attendants Jo Ann Kapp 17 and Kyra Crum 17 named.
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Liberal
Kan
Cheri Brollier
Moscow
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Central Airlines
Mary Ann Rowden
Jo Ann Kapp
Kyra Crum
Spearman
Tex
Rowden
Kapp
Miss Crum
Miss Brollier
University of Kansas
Oilman Waite Phillips Gives 7.5 Million to Colleges and Hospitals
Oklahoma oilman Waite Phillips, brother of Phillips Petroleum founders, left an estimated 7.5 million of his 9 million fortune to colleges and hospitals and other charities. The largest bequest, around 3 million, funds the Waite Phillips Hall of Education at the University of Southern California. The National Council of Boy Scouts of America receives 1 million, with other gifts to the Braille Institute, Claremont School of Theology, Children’s Hospital and Clinic, Community Chest, and Salvation Army.
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Los Angeles
Upt
Oklahoma
Waite Phillips
Phillips
Phillips Petroleum Corp
Waite
University of Southern California
National Council of Boy Scouts of America
Scouts
Southern California School of Theology
Claremont
Childrens Hospital and Clinic of
The
Braille Institute of America
Community Chest
Salvation Army
Non-Inhaling Clinic Urged For Smokers
Dr Alvan L Barach of New York City proposes a new smokers clinic for those who wish to continue cigarette use teaching non inhaling techniques. He cautions there is no conclusive evidence that non inhaling smoking causes lung cancer and urges careful physician guidance. Dr Rich ard H Overholt of Boston argues doctors must lead in dissuading smoking.
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Alton Blakeslee
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Alvan L. Barach
New York City
Barach
Richard H. Overholt
Boston
Harris Says Democrats Need Strong Candidate
Oklahoma State Senator Fred Harris announced his candidacy for the unexpired Kerr Senate seat at a Tuesday news conference. He argued Democrats need a strong candidate to unite the party and win in a tough general election against Republican Bud Wilkinson and rivals J. Howard Edmondson and Raymond Gary.
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Oklahoma City
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
U.S. Senate
Lawton
Harris
U.S
Robert S. Kerr
J. Howard Edmondson
Raymond Gary — Harris
Ane
Edmondson
Kerr
Gary
Bud Wilkinson
U. S
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United States
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Begoodrich
B. F. Goodrich Tith & “D” Dial
CMM National Bank
F.d.1.c
Singer
Singer Center
Tarpoon
Galey & Lord
Concord
Burlington
Singer Sewing Center
Singer Company
Eric Frederick Goldman
Johnson
Princeton University
Goldman
White House
Sneed
Actes
Frank Sneed
Joe Pickler
Oria
R. Ragan Stewart
Paul Revere Life Ins. CO
Massachusetts Protective Assn
Lawton Res
Kinyon Ave
Thomas W. Ray
Anthony
Cache Road
Oxford Cloths
Petit Point Prints
Batiste
New Spring
Oxford
Esquire
Anthony's
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