Turnpike Return Good and Traffic Expected in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Manager W D Hoback told 19 present and 10 members that revenue has been good since opening June 28 on the Tulsa Joplin route. He cited a new bypass around Joplin Missouri that should lift traffic and aid revenue, with plans for additional signs to direct motorists. He noted last week’s tolls were 42 677 vehicles generating 12 830 30 dollars, versus 48 588 and 45 008 57 the prior week, and warned traffic must double to meet engineering projections for the first year.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
W. D. Hoback
Todiay
Wat Rogers
Hoback
Joplin
Tulsa-Joplin
Missouri
Attempted suicide foiled by firemen at water tower
In Chicago, 20 year old auto mechanic James Vincent, distraught after a breakup, threatened to jump 75 feet from a Sher and Peachin water tower. Firemen Edward Welz and Joseph Salacino overpowered him after four ladder ascents, tied his hands, and carried him to the ground. He was taken to a psychiatric hospital. mother Lillian said he had been ill recently.
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Chicago
James Vincent
Sher and Peachin, Inc
Vincent
Edward Welz
Joseph Salacino
Psychopathic Hospital
Lillian
Atomic Test Delayed at Nevada Site in 1957 Series
Technical difficulties force a 24 hour postponement of the next atomic detonation at the Nevada site. The Atomic Energy Commission now plans to set off the shot at 6 30 a m tomorrow, instead of today.
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Atomic Test Site
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Pep pills can’t grant eternal life says Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle reviews a Rome gerontology talk by Enrico Greppi and warns that scientists cannot extend life indefinitely. He jokes about pep pills and offers satirical tips to feel young, suggesting aging is mental and urging acceptance of death.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Enrico Greppi
Rome
Greppi
Hersell
Bulgars Oust Party Men Over Antiparty Aims
In Vienna report notes Bulgaria has ousted three top leaders from key Communist posts for antiparty activities. First Deputy Premier Georgi Tsankov and former deputies Dobri Terpelshiy and Janko Panov removed from Central Committee and Politburo. Radio Sofia cited systematic opposition to party policy. Kremlin actions against Khrushchev-era rivals paralleled the wording. Tsankov’s loss of posts foreseen. Soviet method cited as inspiration, though none tied to Stalinism.
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Vienna
Moscow
Bulgaria
Intest Red
Romania
Georgi Tsankov
Dobri Terpelshey
Janko Panov
Tsankov
Central Committee
Radio
Sofia
Kremlin
V. M. Molotov
Georgi Malenkov
L. M. Vkaganovich
Nikita Khrushchev
Yahyut Tsankov
Hig
State Planning Commission
Unique whisky filled hot water bottle seized by police
In Oklahoma City police action, vice officers confiscated a hot water bottle claimed as a guaranteed pain killer by its owner Anna Marie Davis. The bottle reportedly contained corn whisky and Davis, 35, paid a 340 fine for possession of whisky and vagrancy.
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Oelanoma City
Anna Marie Davis
Housefly may migrate up to two miles
The housefly, a common insect disease carrier, is capable of migrating as far as two miles, according to recent observations. This mobility highlights its potential to spread pathogens across neighborhoods and through agricultural areas, emphasizing the need for vigilant sanitation and control measures.
Pope Pius X to spend summer at Castel Gandolfo
Heat drives Pope Pius XTL to leave the Vatican for his Castel Gandolfo villa ahead of schedule. Rome records high 90s with deaths blamed on a heat wave across Italy. The pope will stay at the lakeside retreat in the Alban Hills, southeast of Rome, through the fall.
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Vatican
Pius Xtl
Castel Gandolfo
Lieved
Rome
Italy
Pope
Albane
Alban Hills
Modern Cafe at Elgin Under Way
Construction of a modern cafe to be owned and operated by Mr and Mrs Clarence Keller of the His Way cafe has begun here under the direction of Ray Black contractor. The new cafe will feature modern design and equipment.
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Elgin
Clarence Keller
Ray Black
Territorial Status Question Echoes in United States Debate
An inquiry notes a common question about the remaining noncontiguous U S territory. It asks whether Puerto Rico is the sole remaining touthaing territory of the United States and reflects a discussion of territorial status.
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United
Stas Mondalth’ Statis
Ias
Puerto Rico
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