Post Office of the Future at New York World’s Fair
The 1945 World’s Fair features a highly mechanized post office that speaks 20 languages and handles about 250 600 pieces of mail daily. A new stainless steel box prototype is tested as a modern replacement for decades old mail boxes. The National Association of Postmasters holds its convention in New York City with Postmaster’s Day at the fair.
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National Association of Postmasters
New York City
Esther Wolford
Briton Ursula Jeans Signs with Warner Bros Italy Role
British actress Ursula Jeans signs with Warner Bros for a supporting part in The Affair at the Villa Fiorita filming in Italy.
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Ursula Jeans
Warner Bros
the Villa Fiorita
Italy
Dixon to Enter Union Hospital Sunday
David P. Dixon, ill at home for two weeks, will be taken to Union hospital at Terre Haute on Sunday for treatment.
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David P. Dixon
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Bass Wins Senate Seat in Tennessee Primary Upset
Rep. Ross Bass defeated Gov. Frank Clement in the Tennessee Democratic primary, capturing the Senate seat of the late Estes Kefauver. With 183 of 188 precincts reporting, Bass led 304 401 to 214 060, as Gore won renomination and Grider upset Davis for Shelby County office.
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Nashville
Tenn
Ross Bass
Frank Clement
Estes Kefauver
Clement
Tennessee
Albert Gore
Sam Galloway
Shelby County
Squire
George Grider
Clifford Davis
U. S
Grider
Davis
Joe L. Evins
Richard Fulton
Tom Murray
Robert A
Fats
M. M. Bullard
Newport
Kefauver
Bass
South Viet Nam Premier Declares State of Emergency
Premier Nguyen Khanh declared a full state of emergency for South Viet Nam amid U S air raids on North Viet Nam bases and increased air strength in the south. The action followed a B57 bomber crash near Bien Hoa and ongoing clashes with Viet Cong, with casualties mounting to 266 American deaths since January 1961.
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Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
South Viet Nam
Khanh
U. S
North Viet Nam
Clark Air Force
Philippines
Bien Hoa
Colors Announced for 1965 Indiana License Plates
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles announced the 1965 license plates will feature white numerals on an olive drab background. The existing format with county and issuing branch prefixes will be reused next year.
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Indianapolis
Wwe
Indiana
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Arraignment Reset For Dyer And Noel In Greene Circuit Court
Stella Mae Dyer and Nelson Noel appeared in Greene Circuit court in Bloomfield seeking time to consult counsel. Dyer faces contributing to the delinquency of a minor while Noel is charged with enticing a female into immoral places and possession of obscene photographs. Arraignment reset for Aug. 12.
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Stella Mae Dyer
Nelson Noel
Greene
Bloomfield
Miss Dyer
Noel
Meany to Lead Labor into Fray Against Goldwater
AFL-CIO President George Meany will steer organized labor into the 1964 campaign to back President Johnson against Republican nominee Barry Goldwater. Meany said endorsements are for people not parties and AFL-CIO will announce no endorsement until after Johnson is nominated. He denounced the Republican platform and noted unions may spend on political education despite Taft Hartley limits.
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Afl-Cio
George Meany
Organized Labor
Supreme Court
Johnson
Barry H. Goldwater
Meany
Chicago
Fighting Escalates on Cyprus Amid Turkish Intervention Fears
Bloodier clashes on the island raise fears of Turkish intervention as Greek Cypriots report heavy casualties and advance toward Mansoura. UN and Ankara weigh consequences with protests over unprovoked attacks and Swedish UN troops withdrawal cited.
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Cyprus
Alevga
United Nations
Mansoura
U.N
Ankara
Feridun Cemal Erkin
Raymond Hard
Turkey
Mediterranean
Terroists
Bowmen Plan Trophy Shoot at Lee Sherrard Park
The Sherwood Bowmen archery club will hold a trophy shoot at the outdoor range in Lee Sherrard Park on Sunday. Officers announced the event with a start time of 1 pm.
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Sherwood Bowmen Archery Club
Lee Sherrard Park
LBJ Pays Tribute to Hoover on Birthday
President Johnson lauded former President Herbert Hoover on his 90th birthday August 10 in a proclamation issued with a joint resolution for commemoration. He praised Hoover as a statesman and humanitarian and called on the nation to observe the date.
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LBJ
Hoover
Washington
Johnson
Herbert Hoover
House
Senate
Labor Board Strikes Down Coal Contract Provision
The NLRB ruled a contract clause requiring 40 cents per ton into the UMW welfare fund and 80 cents per ton for non contract coal as an implied agreement to restrain purchases from non signatories. The four to one decision held the provision imposed a double royalty penalty to deter buying from non signatory operators.
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Washington
Nep
Natonal Labor Relations Board
NLRB
United Mine Workers Union
UMW Welfare Fund
UMW
FBI Seeks Evidence In Slaying of 3 Rights Workers
Jackson Mississippi reports the FBI aims to build a thorough case in the murder of civil rights workers Michael Schwerner Andrew Goodman and James Chaney. Bodies were found buried deep on a Philadelphia area farm after a tip from an informer and a large reward reportedly spurred information.
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FBI
Jackson
Miss
Philadelphia
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
New York
James Chaney
Washington
Dick Gregory
Swimming Pool Fund Tops Twenty Three Thousand Dollars
The pool fund total rises above 23 000 with new pledges from multiple donors including Mr and Mrs Frank Cox Mr and Mrs Jack Strong Padgett s Cities Service and others. Contributions listed show amounts ranging from 5 to 120 dollars and push the day s tally to 6355 bringing the previous total to 22 375.
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Frank Cox
Jack Strong
Padgett
Fred Copp
Harold Spaimhower
Haldon Beasley
Estel Martin-dale Hee
B. R. “McGrif
Murl Cullison
Eense van Wans
Greene County Golf Championship Extended Qualifying
The Greene County championship at Lincoln Municipal Golf Course extends the qualifying period to August 13 per pro Bob Hess. The event now starts August 16 instead of August 9.
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Linoln Municipal Golf Course
Bob Hess
Boxing gloves era record noted in Briggs Daly bout
A historical note recalls the final bout where fighters wore two ounce gloves, Jimmy Briggs defeating Tony Daly in Boston after 15 rounds on May 22, 1963.
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New York
Jimmy Briggs
Tony Daly
Boston
Briggs
Soviets Charge U S With Buzzing Russian Ships
Tass reported the Soviet Union protested U S Air Force planes buzzing Soviet passenger and cargo ships in international waters. The note urged Washington to stop what Moscow called dangerous and provocative actions that threaten freedom of shipping on the high seas.
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Moscow
Wpn
Soviet Union
U.S. Air Force
Tass
U.S
Pacific
Atlantic
Mediterranean
United States
Johnson Foresees New Morality and Less War Risk
President Johnson, at a dinner honoring UN Secretary General Thant, said the world will move toward a new and resolute morality with less danger of major war. He and Thant stressed strengthening the United Nations amid Southeast Asia tensions and avoided specifics on North Vietnamese attacks.
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Washington
Johnson
Southeast Asia
United Nations
Thant
White House
U.N
U. S
Dean Rusk
U. S. Security Council
Far East
Rockefeller backs Goldwater Miller ticket in New York
Albany NY Gov Nelson Rockefeller joins Barry Goldwater William Miller campaign pledging to stump for the GOP ticket. He tells New York county chairmen he will support the ticket and unity amid past GOP splits. The county chairmen vow vigorous backing for Goldwater Miller and Rockefeller cites shared basic Republican principles.
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Albany
N. Y
Uni
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Rockefeller
Arizona
New York State
Goldwater
William F. Miller
RN. Y
Fred Young
Young
Richard M. Nixon
Hoosiers Get Cooler Weather After Hot Spell
The weather outlook predicts temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal for the next five days with a high cap near the upper 70s to 80s by Saturday and cooler Sunday. Rain totals will be light, around one third to one half inch, mainly Monday as showers and isolated thundershowers pass through parts of the state.
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United Press International
Fort Wayne
Evansville
Louisville
Southeast Asia Alert as Red Sneak Attack Fears Rise
Defense officials say Red China may move air power into North Vietnam after US Navy raids on torpedo boats. McNamara warns no current evidence of major Chinese movement, while diplomacy shapes next steps and a possible US response to Southeast Asian aggression.
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Washington
China
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Red China
North
Viet Nam
Navy
Pentagon
U.S
U.S. de
North Viet Nam
Namara
State Department
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bae Sey
Water Off Briefly in Linton This Sunday
The Linton Municipal Utility department says water will be turned off in Linton from 8 to 1 am Sunday morning. Residents are advised to plan ahead to avoid inconvenience.
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Linton
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