Teen Age Roadeo draws 47 drivers in Washington DC
Forty seven competitors lined up in Washington DC for the second annual Teen Age Roadeo staged by the National Junior Chamber of Commerce to test and showcase young drivers skills. Anne Whitfield an 18 year old from Huntsville Alabama stands out among the entrants. She notes fewer girls may enter but claims driving skill matches or exceeds that of many boys.
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National Junior Chamber of Commerce
America
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Anne Whitfield
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Permanent Wave in a Nursing Bottle Incident and Other News
A Phoenix child drank part of a four ounce permanent wave solution from a nursing bottle before hospital treatment. In Buffalo Zoo a 10 and 12 year old boys baited penguins and were lectured by police after a monkey cage timeout. A New York boy won $201 for MS Society fundraising. In Fairbanks ice theft and glacier blasting by a tycoon caused ice supply concerns. A British sailor survived a North Sea fall after seven hours in the water.
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New Drugs Reported in Flu Battle
A San Francisco report notes researchers reveal two anti influenza compounds that prevented flu virus growth in chicken embryos in tests. Oregon State College led by Dr K S Pilcher cited isopropyl huatnine hydrochloride and benzoyl guaflylurea as effective in vitro, not yet tested in humans. A separate Public Health Service team under Dr J D Thayer used guanidinoguinazoline variants that inactivate flu virus in eggs. one form failed to prevent disease in mice fed the drug.
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Winds and hail sweep Antelope Valley storm
Tornado like winds and heavy rain swept through Antelope Valley including Lancaster and Palmdale while a fierce thunderstorm passed. Two inches of rain fell at Victorville as a Lancaster mother reported her child knocked down but uninjured. Lightning started about 15 fires in surrounding mountains, mostly in Angeles National Forest, many extinguished by deputies and forest crews.
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Japanese Strike Hits U S Forces in Japan
In Yokohama U S Army forces in Japan faced a nationwide strike by garrison workers but operated with only a slight dip in efficiency. About 65 U S installations were affected, with strikers estimated at 65 000 to 73 000 and idle workers at roughly double that. No major incidents reported as a 48 hour strike began at 6 a m. The walkout was led by Zenchura and Zenmichu unions in protest over contract revision demands.
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Japan
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130 More Casualties of Korea War Listed
Defense Department reports 130 additional Korean War battle casualties. As of today No. 876 lists 24 killed 79 wounded 23 missing in action and four injured among the newly identified cases.
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Defense Department
Fugitives Surrender After Four-Day Manhunt in Georgia Hills
Two fugitives who killed U S Marshal Vaughn surrendered to National Guard guardsmen in Adairsville Georgia after a four day manhunt through northwest Georgia hills. They were Herbert Eugene Juelich 25 of Butte Montana and Lewis Woodward Larson 31 of St Paul Minnesota. They had taken George Hightower of Nash ville Tennessee hostage earlier. Vaughn was shot and dumped, the trio faced five year auto theft sentences in Atlanta Federal Penitentiary.
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Largest Cargo Plane Takes First Intercontinental Flight
The C-99 giant airlifter from Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, the world's largest cargo carrier, lifted off today for Bermuda under Captain James Pittard on its first intercontinental mission.
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Texas
Kelly Air Force Base
Bermuda
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