Animals Crack Up Nation With Oddball Tales
A warden killed a 10 point buck with an axe after his dogs cornered it. A three legged deer caused laughter in Houston. A Canon City cowboy wrestled a mountain lion and kit cat for a zoo bid. An owl disrupted Ephraim chickens causing heavy losses. Tucson dachshunds share bunk beds to resolve quarrels.
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Sam Hornsby
Fossum Corner
Hornsby
Houston
Texas
Frank Bonora
Fremont County
Coleman
Tulsa
Okla
Wally Durfee
Ephraim
Utah
Durfee
Dated miscellany humor and gossip from 1960s era clippings
A collage of satirical anecdotes and light news items. Highlights include Charmena Royal parting with Astra the boa, President Nixon’s Asia tour anecdotes and a Cambodian cricket dish story. A roadside holdup in Council Bluffs ends chaotically with improvised kitchen supplies used as weapons. Doris Feldman the teacher seeks Florida knee treatment while planning marriage.
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Charmena Royal
San Francisco
Astra
Charmena
Phom Penh
Cambodia
Indochina
UMIT Proposal Draws Fire From Lawmakers
Washington reports that a National Security Training Commission proposal for Universal Military Training drew mixed reactions from Congress. The plan, possible by 1955, would use a lottery to assign six months training or two years service, with trainees ahead of veterans. Critics feared it could collide with the draft and current policy. supporters cited long-term readiness and cost savings. Some lawmakers remained opposed, while others kept their views private amid the election year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Ing Commission
Eisenhower
UMT
UMIT
Commission
Joseph W. Fine Jr
Rep. Short
R.-Mo
House Armed Services Committee
W. Sterling Cole
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Arends
R.-Tl
House
GOP
Rep
Allen
R.-I
Edwin C. Johnson
D.colp
Ras. Potter
B.-Mich
Sen. Duff
R.-Pa
Burglar Finds Parking Meters Worthy Investment in Syracuse
Syracuse police report a break in at the traffic and lighting workshop where theft included two master keys for all 2400 city parking meters. Meters collect about $2 daily each, and officials say replacing locks would cost about $3600.
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Syracuse
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Phil Kindler
Tucson
Ariz
Stokie
Gretchen
Kindler
Ife
Samut Butier
Council Bluffs
Iowa
A. Maltz
Meat Department
Maltz
Korea
Todlay
Doris Feldman
Doris
McKeesport
Florida
Donnele Culpepper
Man
Pine
Finnest
Walker's
By Jor Hall
Press -Telegram
Fine Avenue
Long Beach
California
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ender
Caguna Beach
Sepa
Tay
Sips On
Gies
Choi Rataz
Ana Gine
Imental Restaurents
Iru
Choreez
Beifomat
Barker Bros
Broai
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