U S Youth and Fitness Conference Faces Pot Risk
At the Naval Academy in Annapolis the President's Conference on Fitness of American Youth weighs how to counter gadget driven inactivity. Leaders propose a national fitness council, improved school PE, more recreation, and greater health funding. Nixon warns of a soft nation risk if action stalls. Hoover and Hershey voice cautious optimism. Ford Frick flags public mobilization potential.
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Herb Thompson
Annapolis, Md
Naval Academy
Eisenhower
Nixon
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Rey E. Larsen
Time, Inc
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Ford Frick
Ex-Felon Nab Confesses in Tulsa Pastor Slaying
Tulsa police say ex convict Leon Williams confessed to abducting and killing Tommie Cooke, 24, assistant pastor at Glenwood Baptist Church. Cooke was found shot in a grassy area near the Arkansas River bottoms, after a manhunt across southeastern Oklahoma. Williams allegedly forced Cooke into his car at a Tulsa intersection, planned to drive toward Muskogee, then shot him when Cooke struggled. Williams had $489 on arrest and faced armed robbery charges from a $1,000 holdup at Talihina store.
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Ward Leon
Pete) Williams
Arkansas River
Tommie Robert Cooke
Walliams
Cooke
Tulsa
Glenwood Baptist Church
Poteau
Erville McCroskey
Jesus Christ
Harry E. Stege
Williams
Stege
Leftore County
Muskogee
Neville Kerr
Kiamichi
Oklahoma
Herman Courtens
Talibina
Huntington Beach Poker Plea Heads To Committee
A petition signed by 51 Huntington Beach residents seeks legalization of small draw poker in the city. Council sent the measure to committee after a brief referral, amid a 1949 gambling ban and recent raids on illegal halls. Police and city officials offered limited comment on the request.
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Huntington Beach
Ed Foote hair dispute sparks chaotic Louisiana hearing
In Baton Rouge a 90 day probation order to Ed Foote to keep his hair short triggered a heated uproar in a public hearing. Governor Earl Long and Secretary of State state Smith clashed with Wade Martin Jr. as spectators shouted and lawmakers intervened to restore order.
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Edward L. Foote
Foote
Charles T. Smith
Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Statestone Smith
Wade O. Martin
Jesse Foote
Ipsk
Martin
Inch Tong
Robert Angelle Rust
Tl.ong
Long
Angelle
Louisiana Insurance Ruling Commission
T. Anders Jr
Baton
UCLA Professor George Fuller Threatened in Ransom Call
Los Angeles detectives log a ransom call to Renee Fuller claiming her UCLA physiologist husband George Fuller is missing since May 31. The caller demanded either 1500 or 15000 dollars for his release and asked for a car to deliver the money, urging not to involve police. Mrs Fuller notified police and the FBI after the anonymous call at 1 15 p m Monday.
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Los Angeles
Ups
Renee Fuller
George Fuller
UCLA
V. A. Peterson
Puller
Athens Doctors Begin Three Day Protest Strike
Athens doctors in the city and its suburbs began a three day protest strike today. They condemned government efforts they claim to solve their problems and claimed government allure misleads physicians.
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Athens
Anmurie
Aaruns VY
Aaudoctors
Weather Outlook with Cloudy Skies and Drizzle
A cloudy day brings light drizzle tonight and in the morning. The afternoon turns mostly sunny with little temperature change expected. Wind shifts are minimal as conditions dry out later. Local skies clear by radio dusk and overnight.
Eisenhower signs bills and housing letter during White House session
President Eisenhower, recovering from surgery, spent an hour on White House business with Sherman Adams. He signed four bills including rural library service grants, approved two annual reports, and sent documents to Congress. He designated Blytheville Arkansas housing area and reappointed federal officials.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Sherman Adams
Congress
Tisenhower
National Advisory Council
International Monetary
Office of the
Alien Property Custodian
H Ousing and Home Finance Administration
Blytheville, Atk
Where to Find It Beach Combing B-1
Coastal guides list where to locate beach combing features across sections with page references including Hal Boyle on Page 4 and 9, Bridge on Page A-9, and various pages for classifieds, comics, and puzzles.
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Hal Boyle
Wilson
Rain Fails to Believe Dry Spell in Bethany
Bethany Missouri endures a harsh drought with only four days of municipal water left. A second survey by the drought committee weighs declaring the region a disaster area as residents face strict water limits and widespread conservation measures. Authorities report 0.37 inches of rain and a yearly average of 34 inches, with normal use curtailed. Farmers and leaders from 11 counties plead for assistance as supplies dwindle.
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Carl Sell
Sugar Lake
Missouri
Betheny
Bethany
Priny
Northwest Missouri Counies
Doctor and wife face fraud probation case in court
Dr George Taylor, an aviation meteorologist, received three year probation on one count each of insurance fraud and attempted grand theft. His wife Sylvia was continued for sentencing on six fraud counts until July 10, with psychiatrists appointed to assess her as the court noted their hope for restoration of his employment. The judge called Taylor gullible and loyal to his wife and reduced his charges to misdemeanors while denying new trials for the couple.
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George Taylor
Sylvia
Joseph M. Maltby
Marcus Crahan
Robert Wyers
Taylor
Britain Tests Atom Device Off Australia
Lynch and Deputy Dist. Atty. Anthony Joyce argued the motions for nearly two hours. The report notes Britain testing an atom device off Australia with legal proceedings relating to the matter.
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Britain
Australia
Kern River Claims 2nd Life of Season
Kern River drownings claim a second life this season near Bakersfield. Coroner Stanley Newman identifies J. J. Taylor as the victim, details a night swim and missing suit, while investigators note current dangers on the Kern River.
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Kern River
Bakersfield
Kern County
Stanley
Newman
J. J
Taylor
Griggory
Atlas
Meh
Sydney
Australia
Jrlles
Grigari
I Sory
Sheritt
Ministry of Supply
Joyce Fox
Monte
Bello Islands
Aus- Point
Tralia
Britain
Christmas Island
Hawaii
Soviet offers to pay entire cost of dam faced by Nasser
A source close to Premier Nasser said the Soviet Union offered to lend Egypt 1.12 billion dollars to finance almost all of the Aswan high dam. Nasser would study the plan before deciding. Western powers offered smaller loans and a World Bank package, with Egypt providing labor and local materials. The dam would create the world’s largest reservoir and expand farm land significantly.
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Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Soviet Union
Egypt
Aswan High
Nasser
Dmitri Shepilov
Shepilov
Suez Canal Zone
Britain
United States
Upper Nile
World Bank
Russia
Czechs to Abolish Life Imprisonment Announcement
The Czechoslovak Communist Party paper says life imprisonment will be abolished by year’s start for lack of educational value. The maximum term will be 25 years and death penalty is expected to be abolished as well, according to excerpts released.
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Vienna
Rude Pravo
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Czechoslovakia
Italian miner's wife bears quadruplets in Rome hospital
A 23-year-old marble miner's wife, eo-yena Liuseppetti, gave birth today to quadruplets in a Rome hospital. Three boys and a girl, all reported in perfect health, weighed between 2 and 34 percent pounds and were placed in an incubator.
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Eo—Yena Liuseppetti
Rome
Jand
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