Lost items auction to fund Alpha Phi Omega scholarships
Dean Jones explains unclaimed items from the past year include class rings and about a half dozen women and 10 men’s watches. A mink-trimmed coat valued at 90 to 125 dollars was among valuable clothing. The Alpha Phi Omega trust fund now sits at about 10,000 dollars, with interest funding two 200 dollar scholarships yearly. The first scholarships will be awarded this fall as the seventh annual auction proceeds continue the fund.
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Alpha Phi Omega
Savings and Loan Association
Tech
Phota
Treasury Ends Silver Price Support and Reconsiders Coin Policy
The Treasury reports output of 300 million clad dimes and quarters monthly while promising to maintain the $1.29 silver price as concerns grow over coin supply. The coinage commission set to meet Sept. 18 will decide future steps including handling $3 million in silver dollars and silver certificates redeemed by June 30. Domestic silver production stands at 42 million ounces yearly vs 156 million ounces used.
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John F. Kennedy
Coinage Commission
Treasury
Wallace
Commission
Japanese women seek beauty boosts from clinics and salons
In Tokyo and across Japan clinics offer silicone injections and eyelid surgery to create Western looks while fat-reduction salons feature treadmills and body toning. Hostesses supervise exercises as women pursue slimmer, more shapely figures amid changing male preferences.
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Gina Lollobrigida
Jayne Mansfield
Jess
Corpus Christi Area Suffers Brief Power Outage
A 42 minute blackout hit western Corpus Christi affecting about five miles of area. Texas Power and Light Co said workers at a substation accidentally dug into control lines causing the failure. Four radio stations went off air at 3 18 p.m. Power was restored by 4 p.m. Police cleared traffic jams.
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Corpus Christi
Texas Power and Light Co
Youth Strangles During Surgery at Hurst General Hospital
Arlington youth Roy Lynn Watson, 7, died during a tonsillectomy at Hurst General Hospital when a gauze pad caused suffocation. Medical examiner Feiliks Gwordz ruled accidental etiaphyxiation and called hospital reporting lapse an oversight. Hospital official said staff were overwhelmed. Penn State vegetable specialist urges rich loam soil with organic matter for vine crops.
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Fort Worth
Hurst
General Hospital
Feiliks Gwordz
Arlington
Roy Lynn Watson
University Park
UPI
Penn State University
James O.dutt
Noise Abatement Push Quiets New York City Soundscape
Citizens for a Quieter City formed to curb city din amid 1.5 million cars 124 718 trucks and 6 491 buses daily. The group advocates a city building code to reduce acoustical pollution and promote soundproofing and quieter machinery.
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New York State
U.s.air Force
Sixth Avenue
Upper
Robert Allan Baron
Commissioner of Health
United States Department of Health
New York
Baron
Jerome Nathanson
The
New York Society For ‘Ethical Culture
Samuel Rosen
Citizens For A
CQS
Respirator Aims to Aid Infant Breathing Quickly
Arp emphasizes rapid diagnosis and early respirator use to prevent fatigue in babies. The device boosts breathing within 15 milliseconds of inhale and was tested on animals and about 20 infants elsewhere before the focused research program.
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Arp
Meeting outlines growth aims for Lubbock downtown
Free exchange of ideas marked the retreat and set the pattern for future sessions. Proponents point to incentives for industrial development and new life for downtown Lubbock as major action items explored at the first session.
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Book Christian College
Lubbock
Rep Joe Pool In Traffic Trouble
Rep Joe Pool a Democrat from Texas was detained for hours by Arlington police after a morning crash. Judge Thoms Dodge ordered his release as he agreed to a August 22 hearing on reckless driving and failing to carry Virginia registration. Police said his car hit the rear of a car stopped for a red light. Pool refused to sign the traffic ticket listing the charges.
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Arlington
UPI
Joe Pool
D-Tex
Thoms ‘Dodge
Pool
Virginia
Pogl
Vietnam election committee to prune presidential field
The Provisional Assembly's election committee in Saigon recommends trimming 17 entries to about 10 for the September 3 presidential vote. Exiled Lt. Gen. Dương Văn Minh and several civilians face elimination. Ky-Thieu ticket favored to win. final decisions due Tuesday.
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Barry Kramer
Saigon
Provisional Assembly
South Vietnam
Dudng van Minh
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University of California At
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