Girl's Brief Flirtation Rescues Grandmother in Berlin Smuggling
Evelyn Grimes, 19, aided by her stepfather Peter Grimes, 39, smuggled Evelyn's 69 year old grandmother Auguste Schroeder past East German border guards at the Friedrichstrasse checkpoint. The rescue followed seven prior attempts known as Operation Grandma. Evelyn used distraction and Western dress to fool guards while guiding Schroeder through the crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Fleming
Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
Evelyn Grimes
Lexington
Mass
Peter H. Grimes
Friedrichstrasse
Evel
Auguste Schroeder
Grimes
Evelyn
Monica
Harvard
Concord
Frau Schroeder
East Berlin
Nassenheide
Here
Italy
East Germany
Fourth Cottage Ready for Buckner Girls Home Dedication
The fourth resident cottage at Buckner Girls Home in Lubbock will be dedicated at 7 p.m. today with Dr. E. L. Carnet of Dallas as principal speaker. The Ed and Dora Hawkins Cottage will house 12 more girls, funded by donors who contributed 35,000 dollars. Frank Turpin and wife will be house parents. new staff include Rev. Ennis Hill and wife, Miss Annette Craddock, and other improvements encompass remodeling, roads, sidewalks, and a deep irrigation well. Admission is for girls aged 11 to 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckner Girls’ Home
Ave. H
D. C
Ed. and
Dora Hawkins
Frankj Turpin
Ennis Hill
Pampa
Hill
Calvary Baptist Church
Hamilton
Eisenhowers to Vacation Near Palm Springs in 1962
Eldorado Country Club manager says former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mamie will vacation near Palm Springs for a month or two starting January 1962. They will occupy a $100,000 four bedroom cottage by the 17th fairway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Springs
Calif
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mamie
Here
William R. Daugherty
Eldorado Country Club
Palm Desert
Fallout Stations Report Radiation Increases
U S Public Health Service said fallout detection stations in Salt Lake City Utah and Boise Idaho detected higher atmospheric radiation levels. The increases are not significant for health concerns and remain far below readings from 1957 58 tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Salt Lake City
Utah
Boise
Idaho
U.S. Public Health Service
PHS
Kennel Club Plans 13th JAI Breed Dog Show
Heart of the Plains Kennel Club announces entries for the 13th JAI Breed Dog Show and Obedience Trial. Deadline is September 20. blanks from club secretary Mrs. P W Hastings, 3029 57th St. Entries sent to Moss Dogs Shows office, P O Box 2972, Greensboro, N C. Event set for October 5 at the Municipal Coliseum from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Committee includes Wallace Harlee Jr as show chairman, Wilma Coon as obedience chair, with C R Vin it, R E Ponce Jr, Pat Krahn, J Jeannette Howell, and Jean Hams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart of the Plains Kennel Club
Wallace Harlee Jr
Wilma Coon
62Nd St
Obedience
C. R. Vinit
R. E. Ponce Jr
Pat Krahn
J. Jeannette Howell
Jean Hams
100 Foot Steel Section Drifts Toward Galveston Beach
A 100 foot steel section towed from Orange Texas drifted toward the Galveston beach as two vessels were sent to intercept and prevent shipping hazards. The section, part of a tunnel project, broke loose during towing in the Gulf with another segment still attached to the tug.
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Galveston
Himsel
Norfolk
Coast Guard
Sec
Orange Uc
Tex
Gulf
Galveston Beach
Swan Nyu
Surf
L. R. Thomas
American Bridge Divisson
U.S. Steel
Orange
Thomas
American Bridge
Chesapeake Bay
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
RED Border
Buckner Girls
S Olit
DANSK
Joe Forman
Monterey
Forman
Kennel Club
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Bonn
Germany
Colombia
Hemphill-Wells
Lubbock, Texas
Miss Ann Evans
Perse
Bain
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