Wishing Made It Sees A 104th Birthday Diary Gift
Theophilus May of Devonshire England born January 5 1861 marked his 104th birthday by asking for a five year diary on his birthday. A former mail carrier who retired 38 years ago he recalls delivering mail in Cleveland and being bitten once by a dog. Now living with grandson Charles Mills in the United States he keeps busy writing weather and sports scores in the diary and enjoys listening to high school games. He attributes his longevity to staying outdoors and staying active.
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Theophilus May
Highland St
Devonshire
England
Cleveland
Charles S. Mills
Mrs. Mills
Mr. May
Alf
Mills
Devonshire Episcopal
Canterbury
May
Marina Oswald Enrolls In Michigan English Language Institute
Marina Oswald 23, widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, begins an eight week English course at the University of Michigan English Language Institute in Ann Arbor. She says she will write a book about her life but will grant no interviews, and she plans to return to Dallas after the course.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan
Swald
Lee Harvey Oswald
J. C. Catford
Institute
California Area Again Endangered
Northern California faces renewed flood danger as rivers rise from torrential rain and melting snow. Evacuations by Army helicopters near Fel and Mad rivers protect residents while Air Force helicopters aid flood relief for livestock south of Eureka. Rain lingers through Thursday with ongoing flood threat across Humboldt and coastal areas.
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San Francisco
California
Army
Air Force
Eureka
Calif
Center For
Washington
Oregon Coast
Beware the Footfall: Edge of the Rug Reaches
A lighthearted quip notes that people who kneel at your feet may be aiming to grasp the rug edge. The joke warns against overtrusting flattery and suggests subtle vulnerability in such gestures.
Indonesia Withdraws From United Nations Draws Global Reactions
Reliable diplomatic sources report the Soviet Union opposes Indonesia's UN withdrawal and urges President Sukarno to reconsider. China backs the move, while Jakarta observers warn of closer ties to Beijing and heightened regional tension in Eastern Asia.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Soviet Union
United Nations
Sukarno
China
Peking People’s Daily
Nikolai A. Mikhailov
Subandrio
Kremlin
Asia
Peking
Tracking Complex Destroyed at Eglin Air Force Base
Fire destroyed a 30 million satellite and missile tracking complex at Eglin Air Force Base Florida after an all night effort by 75 firefighters. One Eglin fireman Robert E Chambers was hospitalized with a fractured rib. Investigators probe the ruins to determine the fire cause. The 13 story wedge shaped building housed a radar complex designed to detect and identify satellites thousands of miles out in space.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Air Force
Eglin
Robert E. Chambers
Turkish Leaders Invited for Soviet Visit
Ankara sources report Turkish President Cemal Gursel and Premier Ismet Inonu invited to visit the Soviet Union. Neither side confirmed the details as talks continue.
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Ankara
Turkey
Cemal Gursel
Ismet Inonu
Soviet Union
Waistline gauge for heart attack risk study says
Chicago AP reports Dr. Richard C Bates of Michigan State University links waist size to heart attack risk. Men over 32 inches and women over 26 inches indicate higher risk, with each inch beyond adding five pounds. He notes slender people also suffer heart attacks and factors like smoking, exercise, and alcohol use influence outcomes.
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Chicago
Richard C. Bates
Michigan State University
Bates
Travelers Views Viet Nam War and Viet Cong Gains
A London born traveler Wendy Mver e 2 vywee discusses Vietnam and America in Warsaw remarks. She recalls Viet Cong progress and potential bloodshed if U S withdrawals, plus her global journeys from London to Hanoi with time in Leningrad and Peking. In Binh Gia 800 Vietnamese troops moved toward a new zone as U S advisers and helicopters supported. Civilian fears rose as rumors spread of Viet Cong strength and two missing U S soldiers.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Red China
Hanoi
Binh Gia
South Viet Nam
John L. Thorckmorton
U.S
Viet Nam
Valachi Book Seen as Rare Manuscript by Justice Dept
The Justice Department weighs whether to publish Joseph Valachi’s 1200 page memoir The Real Thing written in jail. Valachi, 60, claimed to reveal the underworld secrets of the Cosa Nostra after assisting prosecutors and a Senate panel in 1963, with the department noting no major new material but a compelling read.
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Justice Department
Joseph Valachi
District of Columbia
Senate
Handley
Valachi
Underworld
Cincinnati Opens Free Gamma Globulin Hepatitis Drive
Cincinnati health officials offer free gamma globulin shots to Price Hill residents to stem outbreaks. Assistant health commissioner Dr. T A Cockburn reports 22 hepatitis cases in seven months in the area.
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Price Hill
T. A. Cockburn
Passengers Escape Injury In Collinsville Train Derailment
A Pennsylvania Railroad passenger mail train traveling from Cincinnati to Chicago derailed near Collinsville at 9:30 this morning. Two crew members, Willard McConkey and Durward Sargent, suffered minor injuries and were taken to Mercy Hospital. The engine toppled into a ditch while four baggage cars and a mail car were scattered along the twisted track. Firefighters, deputies, and patrol officers assisted. all passengers remained calm as they were bused to Richmond to continue north.
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Collinsville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cincinnati
Chicago
Here
Willard E. McConkey
Richmond
Ind
Durward Sargent
Lewisburg
Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
U. 8
Oxford
Robert Blakley
Hamilton-Eaton Road
Ralph Bdyard
Middletown Area
Milford Township
Ohio Highway Patrol
Filibuster Battle Set In Senate Rule Clash
Washington AP reports a bill to tighten antifilibuster rules was introduced but blocked by Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois. The fight centers on filibuster limits with Clinton Anderson proposing three fifths to halt filibusters while preserving current rules. The debate echoes previous Congress battles as a Southern filibuster last year failed under the two thirds clout requirement.
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Senate
eLader Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Washington
Clinton P. Anderson
Dm.m
Sandburg Turns 87 By Lifting Heavy Oak Chair In Exercises
Carl Sandburg, famed poet and Lincoln biographer, marks his 87th birthday by lifting a heavy oak arm chair over his head daily at his Flat Rock North Carolina home. Friends note his routine, gifts from a presidential and Chicago crowd, and continued reading as he moves toward the second volume of his autobiography.
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Sandburg
Tal
Golden
Sandburgs
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