Royal Tour Brings Queen to War Echoes in Ontario
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip tour southwest Ontario as flags fly at Battleford House near Hamilton. The visit recalls the 1812 Battle of Stoney Creek where British forces repelled American attacks. A Brantford uprising involving Iroquois chiefs challenged local authority, with possible petition aims noted. The couple then proceeds to Stratford for the Shakespeare festival.
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Stratford
Ont
Queen
Prince Philip
Ontario
United States
Britain
Stoney Creek
Hamilton
Brantford
Wallace
Mad Bear) Anderson
Lewiston
N.Y
Elizabeth
Commonwealth
Shakespeare Stree
Canada
Mystery Sub Sighting Triggers Brazil Naval Search
Brazilian planes and torpedo boats hunted a mystery submarine spotted 55 miles off Bahia coast in the south Atlantic. The Navy warned of possible attack if located and noted contact was lost after noon Wednesday. A diplomatic source doubted a friendly sub presence.
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Rio DE Janeiro
South Atlantic
Navy
U.S
Bahai
High Command
Air Force
1943 Pennies Made From Zinc Coated Steel
In 1943 the United States minted pennies from zinc coated steel to conserve copper for war defense, marking a unique wartime coinage that year.
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United States
Slaving Is Probed In Ohio Murder Case
Dayton police hold Tom Clark Wilson an escaped airman from Eglin base as a murder suspect after Basham's body was found under a bridge. Basham, once of Toledo and Portsmouth, was strangled and bludgeoned. Wilson, described with homicidal tendencies, reportedly slept near Basham with Wilson.
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Dayton
Ohio
Tom Clark Wilson
Irvington
Ala
Patterson-Riverside
Howard Earl Basham
Basham
Toledo
Portsmouth
Harry Bloomer
Bloomer
Eglin Air Force Base
Florida
Wilson
Abducted Girl Found Unharmed in Arkansas Stop
A six year old girl abducted near Springdale Arkansas was found unharmed in a car driven by Vernon Estep a Rogers truck driver. Police say she was bruised on the neck from being choked but recovered at a hospital and returned home. A nine hour search by nearly 1000 officers and volunteers ended east of Springdale. Estep is held on an open charge with authorities quoting his uncertain motive. The girl is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Keith Wentz.
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Arkansas
Springdale
Ark
Barbara Ann Wentz
Hollis Spencer
Vernon Estep
Rogers
Barbara
Spencer
Volunters
Estep
Keith Wentz
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Brazil
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Tyler
Texas
Highview
Jeff's Market
Germantown, Ohio
Trimble’s
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Decker
Kahn
U. S. Choice
U. S
Streifthaus
Wii
Streifthau
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