Moon Walker’s Museum Opens in Wapakoneta Ohio
In sweltering heat Neil Armstrong helped open a $1 million 6,000 square foot museum honoring Ohioans in air and space exploration. Gov. Gilligan Tricia Nixon Cox and other dignitaries attended as Armstrong recalled Apollo 11. The dome-shaped facility will display items from the Wright brothers to Armstrong memorabilia once completed.
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Becky Marshall Miss Spirit of America pageant row sparks church dispute
Becky Marshall, 17, wins Miss Spirit of America title provoking conflict as her father, pastor of a Church of Christ in Athens, Texas, faces possible dismissal after four elders protest while members circulate a counter petition. Marshall is also class favorite, drum majorette and Miss Future Homemaker of America.
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Railroad Dispute Settled After 35 Years of contention
Washington reports a settlement ending the long running labor fight over diesel locomotive firemen. The agreement preserves 18000 current firemen and requires engine vacancies to be filled from firemen. It affects freight and yard engines only, not passenger trains, and ends a dispute dating to the 1930s.
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Eight tons of contraband cigarettes seized near Rome
Police seized eight tons of contraband cigarettes worth about 234000 dollars from a truck near Rome. Black market cigarettes sell for about forty percent less than Italian shop prices, authorities say.
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World’s oldest DJ Dr. Alfred Floyd retires after 28 years
Melbourne Australia AP reports 90 year old Dr. Alfred E. Floyd claims to be the world’s oldest disc jockey and will retire after a 28 year on air career. He started broadcasting in 1947 and became a familiar voice across listeners in Australia.
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Soviet Jewish Wife Seeks Visa to Moscow Trial
Judy Silver Shapiro of Cincinnati says U.S. government aims to help her obtain a visa to attend the Moscow trial of her husband Gavriel, charged with dodging Soviet military service. She met U.S. ambassador George Bush in New York and quoted him as saying Nixon is aware and will assist.
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Hungarian Foreign Minister dies from glider accident injuries
Budapest AP reports Hungarian Foreign Minister Karoly Csaterday aged 46 died this week from injuries after a glider crash. He had served as Hungary's permanent representative to the United Nations from 196? to 1970.
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Address mix up leads to dismissed marijuana charge
A marijuana possession charge against Alfred Moore, 23, of 3803 Vannest Ave, was dismissed in municipal court Tuesday due to a typographical error in Wednesday’s Journal listing his address as 3802. The error corrected the address to 3803 Vannest Ave.
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