Four Connecticut men rescued after nine days at sea
Four men from Connecticut were rescued after nine days on a rubber life raft when their yacht Gooney Bird sank off Bermuda. Leo Pogorzelski led the group, rationed water, and kept morale with daily prayers while they drifted, fighting sharks and dwindling supplies until a British freighter spotted them.
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Wilmington
Del
Philip Karakoosh
Connecticut
Karakoosh
Chesire
Bermuda
Leo
Leo Pogorzelski
Karakovsh
Pogorzelski
Ralph G. Stevens
Julius Kasimer
Maidan
Malta
Stevens
Waterbury
Saybrook
Conn
Gooney Bird
Eyelet
Glenice
Carlton
Explosion Sinks Egyptian Ship Alexandria at Bone
Government officers probe sabotage after an explosion sank the Egyptian ship Alexandria near Bone and caused widespread flames in the port. Reports listed casualties from 182 killed to broader numbers, while Algeria said the ship was unloading munitions at Bone.
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Algiers
Alexandria
Bone
Algier Republican
Here
Dennison Girl Drowns At Local Pool
Ten year old Betty Jo Mercer of Dennison died after drowning Saturday in a Dennison swimming pool.
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Dennison
Ohio
Betty Jo Mercer
Teoth Cavities Plague Hundreds of Millions Annually
An estimated 112 million new tooth cavities occur each year among Americans over six years old.
House Proposes Social Security Boost and Tax Hike
The Ways and Means Committee reports a bill to raise Social Security benefits by 5 percent, expand eligibility, extend survivor benefits to age 22, allow early widow benefits at 60, and include self employed physicians. It also raises the payroll tax to 3.8 percent in 1971 with a 4.8 percent peak, increasing earnings cap to 5400. The plan aims to improve long term actuarial health with projected fund balances advancing through 1985 and beyond.
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W. Joynes Macfarlan
Sentb
Ohio to spend 311 million on roads in 1965 plan
Columbus reports director P. E. Masheter outlined a 311 million Ohio road program for the fiscal year starting July 1 1964. He said roughly 100 million more will buy right of way and fund future projects. About 190 million targets the interstate system 96 million other major routes and 35 million to auxiliary highways.
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Columbus, Ohio
P. E. Masketer
Ohio
Masheter
Man Questioned In Fatal Stabbing Near South Side Hospital
A man was questioned after a fatal stabbing left a body in a car outside a South Side hospital early Saturday. Police picked up the suspect two blocks from the hospital shortly after Mrs. Simmons, 22, was found stabbed through the heart.
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South Side Hospital
Simmons
Baileys claim: woman killer in Marilyn Sheppard case
Cleveland reports F Lee Bailey on Contact says Samuel H Sheppard could be cleared of second degree murder if retried and that the killer was a woman possibly with a man. Bailey spoke publicly with Sheppard and Ariane Tebbenjohans, urging a new trial while Bond terms restrict Sheppard’s travel.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
F. Lee Bailey
Sheppard
Ariane Tebbenjohans
Gronouski Endorses Moeller and Johnson in Athens
Postmaster General John A. Gronouski urged voting for Walter Moeller for Congress and for the reelection of Ohio Senator in Athens Ohio. He spoke at Ohio University after dedicating a new post office and criticized the GOP convention and candidate while praising President Johnson.
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Athens
Ohio
John A. Gronouski
Walter Moeller
Congress
Caster
Gronouski
Moeller
Washington
Ohio University
San Francisco
Moon program links 5000 plus U S industrial firms
More than 5,000 industrial firms in the United States are directly involved in the nation’s effort to land men on the moon, reflecting broad industry participation in the space program and related aerospace work.
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United States
Four Bedroom Countryside Home On Corner Lot
A 2800 square foot residence on the main level with a complete basement offers a large master suite with dressing room and private bath plus three additional bedrooms one suitable as a study. The home features a front entry via an oversized panel door, a formal living and dining area, a paneled family room with fireplace, oak floors, and a modern kitchen with built in appliances. Contact Alma G. Nelson at 422-8373 to arrange a viewing.
Romanian Premier Seeks Open Trade With France
Romanian Premier Ion Gheorghe Maurer travels to Paris to pursue an open-door trade policy with France under President Charles de Gaulle. He meets Georges Pompidou and likely De Gaulle, signaling increased French influence in Romania amid Khrushchev's cautious stance. The visit follows a bargaining stint with the Soviet leader in Moscow last week.
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Vienna
Austria
Ion-Gheorghe Maurer
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Maurer
Georges Pompidou
de Gaulle
Romania
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Moscow
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Ohio Penitentiary
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Louis Feraud
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Lashes Barry
Barry Goldwater
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Follmer’s Court
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U.S
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Gideon Road
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