Johnson honors 121 top prep graduates at White House
President Johnson hosts 121 high school scholars at the White House for a five hour celebration with the Johnson family, celebrities, and a hero’s welcome. Noting the absence of monetary prize, the event featured a bronze medal ceremony and an outdoor show on the south lawn.
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Kingston Trio
Jacques Lipchitz
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Lynda Johnson
Honors For Blackford Set Sunday
Former superintendent John D. Blackford, retiring as Butler County school chief after seven years, will be feted at a 2 to 5 p.m. open house Sunday in the Fairfield Junior High gym. He leaves 36 years in education and has led Mariemont schools previously. The event is sponsored by several Butler County education associations.
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John D. Blackford
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Chief Big Bow's Grave Sought in Oklahoma Search
In Hobart Oklahoma descendants of Kiowa warrior Chief Big Bow gather for a planned brief ceremony over a grave believed to hold his remains buried in 1901. The ex Army scout's burial site was to be moved to Fort Sill for rites but diggers failed to locate the grave after searching 50 places on farmland as spectators waited. The search resumes today.
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Okla
Big Bow
Ft. Sill
Scout Training Helps Save Boy From High Voltage Wire
In Lincoln Park Michigan Jerry Hall 11 was saved after he grabbed a live high voltage wire in a tree Wednesday night Richard Roberson 13 and Alfredo Mancini 11 used leaves as insulation and kept him awake Richard and Alfredo climbed the tree to bring Jerry down and carried him home Doctors said the boys actions saved his life with Jerry treated for burns and released and Richard treated for hand burns at a Detroit area hospital Helen Hall the mother took Jerry to the hospital
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Mich
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Richard Roberson
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Alfredo Mancini
Alfredo
Helen Hail
Detroit
Boy 12 Enters College Course After High IQ
Billy Green, age 12 and a fifth grade failure from Harbor City Elementary School, begins a six week freshman course in Physical Science Survey at Brevard Junior College in Titusville. Educators say his IQ of 200 and reading ability rival college freshmen, and if he fares well he may pursue a degree.
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Fla
Billy Green
Billy
Brevard Junior College
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William
Boeing
Cape Kennedy
Mrs Johnson To Be Honored In Philadelphia Dinner
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson travels from Washington to Philadelphia to receive a humanitarian award from the Golden Slipper Square Club an affiliate of the National League of Masons. The First Lady will attend a dinner dance with about 1500 business and professional men. She arrives by commercial plane around 4 30 p m.
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Paper Drive Set by EUB Church In Springboro
The FTV Class of the EUB Church plans a paper drive on Saturday. Class members will canvass the village to collect papers for their fundraiser.
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EUB
Kilimanjaro Echoes in Native Names and Climate Thought
African coastal communities refer to Mt Kilimanjaro as Kilima Njaro or The Mountain of Njaro. Some locals believed the mountain’s name could influence weather, shaping traditional explanations for cold spells.
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Sims Gets Probation In Shooting
Charles Sims, 19, of Middletown was found guilty of shooting with intent to wound and placed on five years probation by Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer. He was accused of wounding Garfield High School student Michael Dillingham after a Middletown Hamilton basketball game. Dillingham admitted possessing a gun. Sims must reimburse medical expenses for Dillingham and an elbow injury to Dillingham’s companion. Investigators said the shooting was unrelated to the game and stemmed from a feud between the youths.
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Charles Sims
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Dillingham
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Maple Streets
Cramer
Smithsonian unveils new History and Technology Museum
The Smithsonian Institution opens a new History and Technology Museum featuring an authentic 19th century confectionery and an ice cream parlor as part of its displays.
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New Museum of History and Technology
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