Lucy Desi Split Up Sparks Divorce in Hollywood
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz seek divorce in Santa Monica filing mental cruelty and seeking joint custody of their two children. Ball leases a New York City apartment and Arnaz plans amicable settlement and continues Desilu Productions.
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RKO
Librium hailed as new happy pill at USC symposium
At a USC attended symposium 400 physicians heard about Librium methaminodiazepoxide used by 2,000 doctors on 20,000 patients. It relieves angina pain eases seizures and reportedly calms anger. Drowsiness and mild incoordination are the only noted side effects. The drug, prescription only, first tested on animals including a San Diego Zoo lynx.
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S. P. Wise
Baylor University
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San Diego Zoo
Quake Ruins Agadir Weighs on Rescue and Pestilence Threat
Rescue workers pressed searches in Agadir ruins as pestilence looms over survivors. Officials report 2,964 dead and 3,200 injured with thousands evacuated by air and land. International aid pours in as tents rise and water, food, and medical supplies arrive.
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World Council of Churches
Two Gratis boys burned in home fire. one serious
A morning blaze at a Camden Rit home seriously burned eight year old Carl Deaton and caused burns to his 13 year old brother James. Firemen said gasoline cleaners sparked the fire from an iron cord.
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Picketing of Woolworth Stores Expands in Cincinnati
The NAACP says it is picketing F W Woolworth Co stores in Cincinnati over alleged southern style discrimination against Black customers. A telegram to Governor DiSalle was sent after picketing began last Monday led by Ellison Jeffries of the local NAACP. The group claims the effort targets employment practices and seeks broader civil rights changes.
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National Assn. For Advancement of Colored People
F. W. Woolworth Co
South
NAACP
Michael V. DiSalle
Ellison Jeffries
Woolworth Company
Ohio Civil Rights Commission
Woolworth Talks With Civil Rights Group Over Hiring
Richard E. Guo genheim of Cincinnati as chairman of the Civil Rights Commission says Woolworth invited his group to study ex NAACP concerns about hiring practices. He notes no complaints have been filed but discussions occurred. Bowens telegram to the governor conveyed NAACP regrets.
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Chuckle about secrets and daylight dodging a rooster
A humor line compares hiding a secret from some people to trying to slip daylight past a rooster. It uses a rural, folksy image to suggest the futility of secrecy in certain circles.
Frigid Weekend Expected With Snowfall in Middletown
An Arctic air mass moves in bringing cold, cloudy conditions and a light snow flurry mix today. Temperatures fall near zero tonight with daytime highs near 0 on Saturday. Middletown logged 33 inches of snow yesterday and official readings dipped to 11 degrees this morning.
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Northeast Snowstorm Paralyzes City and Region
The historic Northeast blizzard walloped New York City and surrounding states, burying streets with drifts up to four to five feet and closing schools and businesses. Millions faced travel chaos as subways and roads stalled amid widespread power and shelter needs. Death toll rose nationwide as New England awaited the storm’s end.
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Snow Ends as Cold Wave Sweeps Ohio Schools Closed
Snow flurries lingered after a major snowfall statewide with four inches in many areas and over a foot in the northeast. A bitter cold snap followed with blowing snow and icy roads. The Ohio Highway Patrol reported most roads snow covered and hazardous, leading to widespread school closures from Cleveland to Cincinnati and elsewhere. Schools in Cleveland and Greater Cleveland Catholic systems shut for a long weekend affecting about 232,000 pupils.
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Williams Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election
Detroit Governor G Mennen Williams says after 12 years as Michigan's chief executive he will not run again. He plans to work for world peace and would consider a vice presidency or other public role if offered, citing the atom bomb as a key factor in current peace efforts.
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Detroit
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Providence
Public Life Challenge: Advancing Peace and Human Dignity
A speech asserts the greatest challenge for public figures today is advancing peace, strengthening national economy, and elevating human dignity across the world. It emphasizes economic development and universal rights as core goals.
Aid Sent To Indians By Helicopter On Navajo Reservation
A helicopter from Kirtland Air Force Base delivered relief supplies to snowbound Navajo families on the 16 million acre Navajo Reservation in Arizona New Mexico and Utah. More than 70 families were cut off by 56 inches of snow and are expected to remain isolated for three weeks.
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