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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1961
Page
11
Jose Cornejo heard a riflelike noise and found a four foot rattlesnake on the front seat of his auto while driving south of here toward his home near Jourdanton on State Highway 346. The car struck seven rural mailboxes and fifteen feet of fence before a passerby killed the snake.
Ali Ihsan Cavus, a Turkish army conscript from near the Russian border, learned to read and write in six weeks through a US aided program. About 90,000 Turkish soldiers have gained literacy, part of a joint Turkish US effort to cut a 65 percent national illiteracy rate. The US contributed 6 million dollars, with Turkey also funding expansion as the program moves forward. Cavus now writes his name with happiness, illustrating the human impact of the initiative.
Norfolk AP report says a small camel can be shipped from Calcutta to Hampton Roads for 44.25 less than a small elephant. Isthmian Lines quoted the rate in a list sent to Zoorama Inc at New Market Virginia. The note defines small and big elephants by height and price, with a big elephant costing 605 dollars.
Ruby Sisson, superintendent of Archuleta County schools, asked to cut her salary from 3200 to 0 per year via telegram to the state House. Lawmakers agreed, citing consolidation of many school districts leaving little to do.
Cape Canaveral AP reports Dr. Roy G. Brereton of Aerojet General Corp argues certain lunar rocks contain up to five percent water. He envisions using focused solar heat to boil water from rocks, directing steam to a dome for condensation into usable water. The concept aims at supplying lunar explorers with drinkable water.
Federal officers seized a moonshine still and, while searching the farm, discovered 11 gallons of unstamped whiskey hidden under several hundred ears of dry corn in the crib. John Baker, 37, owner of the farm, was charged with possession of unstamped whiskey and an unregistered still.
Columbus report notes a 9 A state law sponsored by Arthur H. Milleson when in the Ohio General Assembly would let a motorist claim the car damage cost if a deer is struck. Milleson, then clerk of the Ohio House, was en route to a meeting when a deer darted from the roadside and collided with his car before fleeing.
Tulsa Oklahoma veteran Vernon E Megee enters a voting booth to cast his ballot in the presidential election. He served forty years in the Fleet Marine Force in the Pacific and previously voted by absentee ballot while on the move. Now retired, he is visiting in his native state.
In Monrovia Liberia President Tito of Yugoslavia arrived for an official visit on Monday and received five 21 gun salutes. The city was decorated festively with hunting and large photographs and welcoming signs.
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