Fort Knox Is Heavily Guarded by Armed Personnel
Associated Press writer describes Fort Knox as a fortified complex 30 miles southwest of Louisville. Victor Harkin oversees about 7.5 billion dollars of gold in a secure two story vault protected by a 20 ton door, high steel fence and machine gun guards. The reserve totals around five hundred thousand bars valued near fourteen thousand dollars each, with the balance stored at Denver Mint and New York and San Francisco offices.
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Louisville
Fach
Fort Knox
U.S. Treasury Department
Mint
Harkin
Denver
New York
San Francisco
Today in History highlights and past events
Chronological list of notable events on June 20 across history. From the 1789 start of the French Revolution to moments in 1632 1837 1863 1867 1898 1963 and recent years including North Korea Cyprus and Broadway strike developments.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Lord Baltimore
Victoria
England
West Virginia
Andrew Johnson
Alaska
Russia
United States
Guam
Soviet Union
Washington
Moscow
North Korea
North
South Korea
U.N. Security Council
U.N
Cyprus
Actors Equity
League of Theater Owners
Teacher Sues Over Alleged Illegal Transfer in Champaign
In Champaign Illinois a lawsuit claims Dawn Elkin was transferred from Centennial High to Edison Junior High to retaliate for using Claude Brown’s Man Child in her English class. Defendants include the school board the superintendent and the principal.
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Champaign, Ill
Claude Brown
Promised Land
Circuit Court
Dawn Elkin
Centennial Senior High School
Edison Junior High School
Longnecker
Elkin
Board of Education
Police Essay Contest Winner in Yugoslavia
Milovan Milic aged 20, a thrice-convicted burglar serving a three year jail term, won a police sponsored essay contest praising law guardians in Titovo Uzice Yugoslavia.
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Titovo
Daily Crossword Across Clues Collins Style Puzzle
Readable crossword clues listed with several entries and numbers. Provides scattered terms like Behold, Verity, Garden tool, Water craft abbr, and various thematic phrases. Appears as a dense puzzle grid fragment with multiple across and down hints and mixed punctuation.
Weekend TV Guide Highlights A Dated Schedule
A dense listing of broadcast times shows a vintage weekend TV lineup across channels 2 5 7 9 and PLM including News Weather Sports dramas comedies game shows and movies with programs like The Flintstones Perry Mason Gomer Pyle USMC and Johnny Carson through the late afternoon to night hours.
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Gomer Pyle
USMC
Perry Mason
Betsy’s tale spurs debate on a costly reservation idea
The column argues that many workers are chronically immature and unreliable, burdening taxpayers and employers. It cites Betsy, a kindergartner, and anecdotes from a Michigan tour and an Ohio editor to claim a large group cannot be trained for skilled work. The writer suggests a reservation as a drastic solution and mocks political risk in supporting it.
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Betsy
Michigan
Motor Corporation
Dr. Crane
Sam
I.Q
Ohio
Hawaii researchers study contraception use among low income women
A University of Hawaii unit found that low income island women are not opposed to contraception or unaware of services. The study suggests the primary issue is lack of initiative to start use or maintain consistent, ongoing use.
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Honolulu
University of Hawaii
Dear Ann Landers Advice Column Snippet
A Dayton reader asks about a narcoleptic friend to which Ann Landers recommends medical check-up. Other letters address a judgmental view of a self described Lucy, widows seeking invitations, and a Louisville reflection on love versus chemistry. The column invites readers to send questions and a stamped self addressed envelope.
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Ann Landers
Louisville
Lou
Martha Raye Faces Pre Broadway Strain in Baltimore
Actress Martha Raye, under fire over Vietnam, prepares for her pre Broadway tryout of Hello Sucker in Baltimore. She calls the process harder than facing the VC as Green Berets send roses from Ft Bragg and she recalls entertaining troops since World War II.
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Baltimore
Martha Raye
Vietnam
Texas Guinan
Miss Raye
5Th Special Forces
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Exiled Queen Mother Fréderika Pleads To Return Home
Exiled Greek royal family member Queen Mother Fréderika says she is terribly homesick and hopes to return to Greece when possible. Her son King Constantine lives in exile in Rome after a 1967 military coup ousted the monarchy.
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London
Frederika
Greece
Constantine
Rome
Jail escape through tunnel shocks Peru police
Fifty years ago two Spring Valley men jailed for attempted burglary escaped by tunneling through the jail wall after a night’s work. The turn key found the escape at morning rounds and the names of the prisoners were not recorded.
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Peru
Spring Valley
Taxi Firms Halt LaSalle Service Over Gas Shortage
Twenty five years ago LaSalle taxi companies suspended business due to gasoline shortage. A slow tire leak from a valve could be repaired with soap. Fourteen women from a city of about 7000 volunteered at the American Red Cross work room in city hall to make surgical dressings. The reporter asked why they came. the boys need the dressings.
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Lucy
LaSalle
American Red Cross
City Hall
Herald
Kroger Store Opens at 1427 N Division St
Manager Bob Pioli welcomed customers as the Kroger at 1427 North Division Street opened its doors at 9 a.m. on June 24 with color and convenience emphasized as key features of the new store.
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Kroger
N. Division St
Bob Pioli
Break-in Reported at Powers Thompson Shed on U.S. 66
A theft weekend break-in at the Powers Thompson tool shed near U.S. 66 and Braceville road included a blow torch, sheriff Ed Wilt said. A water fight among 10 fire departments also occurred on June 23 in the parking lot south of the swimming pool, with Newark Braceville Morris and Yorkville advancing through opening rounds. The battles continued through the week.
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Powers- Thompson
U.S. 66
Braceville Road
Sheriff's Office
Ed Wilt
Newark
Braceville
Morris
Yorkville
Resignation accepted at Bethlehem Lutheran special meet
The Bethlehem Lutheran Church congregation accepted the resignation of Rev. L. G. Hinderaker at a special meeting on Tuesday evening and Hinderaker will give his farewell sermon on September 8. David Heirsfield, 37, of Midlothian, was treated at Morris Hospital after a racetrack accident at the Mazon Speedway and released after X rays and care for chest and leg injuries. The Census Bureau report shows Grundy County private wage earners rising from 4487 to 4822 between March 1966 and March 1967.
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Bethlehem Lutheran Church
L. G. Hinderaker
David Heirsfield
Midlothian
Morris Hospital
Mazon Speedbow
U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census
Grundy County
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Thomas E. West
Illinois
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Fort Knox Depository
By Warren Wintrode
FT. Knox, Ky
Victor Harkin
U.S. Treasury Mint
Philadelphia
Henry Knox
Daily Crossword
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Tale of Troy
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Love Lucy
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Dick Cavett
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Lee Phillip
Wonderful World
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Adam
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Ghost
Mrs. Muir
Lawrence Welk
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Petticoat Junction
Johnny Cash
Mannix
Daddy
Meet the Press
Southern Baptist Hour
Frank McGee
Lassie
Hues
Finn
Land of the Giants
Gentle Ben
Walt Disney
Ed Sullivan
FBI
Friend Tony
Gulf of Mexico
Avion. Inc
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ANP
Phil Corrigan
CASE
Ursula Mitman
Indianapolis
Dayton
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Uncle Sam
Chicago
Fred Perry
California
F. N. Hill
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