Long Wait for Degree at Colorado College
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo 1 W Mack Davis 72 Palm Springs Calif finally received his bachelor of arts degree from Colorado College Davis finished studies 80 years ago but lacked the degree due to a technicality The faculty voted to award the degree with a Taiia designation acknowledging the lapse In college Davis had an excellent academic record and for three years 1L4 916 he was named outstanding all around athlete of the Rocky Mountain Conference
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Colorado Springs
Colo
W. Mack Davis
Palm Springs
Calif
Colorado College
Davis
Joy Like the Rain album by Philadelphia nuns
Eleven nuns from Philadelphia in the Medical Mission sisters travel to New York on Wednesday to record a folk song album titled Oy is Like the Rain. Sister Miriam Therese wrote the words and music and royalties benefit Medical Mission hospitals worldwide.
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Philadelphia
Medical Mission Sisters
New York
Medical Mission Treasury
Miriam Therese
Milkman Moss Retires After 22 Years In Holmby Hills
Elmer Moss a milkman who left goodbye notes in bottles for 22 years on his Holmby Hills route retired at 65 in March. Residents thanked him with a certificate and a $1,030.99 check at neighborhood ceremonies. Mrs. Provis Hopkins joked about taking his wife to Hawaii. Moss plans to think on how to spend the gift.
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Los Angeles
Elmer Moss
Moss
Holmby Hills
Hawaii
Anonymous donor sends $50 for back taxes in Richmond
An anonymous donor signing as "God Knows Who" sent the IRS a $50 bill for back taxes. The letter urged not to keep the money and to place it in the cash register with other funds. IRS officials said the amount will be treated as regular income tax collected from an unidentified source.
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Richmond
God Knows Who
Internal Revenue Service
TRS
A Crisis Averted at Orkney Whiskey Distillery
Glasgow dispatch reports Scottish seamen avoided a crisis by enabling a supply voyage to Orkney Island for its sole whiskey distillery. Islanders feared closure as yeast malt ran low, risking local employment though no whiskey is sold for years. The distillery has mature stock ready.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Orkney
Dorm waits for birds at Athens 1,000-student dorm
In Athens University of Georgia’s new 1,000-student dormitory construction delays persist as a sparrow nest with two eggs halts brick work until the birds hatch. Workers plan to fill the gap after incubation. A second item notes long-haired boys at public pools must wear bathing caps as announced by park directors in Moline Davenport and Rock Island. A third short item reports a dog bite incident in Kansas City after a citizen complaint.
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Athens
University of Georgia
Moline
Maling
Rock Island
Ill
Davenport
Iowa
Three Clites
Priday
Space Walk Postponed On Gemini 9 Mission
Gemini 9 commander Thomas Stafford said the space walk would be postponed at least until Sunday after efforts to jar a protective shroud from the target satellite failed. Mission Control noted Stafford questioned the timing of EVA while Neil Armstrong reported Scott and McDivitt were inspecting the shroud at Douglas in Los Angeles.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Eugene A. Cernan
Thomas P. Stafford
Mission Control Center
Stafford
Cernan
Mission Control
Neil Armstrong
Houston
Tex
Stafford and
David R. Scott
James A. McDivitt
Los Angeles
Armstrong
Scott
McDivitt
Douglas
Codler
Date set to close gap in I-80 bridge at Le Claire
June 29 has been set to place the 365 ton center span that will close the gap in the steel work for the Interstate 80 bridge over the Mississippi River at Le Claire. If weather prevents this date, July 7 is the alternate. Channel closure for 24 hours will allow shipping. The span should be in place by daylight with opening of the structure expected by October.
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Ames
Mississippi River
LeClaire
Highway Commission
Commission
Kenneth Meaks
Davenport
Meeaks
Meeks
Summer Is For Fishing School Starts Vacation Fun
Muscatine youngsters begin summer break at Weed park lagoon with fishing activity. The photo features James Ryder, son of Walter G. Ryder and Mrs. Ryder, posing by the water as kids enjoy the long vacation days.
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Muscatine
Weed Park
James Ryder
Walter G. Ryder
Monroe
Jon Leu
The Bride Can Cook Forget Those Old Jokes About Hard Biscuits
Miss Melinda Meerdink and Larry Vetter plan a June wedding at St Marys church. Melinda’s baking talent shines as she prepares to relocate to Minneapolis after marriage. Les Brown Jr and Sandra Huber also plan nuptials, with both families courting new kitchens and future careers in cooking and engineering.
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Helen Weiershauser
Melinda Meerdink
Charles Meerdink
Barry Ave
Larry Vetter
Robert Vetter
Crestline Drive
St. Mary's Church
Larry
Melinda
Minneapolis
Mintkahda Club
Les Brown Jr
Sandra Huber
Les
Sandra
First Methodist Church
Loretta Crawbaugh
Route 5
Leslie Brown Sr
Kenneth Huber
Route 3
Muscatine Community College
Alcoa
Bettendorf
University of Towa
Iowa City
Towa State University
Ames
Muscatine
Towa City
Norma
Feauly Mart
The
Grain Processing Corporation
Demorest Ave
Florida
Edward
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Norma Hurlbut
Gayle Hurlbut
Sampson Street
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Roscoe Ave
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