Eastern Washington students set world kiss record
Horace Francis and Beverly Hallmark, both Eastern Washington State College students, won a world kissing record after 12 hours of kissing surpassing the Southwestern Texas State College mark. They edged out rival Spokane and Cald Well entrants. Winners received 25 dollars and two trophies.
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Washington State College
Beverly Hallmark
Bellingham
Wash
Horace Francis
Kingston
Jamaica
Southwestern Texas State College
Robert Driscoll
Cald Well
Idaho
Francis
Chase Manhattan Cuts Prime Rate
Chase Manhattan Bank announced a cut in its prime lending rate from 7 percent to 7 percent. The move follows a similar reduction by First National Bank of Washington earlier in the week.
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New York
Chase Manhattan Bank
Washington, D.C
First National Bank of Washington
Three Sisters Die in Baltimore Fire Tragedy
In Baltimore police and fire units report three sisters Anette MacAndrew 14 Debbie 13 and Joanne 8 died in a house fire at 2 20 a m. Their brothers James P MacAndrew Jr 24 and Michael 20 were treated for second degree burns and released. An unnamed firefighter also treated for leg and back injuries. The attic bedroom where the girls slept is cited as the likely origin of the blaze.
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Baltimore
Anette MacAdrew
Debbie
Joanne
James P. MacAndrew Jr
Michael
45 Year Old Private Returns to Army Boot Camp
At Fort Knox Kentucky 45 year old John E. Dicken reenlists to serve and train again enduring an eight week basic course. He hopes for eight more years to qualify for retirement at half pay. Dicken, from Cumberland Maryland, outworks younger soldiers and adjusts to modern Army life amid changes since 1964. He recalls rough overhead bars and praised improved living quarters while noting GI gripes remain common.
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FT. Knox, Ky
Cap
John E. Dicken
Dicken
Army
Navy
Air Force
Knox
Pop
Pvt
John Dicken
Studies Question Full Employment by Mid 1972
Five new economic studies released by Brookings question the Nixon administration’s goal of full employment by mid 1972. They cite slow consumer demand for cars, weak business investment, and limited money-supply growth as dampening factors, with only one housing analysis showing late-year gains after a sluggish first half.
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Washington
Brookings Institution
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