Aussie Welcome for Ohio Hero McComas in Australia
S Sgt Ernest McComas of Hillsboro Ohio arrived in Australia as the 100000th U S serviceman on rest and recuperation leave. He received VIP treatment with TV cameras, met New South Wales Premier Robert Askin who gave him the key to the city, and planned visits to Canberra and the Gold Coast during a three day stay.
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Sydney
UPI
Ernest McComas
McComas
Hillsboro
Ohio
22Nd Infantry
25Th Infantry
Australia
Saigon
Vietnam
New South Wales
Robert Askin
Canberra
John Gordon
Gold Coast
Queensland
Principal Warns Of Perversion at Ohio Senate Hearing
Wooster Parkview Elementary principal Rocco Veneziano testified before a Senate Judiciary Committee on a proposal to create a commission to study obscenity and pornography in Ohio. He warned that obscene material reaching children could lead to a "perverted youth" future, urging action to close loopholes and assess current laws. Senator James Leedy supported the measure, noting Attorney General Brown’s approval and public concern over rising obscenity.
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Veneziano
Ohio
James K. Leedy
R Wooster
Judiciary Committee
Paul W. Brown
Leedy
Supreme Court
New Jersey Arrives as 23-Ship Task Force Heads Toward Korea
The battleship New Jersey reached Yokosuka to back a 23-ship U S force off Korea amid tensions after North Korea shot down a U S spy plane. Task Force 16 includes four aircraft carriers and the Banner, linked to the Pueblo seizure.
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Tokyo
OPS
New Jersey
Japan
Korea
U.S
Yokosuka
Kiichi Aichi
United States
Japan Sea
North Korea
Nixon
Sea of Japan
Washington
Kyodo
Banner
Defense Department
Whale of an idea fizzles on Virginia Beach shore
A 33 foot whale washed ashore and died. Navy crews disposed of the carcass. A man suggested blasting the whale with 120 pounds of dynamite to tow and explode it at sea but the charge failed to detonate. The whale drifted away and remained on the beach until demolition crews removed the dynamite and left the carcass.
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Navy
Moby Dick
Navy Brass
North Carolina Line
QE2 Quiet Maiden Voyage Opens Amid Subtle Hush
Britain welcomed the Queen Elizabeth 2 with restrained ceremony in Southampton as the Cunard liner began its maiden cruise to Las Palmas and Portugal. Engineers tested engines after prior faults while 1,350 guests paid up to 3600 dollars for luxurious amenities aboard the 963 foot floating resort.
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Southampton
England
UPI
Britain
Cunard Line
Mary
Elizabeth
Las Palmas
Portugal
British Isles
Cunard
Suez
Panama
Adam Powell III To Wed Socialite
Beverly Slocum daughter of Newport socialite and 1960 debutante of the year becomes engaged to Adam Clayton Powell III son of Harlem congressman The couple plans to marry in May in Washington D C Beverly Slocum 26 Powell 22 works as a producer at CBS and is connected to notable lineage.
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New York
UPI
Beverly Slocum
Newport
Adam Clayton Powell III
Harlem
John J. Slocum
Miles Standish
Beverly
Powell
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Washington, D.C
Miss Slocum
Radcliffe
Spoon River TV Adaptation Praised In Review
CBS-TV's Spoon River features Charles Aidman Jason Robards Jennifer West and Joyce Van Patten in a refined hour of acted readings from Masters poem collection. Aidman directs adapts produces with Theater West Workshop alongside mod folk songs by Naomi Hirshhorn and Hal Lynch.
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Rick DU Brow
Hollywood
UPI
Cbs-Tv
Spoon River
Edgar Lee Masters
Illinois
Charles Aidman
Jason Robards
Jennifer West
Joyce van Patten
Naomi Caryl Hirshhorn
Hal Lynch
Aidman
Miss van Patten
Masters
Theater West Workshop
Los Angeles
Robards
Miss West
Miss Hirshhorn
Miss’ Hirshhorn
Ohioans Among 51 U.S. Servicemen Killed in Vietnam
The Defense Department reported four Ohioans among 51 U.S. servicemen killed in Vietnam. The fallen include Spec. 4 James W. Patterson Jr. of Bedford Heights, Pfc. Luther E. Ball Jr. of Cleveland, Spec. 4 Gary G. Detrick of Wapakoneta, and Spec. 4 Bobby R. Baker of Fairfield. Baker died not in hostile action.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Defense Department
Vietnam
James W. Patterson Jr
James W. Patterson Sr
Bedford Heights
Luther E. Ball Jr
Luther E. Ball
Cleveland
Gary G. Detrick
Walden L. Detrick
Wapakoneta
Bobby R. Baker
Coretta R. Baker
Fairfield
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Beauty
Virginia Beach, Va
Purdue University
Leroy Keyes
Lafayette
Ind
Keyes
UCC
Briggs & Stratton
H.P. Briggs and
Stratton
West Main ST
Fay
Adam Powell III
Roger Williams
Rhode Island
Chad Brown
Brown University
The
Columbian Broadcasting System
Hazel Scott
Congressman Powell
TV IN Review
Royal Buffet
THURS
KLK Rwa
Peete Ieee Ae Leo
Tka Ot
Dase
Tecrencolor
Paramount Picture
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