Highway of Death in Transvaal Baffles Authorities
A string of deadly crashes on a Transvaal highway between Pietersburg and Potgietersrust shocks locals. Officials cite no mechanical faults while Bantu residents blame witch doctor Motaung’s dolosses and a curse, fearing more deaths along the span.
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Potgietersrust
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Messina
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Motaung
Smith
Africa
Lorenzo Bellanova Faces Long Run for Insulting Judges
Italian inmate Lorenzo Bellanova, aged 43, has spent twenty years in jail with 31 and a half more years planned for contempt of court after repeatedly insulting judges. The latest case arose from a prison letter to the Administrator of Justice. a May hearing in Trani was postponed as police restrained him.
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Lorenzo Bellanova
Lorenzo
Italy
Trani
Contempt Case Leads to Extended Sentencing
Lorenzo faced another contempt charge in court watched by a dozen police. The judge added eighteen months to the thirty years remaining, then he muttered about the usual outburst. Lorenzo stayed quiet, a rare moment after twenty years of no speech. Police remark he may be softening.
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Lorenzo
Bonham Man’s Four Rare Goats Go Into Trance
Dennis Bales of Bonham Texas keeps four of the world’s rare goats. A sudden noise or touch triggers a myotonia reaction sending the animals stiff and prone, sometimes for a minute or more. Ike Eisenhower reportedly offered a large sum to buy them, but the owner refused. Milking is done upside down as the goats flop over in a trance, wasting much of the milk.
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Dennis Bales
Bonham
Texas
Eisenhower
United States
Bates
Bales
Home care tips from Roberta Lee on glue polish and cleaning
Q and A column offers methods to soften dried glue with vinegar. It suggests linoleum polish from equal parts thick boiled starch and warm soapy water. For smoked bricks or stone, apply a paste of ammonia and pumice, wait two hours, then scrub with hot water and soap and rinse dry.
Various Canadian business offers and livestock ads in 1960s issue
A collage of ads and notices includes opportunities from North American Fashion Frocks Ltd offering a free wardrobe and a $23 weekly income, a Winnipeg dairy job for a married man around 23 with milking duties, Prestige American Company seeking sales staff in Canada, a Florida beachfront motel for sale with owner financing, and livestock listings for Guernsey and Jersey cows. Also promotes coin guides and a wholesale supply treasure trove, plus requests for white ash and hard maple logs with price quotes.
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