Lost wedding rings and billfold found after long trip
Mrs. Guy Briscoe lost her rings in Albuquerque New Mexico during an oil change stoppage and were returned by mail after 360 miles. Leroy Fouts misplaced his billfold in Colorado on a 2350 mile journey. Donald Wineke of Canyon City mailed it back from near the Royal Gorge.
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Guy Briscoe
Leroy Fouts
S. Cedar
Albuquerque
N. M
Briscoe
Lowell Fouts
Linda
Leroy
Colorado
Donald Wineke
Canyon City
Colo
Royal Gorge
Gas Station Robbery in Hayward Leaves $175 Stolen
Police report a tall polite man demanded fuel with the line Fill it up at a Hayward station. Attendant William Richards, 26, said the robber held a pistol in his right hand and a canvas bag in his left, then fled on foot with $175.
Unidentified Bettor Wins $11,646 at Rockingham Park
An unidentified bettor won $11,646.20 at Rockingham Park in Salem New Hampshire. The bettor correctly picked six winners in the six race pic six wagering pool.
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Salem
N.H
Rockingham Park
Mock holdup staged during Tenino civic celebration
Mer chants in Tenino sparked a mock hold up during a three day civic celebration in nearby Olympia. Simultaneously thieves robbed a Tenino grocery, taking about $500 from a cash box.
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Olympia, Wash
Tenino
Little Rain In Sight in Kansas State Weather
The weather bureau announced only light scattered showers for the state as a new cool front moves toward Kansas. Temperatures will remain largely unchanged, and any rainfall will be widely scattered according to the report.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas
Weather County Forecast Fair skies with storms tonight
Fair this afternoon and partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Scattered thunderstorms tonight with highs around 90 to 95 this afternoon and near 90 Saturday. Lows tonight near 70.
City Budget Is Slightly Higher In Ottawa
Ottawa city government plans a slightly higher budget for next year with a 3 mill tax levy rise to 24.97 mills. New items include flood control levee maintenance retirement program and higher social security costs. The total proposed expenditures reach 2,295,144.97 with 597,580.68 tax-derived revenue, reflecting shifts in reserve funds and bond planning. A budget hearing is set for August 15 at 2 p.m. in city hall to hear objections or comments.
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Ottawa
Herald
Kansas
Water and Light Fund
Fire Department
Rusk Begins Berlin Talks in Paris While Hijacking Legislation Pushed
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk arrived in Paris to initiate talks with Britain and France on West Berlin and Germany as Western powers rely on postwar rights. In Washington a pilots union leader urged Congress to impose life imprisonment for hijacking and related interference, citing organized efforts to seize aircraft.
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Paris
U. S
Dean Rusk
West Berlin
Germany
Rusk
Berlin
East Germany
Washington
Congress
John C. Carroll
Airline Pilots Association
Senate Aviation Sub-Committee
Franklin County Fair and Rodeo Dates Announced
The 69th Annual Franklin County Fair and Rodeo will be held in Ottawa on August 22 to 25 following the Richmond Free Fair August 17 to 19. The Herald features a full premiums listing and fair information on special pages.
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Franklin County
Ottawa
Richmond
Truck Hits Pole Disrupts Ottawa Telephone Service
A 1960 tractor trailer struck a pole near the Buildex Plant south of Ottawa, severing toll circuits to Garnett Richmond Princeton Iola and Westphalia and affecting about 70 rural Franklin County customers. Ray Hall of Southwestern Bell said government station TVOR at Ottawa Airport and other lines were also impacted. Vernal Russell Price 50 Gower Mo driver slept at wheel and was cited for driving on left side. The truck owned by Gillette Motor Transport Inc Dallas TX carried freight from Oklahoma City to Kansas City. Price was hospitalized with deep cuts and possible rib fractures. 86 percent of service restored by 9 a.m. and full restoration expected by 11 a.m.
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Ottawa
Buildex
Garnett
Richmond
Princeton
Iola
Westphalia
Ray Hall
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
TVOR
Franklin County
Vernal Russell Price
Gower
Gillette Motor Transport Inc
Dallas
Tex
Oklahoma City
Kansas City
Price
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Squadrons To Remain At Forbes Air Force Base
Rep. William H. Avery says three B47 squadrons slated for transfer from Forbes AFB will stay in Topeka, keeping about 5,500 Air Force personnel and dependents in the area. The plan reversal preserves Forbes units instead of moving them to Homestead AFB in Florida as announced 18 months ago for January 1962.
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Topeka
Forbes Air Force Base
William H. Avery
R-Kan
Air Force
55Th Strategic Reconnaisance Wing
Homestead Afb
Florida
Farm Bill Passes Congress Despite Changes
Washington AP reports Congress approved a compromise farm bill that deviates from the administration's initial draft by Secretary Orville Freeman. President Kennedy is expected to sign the bill despite alterations.
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Washington
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Kennedy
Governments as partners reshape business planning worldwide
AAP News analysis notes government actions influence business strategy from antitrust moves to tax rules and quotas. AT T faces potential overseas network divestiture while space ventures rise. stock shifts follow policy signals, with GM and Du Pont stockholders weighing implications of share transactions and tax effects.
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New York
Justice Department
American Telephone & Telegraph
At&t
Kennedy
General Motors
du Pont
Britain Moves Closer To Joining Common Market
London AP reports Conservative MPs endorse Prime Minister Macmillan plan to begin negotiations for Britain’s entry into the European Common Market by a 313 to 5 vote. Labor abstained on the government motion. Lords approval followed. Britain seeks talks next October on terms to protect trade with the Commonwealth, subsidized agriculture, and sovereignty.
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London
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Macmillan
Labor
House of Lords
France
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Europe
European Free Trade Association
Titan missile passes long test toward readiness
Cape Canaveral reports the 5000 mile Titan flight completed successfully marking a step toward combat readiness. Tracking cameras logged star background blinking strobe light positions for precise data. In weeks Air Force crews will test an operational launch from Vandenberg signaling deployment readiness.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Soviet Note Signals Possible Berlin Talks Before German Vote
The Soviet government told the United States and Western powers it is ready to negotiate a settlement of the Berlin question but warns against military threats. Khrushchev noted a peace treaty with East Germany could proceed without Western participation if the West blocks progress on a unified German treaty. The note requests constructive joint action and recalls the failed Paris summit of May 16 1960 as a warning.
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Moscow
United States
Berlin
Britain
France
West Germany
Khrushchev
East Germany
Russia
Germany
West Berlin
Kremlin
Amintore Fanfani
Italy
U.S.S.R
Paris
U.S.A
Soviet Union
Fath er-and-son hijackers halted by Border Patrol blow
A father and son, Leon Bearden and Cody Bearden, hijacked a Continental Airlines Boeing 707 near El Paso. FBI, Border Patrol, and airport staff forced the plane to land. Leonard Gilman knocked Bearden unconscious, ending the nine hour hijack and freeing most hostages.
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EL Paso
Tex
Congress
U.S
Border Patrol
Leon Bearden
Cody Bearden
Kennedy
Continental Airlines
Havana
Cuba
Bearden
FBI
Leonard Gilman
Gilman
The
Long Beach
Calif
B. D. Richards
Capt. Richards
Redondo Beach
Beardens
Continental
Crosby
Pfc
Truman H. Cleveland
St. Augustine
Fla
Jack Casey
Houston
Luis L. Brives
Los Angeles
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Robert Dyer
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Lane
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Moscow Radio
By Bill Richardson
J. Edgar Hoover
Mexico City
Brownsville
Tony Besset
Lois Carnagy
Robert Six
Francis Crosby
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