Senior vows at Clintwood church seal seventh marriage
In Clintwood Virginia the 103 year old farmer Wright weds Elsie Coleman 65 of Pikeville Kentucky in a Clintwood Baptist church ceremony. He jokes that she is all the honeymoon he wants and they are going home. In Valdosta Georgia Samuel Weldon 68 and his horse Brownie 27 are drinking buddies. after beer Weldon feeds Brownie and the pair sometimes visit town obeying traffic rules.
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Clintwood
Booker Wright
Virgie
Clintwood Baptist Church
Elsie Coleman
Pikeville Ky
Wright
Valdosta, Ga
South Georgia
Samuel M. Weldon
Brownie
Weldon
Traffic Toll Topeka Log Shows Daily Deaths
AP traffic death log for Topeka records 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday with 0 deaths in August 1961, 15 for the month, compared to 318 in the comparable 1960 period and 303 the year prior.
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Topeka
Kansas
Allied Reds Face To Face In Berlin Standoff
U S Patton tanks and a machine gun squad faced Communist forces across the East Berlin border at Fried richstrasse today. Capt Jack C Davis led two tanks with infantry guard as Brig Gen Hartel inspected the scene and an Army helicopter hovered overhead to project resolve to West Berliners.
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U.S
Friedrichstrasse
East Berlin
Jack C. Davis
Tahlequah, Oklo
Frederick O. Hartel
Berlin
Friederichstrasse
Senate Leader Carlson Undergoes Prostate Operation
Senator Frank Carlson of Kansas, age 68, had a prostate operation at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Aides said the physicians reported he is doing fine with no complications and expects to return to his office in about 10 days.
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Washington (Ap
Frank Carlson
Break From Rain Forecast in Kansas Cooler Spell Ends
TOPEKA RP Kansans will enjoy a brief break from a cool rainy stretch as temperatures dipped to unusually low levels but no records were set. Lows ranged from 48 at Salina 49 at Abilene 50 at Topeka and 60 at Pittsburg.
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Topeka
Kansans
Salina
Abilene
Pittsburg
Weather County Forecast Partly Cloudy and Warm
Partly cloudy and not so cool tonight with lows around 60. Thursday will be variable cloudiness and widely scattered thunderstorms with highs near 80.
UAW Rejects Ford Offer Ahead of Contract Vote
The United Auto Workers called Ford's contract proposal totally unacceptable and urged the Ford UAW National Council to reject it. Council members from across the nation would meet in Detroit on August 29, two days before expiry, to decide actions. Malcolm Denise labeled the proposal hopelessly inadequate after a two hour morning meeting. The UAW and American Motors also kept talks secret amid mounting tensions.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union Today
Ford Motor Co
Ford-Uaw Council
UAW
Ford National Council
Ford
Malcolm Denise
Union
American Motors Corp
Thursday At The Fair livestock events schedule
Events run from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. with 4-H swine and dairy exhibits judging 9:00 and 10:45 a.m. Open class judging follows at 10:30 and 1:00 p.m. Sheep judging at 1:30 p.m. Championship 4-H fitting and showing contests conclude after final judging. Evening livestock parade at 7:45 p.m. and rodeo at 8:00 p.m.
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Silver Leaf 4-H Club
Hurst Coffman
Rambling
Franklin County Fair Opens With Rodeo Move Inside
About 600 attendees watched Franklin County 4-H'ers perform as weather moved the opening rodeo from the fairgrounds arena to the municipal auditorium. Judging of exhibits including foods clothing crops and 4-H booths is set for today with livestock and dairy judging contests and 4-H beef fitting ahead. Winners include Sharon Whitley and James Dunn with reserve champions named for best dressed and best groomed, while Coffman recuperates after appendectomy.
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Franklin County 4-H’ers
Municipal Auditorium
Fairgrounds Arena
Ottawa
Coffman
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Mid- America
Sharon Whitley
Clover Leaf
James Dunn
Silver Leaf
Joyce Starosta
Leon Sobba
Berea Boosters
Sidewalk Sale Draws Crowd on Ottawa Main Street
Ottawa residents flocked to the Sidewalk Bazaar tied to the Franklin County Fair. Vendors in centennial attire offered bargains from suits to 4 H grab bags while lemonade and shoe shines drew crowds. Shoppers carried purchases toward the rodeo opening at the fair grounds as stores stayed open until 8:30 p.m.
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Kathy Blankenship
Rantoul
Cheryl Pottorff
Wellsville
Ottawa
Herald
Jack Fenton
Younsters
Franklin County
Fair Grounds
No Tree Brings Shopper Grief at Ottawa Bazaar
A small boy and his mother linger at a drugstore bazaar in Ottawa as crowds browse bargains. The child explains he came to buy a Christmas tree, but no tree is available. The moment captures the missed sale and seasonal demand at the event.
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Ottawa
Ranger I mission falls short of planned lunar test
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP United States launched a satellite platform to test future deep space missions but Ranger I failed to separate from its Atlas Agena second stage. Officials report the craft remains in near earth orbit with data still being analyzed to assess partial success of the primary objective.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Moon
Mars
Venus
Agena
Ranger
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Ranger I
No Tickets or Buses for Athletics Yankee Game
Ottawa officials will not provide tickets or buses for the Athletics Yankee game in Kansas City Saturday afternoon. Peg Carr, Ottawa Chamber of Commerce manager, said interest was not enough to justify arranging transportation or tickets.
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Ottawa
Kansas City
Peg Carr
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Gamblers May Be Evading Huge Tax Bill
Washington AP Senator McClellan said professional gamblers may be dodging up to 5 billion dollars yearly in taxes. Internal Revenue commissioner Caplin testified federal wagering tax collections last year were about 7 million, far below 400 million projected a decade ago. He cited off track wagering on horse races totaling about 50 billion annually and urged enforcement of the law.
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Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Investigations
Mortimer M. Caplin
Internal Revenue Commissioner
McClellan
Brothers Reunited After 16 Years in Marine Corps Leave
Marine Cpl. Paul Gooch, after tours in China Japan and the South Seas, visits his long lost brother Michael Lee Mason in Ottawa RFD 4. Separated at ages 6 and 18 months, the brothers reunite during Paul's 15 day leave. They plan to raise Angus, seek their real father William Harrods, and rebuild past family ties. Paul will return to duty then head to Tokyo before discharge.
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Cpl
Paul Gooch
China
Japan
South Sea Islands
Paul
Michael Lee Mason
Michael
Marine Corps
State Welfare Office
Topeka
Miachel
Mason
Miacheal
Marines
William Harrods
Harrod
Alice Franks
Pomona
Charles Burns
Ottawa
Tokyo
Finley Considered Moving A's to Dallas, Says Lane
Kansas City AP Frank Lane, fired as Kansas City Athletics GM, says owner Charles Finley had contemplated moving the American League club to Dallas. Lane claims Finley discussed the move for some time, but now denies it after the Cotton Bowl was found unsuitable for baseball.
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Kansas City
Frank Lane
Kansas City Athletics
Charles Finley
Dallas
Finley
Lane
Ernest Mehl
The
Kansas City Star
American League
Prisoners cause disturbance at Kilby Prison in Alabama
In Montgomery twenty one convicts at Kilby Prison wrecked beds and toilets in their cells Tuesday night. They complained of food and their desire to be released from segregation. Guards broke up the disturbance in the segregation unit where disciplinary isolation is used.
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Montgomery
Ala
Kilby
Frank Lee
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Bobby J. Soper
S. Locust
John Macdonald
Tistics
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Frank Mason
Ottawa Rfd 4
Goodies
Emporia
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Michael Mason
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