Pomona I O O F Picnic Opens With Dancing
The annual Pomona I O O F picnic opened last night with a stage program and round and square dancing. A fair crowd attended and prizes were awarded. The event continues tonight and Saturday with dancing and programs. In Newton Massachusetts AP Charles W Abbott 67 longtime secretary to Maude B Kimball widow retired on Social Security pension Mrs Kimball died recently her will allowed Thursday probate court Abbott bequeathed 1296500.
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Doctor's brain surgery hoped to curb hungerford crime
SACRAMENTO AP Doctors believed brain surgery could end the criminal life of Victor Hungerford a 40 year old former Army officer injured in Korean War combat He was paroled in April 1960 after a celebrated wartime record then returned to state custody Thursday on bad check charges in San Francisco Estancia New Mexico five homesites listed at $1 each require buyers to build a 1000 square foot home within 24 months or title reverts to Estancia Development Corp led by State Sen Earl Parker to boost the local economy.
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San Francisco
Estancia, N.M
Estancia Development Corp
Earl Parker
Estancia
Sweeping Church Union Plan Gains Support
The United Church of Christ joined U S Presbyterians in backing the Blake plan for Protestant reunion with Methodists Episcopalians and Presbyterians. If Episcopal Church approves, talks would invite Methodists and United Church to join negotiations for a union spanning about 20 million Christians.
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Lillard Dies in Topeka at 79 After Heart Attack
Thomas M. Lillard, longtime Kansas Bar Association president and former Union Pacific general attorney for Kansas and Missouri, died Thursday in Topeka from a heart attack. He would have turned 80 on July 29.
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Weather County Forecast: clouds rise this afternoon
Considerable cloudiness this afternoon gives way to partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday. Highs this afternoon reach mid 80s, tonight's lows around 60s, with Saturday highs in the upper 80s.
Easy Victory Is Scored By Teamster Boss
Miami Beach AP report says James R Hoffa won an easy re election as Teamsters president with about 1.7 million members. At halfway through the roll call Milton J Liss drew minimal votes while Hoffa dominated delegates as John F English praised his leadership amid past legal challenges and internal tensions.
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Detroit
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Chicago
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Teamsters
Cow Killed by Lightning Hurts Harolds Dairy Herd
A dairy cow was killed by lightning Wednesday night while standing with her nose against a barbed wire fence on the Har old Johnsons farm RFD 4. Two other cows were burned with long singed marks on their sides and the incident is valued at about a million dollars in loss.
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Hoffa given expanded powers amid Teamsters boost
Liss praises Hoffa for greatly increased powers and financial resources and says if used wisely he could be the greatest Teamsters president ever, but warns that misuse would bring severe consequences.
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Kennedy Plans Cape Cod Weekend Talk on Berlin with Aides
President Kennedy will fly to Hyannis Port Massachusetts for a weekend at his Cape Cod home. He will confer on Berlin and German problems with Secretary of State Dean Rusk Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and Gen Maxwell Taylor. The meeting, described as ongoing and not an emergency, should last several hours.
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Berlin
Pierre Salinger
Dean Rusk
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Work Time Reduction Proposal From UAW to GM and Ford
The United Auto Workers union presented GM with an eight point plan to create more jobs by reducing work time and keeping pay. It offered options including shorter work weeks and years, longer vacations, more holidays, sabbaticals, earlier retirement, and less overtime. The union charged supervisory staff with contract violations and said students were being used to do work that should go to members. At Ford, proposals to convert hourly workers to salaried status and improve unemployment and separation pay were also submitted, mirroring GM’s terms.
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Underground tunnels built at Nevada test site for future nuclear tests
At Yucca Flats Nevada the Atomic Energy Commission expands a vast tunnel system despite a 32 month moratorium. Officials say tunnels prepare for resumed testing, while experts speculate the complex could host a neutron bomb test in future years. Reporters toured the site noting firing vaults, ground zero markers, and shafts designed to dampen blasts.
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New Haven Railroad Files for Reorganization Under Bankruptcy Act
The New Haven Railroad filed a petition for reorganization under the Bankruptcy Act approved by Judge Robert P. Anderson. The filing followed the federal government’s denial of a $5.5 million emergency loan and cites insufficient funds to meet debts and the need to form a reorganization plan under Section 77B. The railroad, a key New York to Boston commuter line, has suffered long-term losses while officials say national defense needs justify aid, but a White House decision denies eligibility.
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Boy Drowns in Municipal Pool in Independence Kansas
A 12 year old boy Terrence Francks of Topeka drowned Thursday night at the Independence municipal swimming pool. He was at a Sunday School camp meeting with a Topeka church and went to the pool with a swimming party. His body was found in nine feet of water after the group began to leave.
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Iola woman dies at 101 a day after birthday
Mrs. E. E. Lyons of Iola Kansas died Thursday hours after she marked her 101st birthday on April 14. She was born in 1822 and lived a long life noted by family and neighbors. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Huge Atlas E rocket sets long range record flight
Cape Canaveral reports the Atlas E missile completed a 9,050 mile over water flight ending near Cape Town, marking the first long range success of this advanced design. The 85 foot tall, 100 ton rocket reached 1,000 miles high with 17,000 mph peak speed before its nose cone separated and the warhead impacted the Indian Ocean.
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Secrets Of Magicians Are Not So Secret
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. AP report on the International Brotherhood of Magicians convention with about 500 members. Magician Okito Theodore Bamberg, of Chicago, and others discuss that secrets lie in public libraries, yet the masterful skill of the performer matters most.
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Theodore Bamberg
Chicago
Career Kids exposes teen life through Patty Duke
In a Herald series starting Monday, Patty Duke shares her own experiences as a Broadway star at age 14. Written by teenagers for younger readers, Career Kids profiles teen problems and ambitions from a youthful perspective.
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Kansas Traffic Toll for July 13 1961
AP toll log shows 24 hour death count to 9 am Friday at 1 fatality. July figures for 1961 total 276 compared with 245 in the same period in 1960. An earlier fatality was not previously reported.
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Kansas
Polled Herefords make history in England voyage
Raymond Gillette of Ottawa and Harold McDonald and Sons of Williamsburg own Polled Herefords. Four years ago they sold three cows to Jim Schofield in England, bred to OK Goldmine 26. The Hereford Breed Journal now features Hornhill Goldmine, offspring of those cows, highlighting US bloodlines. OK Goldmine 26 and the cattle will be inspected during a July 15 Hereford tour.
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June Busy Month For Local Police In Ottawa
Ottawa police reported a busy June with 21 criminal offenses and 19 crimes leading to four arrests. Compared to prior months, June shows a rise in offenses, while traffic and juvenile cases are logged separately for FBI trend reporting.
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Tragedy Ends Navajo Family's Promising Turnaround
In Gallup New Mexico a Sunday morning shift change for Charlie J Smith from laborer to machine operator offered hope of better wages and more time with his wife and six children Cecilia Richard Edward Lee Wanda Ann Loretta and Virgil Lee. A collision on Route 66 with a grain truck killed Mrs Smith and four children at the scene and the remaining two died later in Gallup hospital.
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