Night Of Terror In Cascade Wilderness Survival Class
A group of 16 people aged 15 to 48 joined a wilderness survival course 70 miles southwest of Portland in Oregon's Cascade Mountains. They endured fog, gale winds, freezing temps, and hunger while surviving on wild plants, trapped water, and improvised meals, guided by Odd Bjerke. The writer, one of the survivors, notes water as the top concern and credits individual resilience with survival.
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Breitenbush Lake
Ore
Oregon
Cascade Mountains
Portland
Odd Bjerke
Norway
Bjerke
Dark Lake
Peter Paul and Mary Having Great Fun
Hollywood AP writer Bob Thomas recounts the folk trio Peter Yarrow Paul Stookey and Mary Travers rising to fame. They tour worldwide from New York to Tokyo and Paris and sell millions from five albums. They discuss folk purity and civic rights while recalling early rejections and later success with Warner Bros Records.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Yarcrow
Stookey and Travers
Folkiiks
Peter
Paul
Mary
Variety
Boff
Hollywood Bowl
Tokyo
Paris
Mary Traveeys
Paul Stookey
Peter Yarrow
Albert Grossman
Joan Baez
Bob Dylan
Odetta
New York
Bitter End
Rca-Victor
Columbia Records
Bell Telephone Hour
Blue Angel
Warner Bros. Records
Retirement For Danny Meant Sheer Boredom
Hollywood AP interview with Danny Thomas recounts how retirement in 1963 after 11 years hosting a weekly show quickly wore on him. He found family and friends busy, prompting a return to NBC five specials a year. He insists he is not retired but tired and keeps performing to stay alive, not for money.
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Danny Thomas
Hollywood
NBC
Soviet Plane Crashes Near Suez Killing 30 of 31
A Soviet built Egyptian Air Force Antonov transport with nine Soviet crew and 22 Egyptians crashed in the desert near Suez. One Russian gunner survived and reached a military post to report the incident. The aircraft was en route to Yemen when it went down beside the Cairo Suez highway.
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Cairo
Suez
Yemen
State To Spend $75 Million On Highway Work
TOPEKA AP Addison H. Meschke Director of Highways announced a $75 million construction program for the next 12 months. It covers interstate and primary highways, state park roads, and county secondary improvements with permanent repairs to damaged highways. The six-year plan emphasizes federal funding for interstates and statewide planning to guide divisions. The program may include more projects than can be contracted next year and includes 1.7 miles of grading and surface work on Ke68 from U59 to I-35.
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Topeka
Addison H. Meschke
Meschke
Commission
Interstate 35
City sues sheriff over storing evicted tenants' items
Providence AP reports the city filed suit against the county sheriff to stop him from placing property of evicted tenants on city streets and sidewalks. The action follows the storage of 65 old pianos on a street last week.
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Providence
Statehouse Gets Dedicated Late in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin State Capitol was to be dedicated today half a century behind schedule as formal ceremonies were overlooked when the state house was completed in 1915.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin State Capitol
HDU's Hold Meetings in Princeton and Loyal Neighbors
HDU's meeting notes report Mrs. Leroy Wasmund presenting What's New in Wallpaper to Princeton workers as they plan a community park project with the Princeton Recreation Association. Farewell to Mrs. A B Taylor. Loyal Neighbors held a June gathering at Mrs. R V Hamilton's with weather delaying the ice cream supper. a July 22 event at Williamsburg ball park was planned.
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Princeton
Leroy Wasmund
Princeton Recreation Association
A. B, Taylor
Chat Roger
R. G. Harms
Princeton City Hall
R. V. Hamilton
Williamsburg Ball Park
Williamsburg
Joe Blake
Donald Smith
Clare Sowars
Inters
Gold Fever Fueled California Growth in 19th Century
In 1849 nearly 100000 treasure seekers arrived in the California territory, stoking rapid growth and migration during the gold rush era.
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California
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Marlo
Ottawa Township
Ottawa
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Sand Creek Road
Wisconsin
ASC County Committee
Claude Myers
ASCS
Franklin
ASC
Commodity Credit Corporation
Jason
Douglas Sager
Washington, D. C
Sager
Statehouse
HDU
Chevrolet
Biscaynes
Corvair
Monza Sport Coupe
S. Main
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