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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1967
Page
6
Long Beach California police say Ruth Weibler found a colored bag marked Bank of America on a downtown street corner. She took it to a bank where officials confirmed the bag contained fifteen thousand dollars in bills. An armored car official said the money likely fell from a loading cart. If she had known, she says she would have fainted.
In Danville Illinois a coal mine beneath radio station WITY collapsed forcing a halt in programming for over an hour. Inspectors warned the ground could sink further or stabilize, while staff returned to resume on air amid uncertain risk.
In Cincinnati Ohio an aging bequest from Joanna Peters has grown from 1000 to 10000 dollars. Peters left the money for an asylum for inebriates, but the City Council redirected it to a general fund since the original purpose cannot be fulfilled and no such asylum exists.
New York City leaders bid about 2 million to buy the Queen Mary for conversion into a floating high school after service ends this fall. Mayor Lindsay also floated using the Queen Elizabeth, slated to retire in 1968, in the same fashion as a second floating high school as bids open in London with Communist China bidding for scrap.
Madison AP Gene A Rowland Wisconsin industrial commissioner proposes a study of jobs women are physically able to do He suggests the male back may not be equipped to the jobs men have been doing He notes hospitals see few female back trouble complaints but many from men
A bulging mail sack was robbed from a Cromwell Indiana post office. Authorities reported 19 empty mail sacks were found or tagged as missing in the incident. No injuries were listed and no arrests were reported at this time.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower says Congress should decide whether to declare a state of war with North Vietnam. He calls for ending “a war of gradualism,” prioritizing Vietnam, and warns against relying on previously approved resolutions while urging decisive, rapid action. He also comments on treaties with the Soviet Union and GOP electoral prospects.
Indianapolis officials have repaired the new $31,000 exterior lighting system at the Indiana War Memorial after floodlights attracted thousands of moths. The bug problem followed the installation and prompted complaints from city residents.
A long transcribed television log outlines a dense daily lineup featuring The Saint, Candid Camera, What's My Line, News, Johnny Carson, multiple movies, and numerous recurring series such as Leave It To Beaver Gilligan's Island and Peyton Place. The schedule lists times, channel blocks, and parenthetical c markers for certain color or commercial breaks.
President Johnson and Mrs. Johnson will babysit Luci Nugent and Pat Nugent’s infant son Lyn as the Nugents plan a Bahamas vacation. The infant will visit the White House on August 1.
In Philadelphia, Franklin Institute researchers study cattle bones and joints under a $44,000 DOT contract to derive structural data for knee and leg protection in car crashes. Pathology work by Dr. Donald Negel complements engineering tests, aiming to predict and prevent injury through bone behavior under impact.
NEW YORK AP Basil Rathbone famed as Sherlock Holmes dies of a heart attack in his Manhattan apartment at 75. The actor known for 16 Holmes films shifted to stage and later television, leaving a career of over 100 films. Survived by wife Ouida Bergere, daughter Cynthia, and son Rodion from a previous marriage.
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