Mystery Skull Found in Old Farmhouse Chimney West of Pomona
A 100 year old Joe Driver farmhouse near Pomona yielded a human skull when its chimney collapsed during demolition by Evertt Cook and his son Clifford. The skull’s origin is uncertain with no sign of foul play. theories include an Indian grave or use of the skull for anatomy study. No other bones were found and the house long housed Driver family members.
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Joe Driver
Pomona
Edgar Allan Poe
Driver
Evertt Cook
Cook
Clifford
Caroline Wilson
Quenemo
Thomas Curry
Wilson
Apollo 11 crew rushes to meet July moon landing
Apollo 11 faces a rigorous training push under Armstrong Aldrin and Collins as July 16 lift off nears. Slayton warns against glitches while planners discuss the TV camera removal to speed preparations.
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Moon
Armstrong
Former Pentagon intelligence chief joins NASA as adviser
Dr Eugene G Fubini, a former top Pentagon intelligence official and ex head of the NSA, was sworn in June 5 as a NASA consultant to review scientific and engineering aspects of agency programs. The hire follows the Defense Departments abandonment of a major space spying program and raises questions about NASA’s role in spaceborne surveillance.
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Washington
Pentagon
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Defense Department
NASA
Civilian
Space Agency
Eugene G. Fubini
Fubini
Kennedy
Defense Research and Engineering
Associated Press
National Security Agency
Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnam
Cunningham Denies Solicitation Certificate in Kansas
Topeka AP Mrs Elwin M Shanahan Kansas secretary of state denied a certificate for Glenn Cunningham Youth Ranch Inc Augusta Kansas to solicit funds The secretary based her decision on findings from the application materials and a hearing The principal figure is Glenn Cunningham former mile world record holder and KU star in the 1930s
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Topeka
Elwin M. Shanahan
Kansas
Glenn Cunningham Youth Ranch Inc
Augusta
Kan
Shanahan
Glenn Cunningham
University of Kansas
Secretary of State
Marines and Army to Withdraw Units From Vietnam by August
The U.S. Command plans pullout of two brigades of the 9th Infantry Division and a regimental landing team from the 3rd Marine Division by the end of August, replaced by South Vietnamese troops. About 16,000 troops in the first withdrawal. a 900-man 9th Division battalion to be airlifted home by mid July.
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United States
Washington
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Hawaii
Nixon
9Th Infantry Division
South Vietnam
Marine
Dong Hai
Demilitarized
9Th Division
Vietnam
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Midway Island
Saigon
Creighton W. Abrams
Project Vietnamization Task Force
Honolulu
Old Reliables
County Forecast Sees Clouds and Showers Through Weekend
Increasing cloudiness and not so cool with scattered showers and thunderstorms spreading over the area tonight. Saturday expect considerable cloudiness and warmer with scattered showers and thunderstorms mostly in the forenoon. Tonight’s low in the upper 50s and Saturday’s high near high 60s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent tonight and 60 percent Saturday.
Memorial Tree Damaged by Teens Prompts Replacement Plan
Mrs Bronson recalls a white car stopping in front of the memorial as three teenagers vandalized the scene. The family, recently retired, plans to replace the tree and flowers honoring the deceased.
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William Bronson
Princeton
Allen
North Korean Spy Boat Sunk in South Korea Trap
South Korea's forces trapped a North Korean spy boat off Huksan Island after it approached to retrieve agent Kim Yong-ki. The combined force used flares and gunfire, sank the vessel, and recovered two bodies with all 15 aboard killed. The boat, armed with multiple guns, reportedly tried to fight free for six hours.
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Seoul
South Korea
Central Intelligence Agency
Huksan
Kim Yong-ki
Kim
Franklin County No Hemp Growth Found Amid Reports
Franklin County rare reports of marijuana are mostly misidentifications of giant ragweed. Weed official Warren Wakeman notes at most 10 acres in the county versus about 1,200 in nearby Douglas County. Tests show Kansas marijuana inferior in potency, with noxious weed control debated between agencies.
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Franklin County
Warren Wakeman
Douglas County
Osage
Miami
Johnson
Wakeman
Kansas
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Mexico
Doniphan
Douglas
Republic
Marins Des Cygnes
Canaries
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Edgar Allen Poe
Aldrin
Donald K. Slayton
Slayton
Space
Cunningham
Marine Battalion
Ak Dad
Saal
Byes
Sie Oy
Aan Vans
Marla Babcock
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