Oldest West Point grad Glasgow marks 100th birthday
Brig. Gen. William Jefferson Glasgow, oldest living U.S. Military Academy graduate, turns 100 in El Paso. He says his main occupation is sleeping and notes he rarely leaves his 91 year old adobe home. Glasgow graduated in 1891, with two surviving classmates in Washington, D.C. Also mentions his wife Josephine, now 92, and French-Italian heritage linked to longevity.
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Mongolia Population and Living in Gers Amid Cold Winter
A Mongolian republic spans 626000 square miles with 1019000 people. Many Mongols reside in traditional ger tents that keep families warm as winter temperatures dip to minus 50 degrees.
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Violent Uprising After Protest in Watts Area
Police alert after two outbursts of violence by Negroes following a protest near a Watts police station. Newsweek bureau chief Karl Fleming and reporter David Mobere injured by lumber-wielding assailants. A liquor store window smash and theft occurred. one man arrested, a dozen youths detained and released.
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Five Hundred More Troops Poured Into Da Nang
In Saigon and Da Nang a surge of anti government forces faced new troops as Premier Ky installed a new commander. Buddhist monks began a hunger strike while a military buildup continued around Da Nang and Hue. A Mekong delta battle left 132 Viet Cong dead and 100 killed by air attacks as government forces reported light casualties.
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Retired Navy Man Second To Have Artificial Heart
Walter L. McCans, 61, of Woodinville Washington, becomes the second patient in three weeks to receive a partial artificial heart at Methodist Hospital Houston. The five hour operation included an aortic valve insertion and he awoke and was described as doing well. The effort follows Dr. Michael DeBakey's similar case last April on Marcel DeRudder.
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