Survivors of Boxcar to Fly Home
Two boys, William Waddell Jr. and David Harvey Jr., survived 113 days in a sealed boxcar near Fayetteville North Carolina. They will fly home today with Red Cross help on Northwest Orient flight 308 via Washington. Their father William R. Waddell, a retired Army officer, said he will hug them tightly upon reunion and that the brothers lived on beer dregs early on before relief arrived.
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Billy Waddell
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17 Portuguese Freed From Congo Rebels Reach Leopoldville
Seventeen Portuguese citizens rescued from Congolese rebels arrived in Leopoldville from Stanleyville. The group had been held captive for eighteen months before their rescue and transport to the capital.
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Leopoldville
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Stanleyville
Santa Monica Defeats City Suit Over Synanon Center
In a six and a half year case, Santa Monica loses to Synanon as Superior Court Commissioner Edward J. Olstyn orders the nonprofit foundation to continue operating. The center may function as a social club for members and guests with meetings meals and administrative offices, while withdrawal patients are treated at other Synanon locations.
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Synanon
Superior Court
Edward J. Olstyn
300 4-H Club Youths Visit White House
Nearly 300 4-H club youths were given a red carpet visit at the White House. Officials served cookies and pink lemonade as President Johnson spoke to the group. He praised the youngsters as future readers of tomorrow and urged them to improve the nation.
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Stanford Students Approve Birth Control Aid Referendum
University students vote 2411? margin to authorize health service to prescribe contraceptives to any student desiring them. Results show 866 for and 853 against as Stanford with 11,000 students awaits final action. Health Service Director Maurice M. Osborne notes the referendum would double the scope of contraceptive access.
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Air Force launches satellite from Vandenberg Base
The Air Force launched a satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base using a Scout booster. Security restrictions kept ten other launch details undisclosed.
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Upi
Air Force
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Boy disappearance prayer and hopeful family bonds
David's mother describes daily prayers since his disappearance. Hap and another boy recall praying for families, keeping hope, and making promises to God during the long journey. They built forts from beer boxes and slept in late-night fear as the car jerked and they feared falling.
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