Various 1960s News Snippets From Across the U.S.
Florence reporter Bev Ballard recounts a kidnapping scare near Martinsville as a hitchhiker forced him to drive and steal ignition keys. A dog show in Long Beach features a white Samoyed among 2,200 entries. In Americus whisky legalization passes by 66 votes after 18 years of attempts. Roy the chimp at the St. Louis Zoo is dismissed for temperamental outbursts. Five shoplifters in San Francisco must watch The Ten Commandments and write essays. A New Mexico justice of the peace faces disorderly conduct charges for warning motorists about a radar trap after his own ticket.
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Florence
S. C
Bev Ballard
The
Morning News
Cheraw
Martinsville
Society Hill
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Theron
North Carolina
Ballard
Zeans
Little Terri Hicks
63Rd St
Long Beach
Big Harbor Cities
Americus
Sumter County
Wots
ST. Louis
UP_Roy
Mike Kostial
Roy
Kostial
Usan ‘Francisco
Clayton Harn
Albuquerque
N. M
Justice of the Peace
Lorenzo C. Duran
Duran
Midwest Gets Relief From Heat Wave and Floods
Thunderstorms moved into the east ahead of a cold front signaling the breakup of a week of extreme temperatures. The eastern half faced five days of broiling heat. mid continent floods caused 254 deaths, including 206 drownings, with 28 more deaths nationwide. The cold front should sweep most Atlantic states today, bringing cooler, drier air tonight and Thursday.
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Atlantic States
Canada
Midwest
Lake Erie
Ohio
Arkansa
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Minnesota
South Dakota
Redwood River
Marshall
Minn
Redwood Falls
Big Sioux
Japanese Girard trial threatens U S Japan pact
Tokyo officials warned that an American court ruling blocking a Japanese trial for William Girard could jeopardize the U S Japan mutual security treaty unless the U S Supreme Court overturns it. Justice Minister Nakamura said the ruling is not binding and the trial will proceed mid August.
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Tokyo
Japan
Girard
U. S. Army
Ottawa
Supreme Court
Camp Whittington
Joseph of McGarraghy
Tosa Sato
Minoru Tsuda
Justice Ministry
U.S
Iit
Washington
Sato
McGarraghy
Naka Sakai
U. S
Nakamura
Peale to Speak at Orange Drive-In Church Dedication
Dr Norman Vincent Peale will preach at the Orange Drive-In Church on Sunday June 30 at 11 00 A M for the dedication of the new facilities. Rev Robert Schuller announced seating for 1300 cars and worshippers with no admission charge and a church offering welcomed. The Drive In Church is at the Orange Drive-In Theater on the Santa Ana Freeway between Santa Ana and Anaheim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Vincent Peale
Orange County
Orange Drive-In
Robert Schler
Schuller
Santa Ana
Anaheim
Truman to testify before House committee on Presidential Papers
Former President Harry S. Truman is due at the capital Friday to testify as a witness before a House Committee on Presidential Papers. He will appear in connection with the committee's inquiry into archival handling and public access to presidential records.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Capitol
House Committee On
Fragmentary Local Notice From Long Beach
Partial OCR reads Place Long Beach at Bixth street and Pine Avenue with scattered phrases about circulation bureau and delivery. Text is garbled and lacks coherent event, names, dates, or clear actions.
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Bixth Street
Pine Avenue
Long Beach
Acdit Bureau of Circulation
Ankle
Lone Beach
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Old Hickory
America
OLD
OLD Hickory Distillers Company
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Wlouard
Rodrbona
Frank Bros
Denmark
Garfield
Kurt Ostervig
Bangkok
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