Sir Edward Wilshaw dies at 88 in London
Sir Edward Wilshaw, who rose from telegraph office boy to head a world spanning network, died in London at age 88. He joined Eastern Telegraph Co before his 15th birthday, became GM and secretary of Imperial and International Communications Ltd in 1920, and later chairman. Knighted in 1959, he served until retirement and left two daughters.
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Man Arrested While Visiting Mrs Kennedy at Fifth Avenue
Paul Martin a 35 year old Manhattan man and former mental patient was arrested Sunday after entering 1040 Fifth Avenue and attempting to visit Mrs. John F. Kennedy and her children who were away. He said he wanted to marry Mrs Kennedy. He was charged with criminal trespass and sent to Bellevue Hospital for observation. Police noted past hospitalizations at Rockland and Central Islip.
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Television panelist Louis Lomax weds Robinette Hirk in Beverly Hills
Louis Lomax, a 45 year old television panelist, marries his 42 year old administrative assistant Robinette Hirk at his Beverly Hills home. The couple, in their third and second marriages respectively, plan a wedding trip to Israel and Europe.
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Panama Congress to weigh impeachment of Robles
Panama's Marco A. Robles and his Cabinet sheltered at National Guard headquarters as the National Assembly prepared to consider a petition to impeach him on charges of illegal political activity. The Opposition Union claimed enough votes to suspend Robles and push for a trial, paving the way for leader Max Delvalle to become acting president.
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Atomic Bomb Girl of Hiroshima Marries Quietly
Hiroko Tomitz born minutes before the Aug 6 1945 Hiroshima bombing married auro mechanic Hitoaki Fujii in a calm ceremony. At 22 she survived the blast that killed or injured over 130000, and she became a symbol of Hiroshima’s rehabilitation.
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Bishop Sheen Reverses Gift Of Church For Public Housing
Rev Francis Vogt says St Bridget’s Church will not be donated to HUD and will continue serving Rochester’s inner-city residents. The 98-year-old parish, in a mixed Negro and Puerto Rican area, faced uprooting if the bishop’s initial gift had stood. Parish leaders questioned the move, while Bishop Sheen had proposed the 104-acre, $680,000 site for poor housing.
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Demand for gold bases cools after postdevaluation rush
London dealers report demand for gold down about 25 percent from Friday as the postdevaluation surge wanes. Still above average turnover, with 40 tons traded Friday and overall activity higher than normal across European markets. The pound slipped below parity briefly to 2.3992 dollars before recovering, aided by a Bank of England stance and stronger British gold reserves.
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Bomb threat halts plane at Miami International Airport
A Bahama Airway propjet carrying 40 aboard returned to Miami after a bomb warning. The FAA tower chief says the plane landed nine minutes after takeoff, no explosives were found after examining about 85 luggage pieces, and authorities deemed it secure. An unidentified caller warned of a Cuban and American man in the lobby discussing a bomb on Flight 304 bound for Freeport.
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Pueblo crew asks Johnson to apologize over spy claim
Tokyo reports the USS Pueblo crew signed a letter to President Johnson asking him to apologize for spying near North Korean waters. Capt. Lloyd M. Bucher and 81 surviving crew members signed the letter stating they acted to gather intelligence and seeking U.S. repatriation. The North Koreans say the ship was in their territorial waters. the U.S. says international waters.
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Man shoots two, kills, then kills self in Hemel it
Sheriff's deputies report a stormy six year relationship between a widow and a man led to a fatal shooting of Adrienne Jones, 46, and Lewis Perentes, 53, after which Charley Sriver, 57, died by suicide. It happened Sunday near Hemel it amid prior threats, including a 1966 arrest for threatening calls.
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Johnson Returns From Rest Trip To Address Copper Strike
President Johnson wound up a weekend rest trip outside Texas and prepared to fly to Washington for a White House meeting on the seven month copper strike. He visited the Houston Manned Spacecraft Center Beaumont old folks home and attended a fund raising dinner with Texans. He later toured Lockheed’s Galaxy rollout in Marietta and golfed at Andrew Air Force Base before returning to Washington to face the labor dispute.
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Supreme Court weighs Arkansas monkey law in evolution case
The court agreed to decide if Arkansas law banning teaching evolution violates rights to teach and learn. Plaintiffs Susan Eperson and H. H. Blanchard argue curriculum control and full exposure to scientific theory. Missouri redistricting and Indiana district cases also draw justices’ attention in parallel actions.
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Miami Beach Motel Blaze Forcibly Displaces 200 Guests
Fire officials said about 200 persons were routed from three plush Miami Beach motels when fires broke out within minutes of each other. The Colonial Inn sustained the most serious blaze with guests helped down ladders from the ocean side recreation room as alarms sounded at nearby motels and at a Woods fire block away. Two minor fires hit Newport Resort Motel and two at Aztec Resort Motel while authorities investigated arson as a possibility.
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