Camera Locates Body Like Object Deep In Mine
A TV camera lowered into the Victor mine escape hole reported what looked like a man’s entire body seated against a wooden post. State secretary of mines H Beecher Charmbury cautioned findings were not conclusive and more pictures would be taken.
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Myron Feinsilber
United Press International
Sheppton
UPI
Louis Bova
H. Beecher Charmbury
State Secretary of Mines
Charmbury
David Fellin
Henry Throne
Bova
Fella
Throne
Dear Father: Please drive slowly past schools
A father writes to Texas DPS urging motorists to slow for school zones after describing his six year old daughter starting school. He notes his daughter, dog Sert, and a day of ordinary details, pleading safety for all children and reminding drivers that kids forget. He asks drivers to watch intersections and school zones as he works to provide for his daughter.
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Santa Claus
West Texas rainmaker group drops deal with mystery seeker
In San Angelo a business group seeking rain for West Texas ended negotiations with a Tulsa rainmaker who refused to identify himself. About $6,500 of a $10,000 fund was raised. funds will now finance cloud seeding flights using Edwards Bros. Petroleum Co. B26 bomber aircraft. The group plans 10 seeding flights, starting next Tuesday or Wednesday.
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San Angelo
UPI
San Angelo Weather Information, Inc
West
Texas
Tulsa
Edwards Bros. Petroleum Co
Richardson July Fire Loss Tops Five Thousand
Fire Marshal Bob O Burke reports July fire damage in Richardson at 5101.84 dollars boosting the year’s insured loss to 103640.75 with 40 fire calls since January 1. Firemen spent 32 hours 27 minutes on 62 calls, mostly from children with matches and kitchen fires, plus 27 hours 4 minutes on 29 ambulance calls.
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Richardson
Bob O'Burke
O’burke
Revelers Plan Dance For Month At Community House
Plans are underway for the Richardson Junior Hi Revelers first dance of the season to be held September 21 at the Community House. The Revelers is a supervised organization for eighth and ninth grade boys and girls at Richardson Junior High Schools. Seven dances will be held from fall to spring. For information call Mrs. Coy Stanphill at AD 54942.
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Richardson Junior Hi
Richardson
Coy Stanphill
Lunatic sought in slayings of two Manhattan women
New York police hunt a "lunatic" who made obscene threats by phone in connection with the murders of two career girls found slain in a fashionable East Side Manhattan apartment. Janice Wylie, 21, an aspiring actress and Newsweek employee, and Emily Hoffert, 23, a teacher, were tied together with sheets in a bedroom.
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New York
UPI
East Side
Manhattan
Janice Wylie
Philip Wylie
Miss Wylie
Newsweek Magazine
Emily Hoffert
Minneapolis
Janice
Max Wylie
Patricia Tolles
Law Stops Emergency Mail Plans
President Kennedy signed a binding labor arbitration law to avert a threatened rail strike that would have crippled postal service. Richardson Postmaster George Kemp reported emergency measures to keep mail flowing, with second class and newspaper mail suspended beyond 150 miles and only first class, air mail, and air parcel post kept flowing during the strike period. The law postpones the strike threat for six months.
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Kennedy
Richardson
George Kemp
Latin Student Gabriel Bernal Adopts American Exchange Year
Gabriel Bernal, an 18 year old Ecuadorian exchange student under the American Field Service, will spend the school year with John Heitmeyer and his family in Richardson. He has studied English for 12 years, attends Richardson High, and will take trigonometry, speech, literature, and other courses while adapting to American culture. He has already explored Dallas and joined the community, learning football and pool from John’s friends and adjusting to mashed potatoes with a local twist.
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Gabriel Bernal
Quito
Gabriel
American Field Service Program
John Heitmeyer
Richardson High School
John
Melvin H. Boelters
Boelter
Phillip
Richards
Dallas Public Library
Six Flags Over Texas Amusement Center
St. Paul the Apostle
AFL
United States
Heat Breaks Across Central Texas with Thunderstorms
A late summer cool front swept into Central Texas bringing storms and a drop in temperatures up to 15 degrees. The system produced scattered showers across North and Central Texas with rainfall totals varying by location. High winds damaged structures in Texarkana and a tornado tore through Henderson outskirts unroofing buildings and uprooting trees.
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Texas
South Plains
el Paso
Lubbock
Midland
Abilene
Wichita Falls
Texarkane
Hagansport
Arthur City
Denison
Lake Kemp
Presidio
Dallas
Fort Worth
Laredo
Lufkin
Mineral Wells
Texarkana
Ark
Henderson
Newsboy Frank Woodward jilted before wedding in Bridgwater
In Bridgwater England newsboy Frank Woodward aged 81 was jilted shortly before his planned wedding to retired nurse Irene Trend 67. He remained philosophical stating he knows someone else who will have him but declined to name her.
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Bridgwater
England
UPI
Frank Woodward
Irene Trend
Area College Reveals School Year Faculty
Christian College of the Southwest announces its 1963 64 faculty with five full time and eight part time instructors totaling thirteen. Dean James L Jackson directs the college and A Cappella Chorus while pursuing a Doctorate in education at NTSU. Business Manager Kenneth Odle formerly led Ryder Truck Lines claims and also serves Christian Schools Inc. J C Davis named as first full time Bible instructor, holding BA and MA from Abilene Christian College.
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Christian College of the Southwest
James L. Jackson
Jackson
Abilene Christian College
North Texas State University
NTSU
CCS
Kenneth Odle
Ryder Truck Lines
Odle
Christian Schools, Inc
Delma B Reno Inspires With Biblical Resolve
A quotation attributed to Delma B Reno centers on perseverance and faith, citing Philippians 4:13 to encourage persistence. The message emphasizes that failure vanishes with continued effort and reliance on divine strength.
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Christ
Delma B. Reno
Richardson Back-To-School Countdown
Professional staff meet from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for orientation at the Administration Building. Orientation for ninth graders at Beltline Junior High School. Pre registered and new high school students pick up 1963 64 class schedules from 8 30 a.m. to 12 noon. First day of school on Tuesday September 3.
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Beltline Junior High School
Counterfeiter Brunet Admits Printing $1.7 Million In Fraud
Ralph James Brunet 45 of Frankfort Ind pleaded guilty to printing counterfeit ten dollar bills totaling 1 712 700. He studied printing in a short course before the scheme was charged by UPI reports show the amount and location.
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Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
Ralph James Brunet
Frankfort
Brunet
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