Miss Ada Keeps Florida’s Last One Teacher School Open
Ada Bilbrey, called Miss Ada, runs the one room Duette School in Manatee County Florida. She talks of lovebugs swarming in open windows and cold mornings as she guides 22 students and carries a record player to prevent theft. If closed the students would face a 25 mile bus ride to Palmetto.
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Duette, Fla
UPI
Duette School
Ada
Florida
Ada Bilbrey
Manatee County
Duette
Palmetto
Tasting science at Bristol on Cox's orange pippin
Scientists at Bristol University's research station in Long Ashton analyze this year's Cox's Orange Pippin apples to create a permanent guide to taste and aroma. A 40 person team selects top specimens and station director Prof. John Hudson says the method will allow future checks on apple condition.
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Long Ashton
England
UPI
Bristol University
John Hudson
Odor Collars May Foil Coyotes in Colorado Sheep Tests
Colorado State University scientists test old inner tubes soaked with chemicals as neck collars for 2200 sheep in the Montrose Norwood area. Three groups receive different repellents and one unscented collar to deter coyotes, with results due after several months.
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Fort Collins, Colo
UPI
Colorado State University
Verne B. Swanson
Swanson
Montrose-Norwood
Colorado
Nixon
Halloween Pumpkin Carving Night for Cub Pack 641
Cub Pack 641 hosts a Halloween party with 50 jack o lanterns, spooks and goblins at 7:30 p.m. October 17 in the Pima School Cafeteria. Judging across six categories. Packmaster John C. Dornan invites Cubs and families.
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Cub Pack
Pima
John C. Dornan
Demonstrators Arrested Outside Moscow Ministry
Five Jewish protesters outside the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Moscow were arrested within seconds as KGB officers tore down signs. Two UPI reporters were punched and detained briefly, marking the second such protest at the ministry in a week.
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Moscow
UPI
Ministry of Internal Affairs
KGB
United Press International
Oregon Lowers Penalty for Small Marijuana Possession
Oregon implements a new law reducing the maximum penalty for possessing under one ounce of marijuana to a 100 dollar fine, treating it as a violation similar to a traffic offense. Gro wing, processing, or selling remain penalties with 20 year prison terms for adults who supply minors. Sgt. Robert Skipper of Multnomah County warns open smoking could rise.
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Salem, Ore
UPI
Oregon
Robert Skipper
Multnomah County
Portland
Curtis Drops Custody Battle Over Jamie Leigh
Tony Curtis withdraws his custody action against Janet Leigh and drops allegations of misused child support. Leigh likewise withdraws charges Curtis failed to pay. Both sides say funds are properly used and misunderstandings prompted the dispute.
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Hollywood
UPI
Tony Curtis
Janet Leigh
Jamie
Curtis
Miss Leigh
Chile quake knocks out Valparaiso port and disrupts Santiago
A predawn 6.5 magnitude earthquake centered near Santiago rattled central Chile, blacking out Valparaiso port and disrupting power and communications. The military regime reported no deaths or injuries as aftershocks followed and curfew hampered emergency checks.
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Santiago
UPI
Chile
Valparaiso
Eduardo Esquivel
Boulder
Colo
National
Pacific Ocean
U.S. Marine
Cpl
Dennis Smith
Decatur
Ill
Esquivel
Los Andes
Latin America
Arizona Weather History Ties to Army Posts and Bureau
The piece traces Arizona weather observation from Dec 1 1851 at Ft Defiance to the official Weather Bureau offices opening in Yuma in July 1891 and Tucson in September. It notes Signal Corps records in Phoenix from 1876 to 1895 and cites about 300 weather stations now collecting daily data.
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Arizona
Army
Ft. Defiance
Apache County
Yuma
Tucson
Signal Corps
Phoenix
Weather Bureau
Center
Washington Streets
Arizona creates climatology lab to study state weather
Arizona State University with Board of Regents approval established a Laboratory of Climatology directed by Dr. Robert Durrenberger to prepare an annual climatological summary and study meteorological conditions for state agencies. The lab will coordinate with the National Weather Service and compile a county climate atlas using station data.
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Arizona State University
Board of
Regents
Robert Durrenberger
Paul Kangieser
Arizona
Durrenberger
National Weather Service
Allsible
Washington
ASU
State Aeronautics Department
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