Miss Black America winner named in Indianapolis
Jones a 26 year old computer programmer from St. Louis was chosen Miss Black America at the 22nd annual pageant in Indianapolis among 39 contestants. Cape Canaveral launch delayed by weather for unmanned Atlas rocket flight to study Earth's magnetic and electric fields. A third launch attempt was set for 3:26 pm. previous delays were caused by a helium leak and a vent duct issue.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Jack Isabel
General Dynamics
Boulder Crashes Into House Killing Two In Colorado
A 300 ton boulder rolled from a ridge at Big Thompson Canyon and crushed a two story home near Drake, Colorado, killing Charles and Dorothy Brown as they slept. Brown, a retired Estes Park teacher, and Mrs Brown, a Safeway clerk, lived in the rustic retirement cabin. The rock fall also toppled power lines, scattering debris along the hillside and road.
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Big Thompson Canyon
Colo
Charles
Dorothy Brown
Drake
Brown
Estes Park
Navy sailor accused of raping shipmate aboard Hol land
A petty officer third class aboard the submarine tender USS Holland was accused of raping an enlisted woman in the enlisted quarters on July 14 while docked at Charleston South Carolina. The case follows a previous rape allegation against naval personnel and a magistrate's hearing continued the investigation.
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Washington
Holland
Lay
Washington Post
Charleston
Navy
Naval Biag
Mediterranean
Oswego woman Ruth Thorpe tops local bridge world
Ruth Thorpe of Oswego, a lifelong duplicate bridge star born in 1900s, remains active as the country’s oldest tournament player. She has 1,200 tournament master points since 1937, travels for major events, and aims for a Playboy centerfold, while hosting games at her Oswego home and recalling fires, storms, and long years of play with partner Audrey Johnson and others.
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Thorpe
Audrey Johnson
Wall Street Journal
New York Times
David Letterman
New York City
Playboy
Ruth
New York
Arlington Hotel
Binghamton
John Cullinan
Oswego
Harold S. Vanderbilt
Walter Thorpe
Fifth Ave
Wallace Poster Advertising Co
Elpha Dibble
Aemale
Roy C. McCrobie
Lake Ontario
Syracuse
Chicago
Atlantic City
Ottawa
Montreal
Barre
John Berry
Ruth Thorpe
Bob Deady
Jean Fitzgerald
Theresa Jones
Mom and Pop Run a Wildlife Refuge
Hopedale Illinois reports on Fred Tromp who operates Little Mackinaw Wildlife Park a 400 acre family project open Saturdays and Sundays charging 2 50 per visitor. The refuge features bison deer sheep prairie grasses and displays about prehistoric Indians preserving a rural life setting for guests.
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Hopedale
Til
Praire
Fred Tromp
Tromp
Mackinaw Wildlife Park
Peoria
Pekin
Fred's Park
Ralph Hubbard
Embattled Doe vows to fight on in Liberian capital
In Monrovia President Samuel Doe rejects fleeing the besieged city as rebels close in. Doe relies on his Krahn guards amid tribal frictions, while Gio and Mano factions push toward his mansion and key bridges. Rebels control much of the country since December, heightening fears of violence.
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Monrovia
Liberia
Samuel Doe
Doe
British Broadcasting Corp
Bushrad Island
St. Paul's River
Dee
Krahn
Charles Taylor
National Patriotic Front
Taylor
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West First Street
Pontiac
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Kay Burris
Mom and Pop
Ill
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Monroovia
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