Thrill Show Last Feature At Vigo Fair
A large Vigo county fair program highlights the thrill show finale. Students and hobbyists from Honey Creek and Sarah Scott schools win industrial education, 4H handicraft and antique displays. Horse show results list top riders from Terre Haute and surrounding towns.
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Vigo Fair
Indiana
Mary Ann Funk
Honey Creek
Racub Reyher
Gerstmeyer
Chuck Humble
Fred Farrand
Jerry Hay
David Dragon
Wrong floor led to injuries in Dutch barracks
Army private Piet Van De Berg believed he stood on the first floor when he stepped out a second story window for roll call. He fell, breaking two ribs and his right leg. The report lists a long sequence of horse racing placings and riders with multiple spellings and locations such as Terre Haute Green Castle Princeton and Georgetown.
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Gary Dennis
Rosedale
Ind
Shaun Wigginton
Terre Haute
Bill McIntosh
Karen Stevenson
McIntosh
Miss Stevenson
Sky
Steven Durham
Candy
Nancy Nichols
Newport
Chico B
Cathy Bina
Georgetown
Ill
Bob
Jim Shields
Mousey
Mark Brown
Lightning
Dick Joy
Skipper
Cincy Harmon
Egg
Lady
Tommy Price
Dusty
Beverly Caughran
Amersfoort
Netherlands
Piet van de Berg
Haitian rebels advance in guerrilla push toward Duvalier
Haitian exile spokesman Paul Verna said rebel Gen Leon Cantave led several hundred exiles to seize Mont Organise village in the Riviere du Nord Mountains, 17 miles south of the northern coast, signaling a first success in a mountain campaign to topple Francois Duvalier. The Duvalier government claimed its forces crushed the invaders.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Leon Cantave
Francois Duvalier
Paul Verna
Cantave
Mont Organise
Riviere du Nord
Duvalier
Hong Kong Bay Skirmish Reported Between Police and Unknown Vessel
An exchange of fire occurred ten days ago near Mirs Bay east of Hong Kong between a Hong Kong police launch and an armed unidentified Chinese vessel. Three police constables were wounded by gunfire in British territorial waters. A belated government statement provided the details. First road to be built by the United States government was the old national pike.
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Hong Kong
Mirs Bay
United States
Police net closes on London gang linked to dawn robbery
Police widen search along the South Coast and the north coast of France as two London men, Roger Cowdery and William Boal, are arrested in Bournemouth in a pre-dawn raid. Boal’s wife Rene and Alfred Pilgrim along with Mary Pilgrim are charged with receiving 1,190 pounds in stolen notes. A key tipster, Emily Clark, hides after offering three months’ rent for a garage. A 260,000 pound reward fuels a contest for information leading to loot recovery.
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Bournemouth
Roger John Cowdery
William Boal
London
Boal
Rene
Alfred
Mary Pilgrim
Emily Clark
Cowdery
Cecil Hart
Insurance Assessors
Editor Ray Coch Dies After Long Joplin Globe Service
Ray Coch 78 longtime managing editor of the Joplin Globe and paper employee since 1906 died Thursday night of a heart attack in Joplin Missouri.
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Joplin, Mo
Ray Cochran
The
Joplin Globe
DIES AT 100 IN HAM ENGLAND AT BIRTHDAY PARTY
Miss Alice Marian Perry dies at age 100 in Ham England just before a telegram of congratulations from Queen Elizabeth arrives at her birthday party.
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Ham
England
Alice Marian Perry
Queen Elizabeth
Mississippi U. Loses Over One Fifth of Faculty
At the University of Mississippi Oxford, 54 of 1962 63 faculty members will not return for the fall term. Chancellor J D Williams says about 200 full time teaching positions exist and turnover has risen from a usual 10 percent. Among departing are 11 full professors and 17 associate professors including department chairs Dr Samuel F Clark and Dr William H Willis.
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Oxford
Miss
University of Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Associated Press
J. D. Williams
Meredith
Samuel F. Clark
William H. Willis
Clark
Ole Miss
Affection Grows Over Loss of Academic Freedom at University
The passage laments the loss of academic freedom for university faculty and students and the decline in moral and professional responsibility among administrators. It notes Dr. Clark and Dr. Willis have led departments since 1947, with some staff retiring or planning teaching roles after age 65. Records mention the 52nd record since 1885 and recent temperature readings across several cities.
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Clark
Dr. Willis
Ole Miss
Record Cold Snap Breaks State August Highs in Indiana
A third straight morning of record cold hit Indiana with temperatures near autumn levels. Indianapolis registered 51 degrees, breaking the Aug 16 low mark by one degree as the August dog days persisted.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
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