North School Principal Is Honored In Dinner Tribute
North Elementary School P T O honors retiring principal Robert Hodges with a pitch in dinner. Hodges born 1902 and raised in West Terre Haute spent 44 years in teaching, 22 as principal, including 12 years at North School. Students led a "This Is Your Life" program in his honor.
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North
P.T.O
Robert Hodges
Hodges
West Terre Haute
Old Valley
North Elementary School
North School
PEO
Mary Lowe
Good student discount on Hawaii car insurance set
Hawaii students in the top 20 percent of high school and college classes will qualify for car insurance discounts of 15 to 25 percent under a new plan by the Hawaii Casualty and Surety Rating Bureau. A bureau spokesman cited maturity and responsibility as reasons for the measure.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Hawaii Casualty and Surety Rating Bureau
Russia Sells Alaska to United States in 1867? Wait 1887 Sale
The record notes Alaska changing hands from Russia to the United States in 1887 for 7,200,000 dollars, roughly two cents per acre, marking a pivotal territorial transfer and illustrating 19th century American expansion.
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Russia
Alaska
United States
Supreme Court Overturns Charity Immunity Doctrine
Indiana Supreme Court rules charities are no longer immune to tort lawsuits. Chief Justice David M. Lewis states the doctrine was ill conceived and no longer useful. The decision concerns a personal injury suit by Sadie Harris of Terre Haute against the YWCA of Terre Haute after a fall at a defective exit. The court directs Clay Circuit Court to reconsider a summary judgment in favor of the defendant.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Supreme Court
David M. Lewis
High Court
Terre Haute
Young Women’s Christian Association of
Sadie Harris
YWCA
Lfendant
Supreme Court
Robert B. Stewart
Clay Circuit Court
Missing U.S. reconnaissance plane in Pacific search
A high altitude U.S. Air Force YF12A SR71 reconnaissance plane and its pilot have been missing since Tuesday during routine training. An air and sea search spans the Pacific about 600 miles south of Okinawa and 500 miles east of Manila. North Vietnam claims it shot at a U.S. spy plane near Hanoi, while another plane’s search area lies over 1,000 miles east of Vietnam. Additionally, a note cites 1863 New York City draft riots with about 1,000 deaths and over 50 buildings burned.
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Naha
Okinawa
U.S
Pacific
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Manila
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Vietnam
New York City
Kennedy Words in Indiana Prophetic Address After King’s Death
Senator Robert F. Kennedy, wounded in Los Angeles, said King’s assassination was not the end of violence in the United States. He spoke to a large Black audience in Indianapolis during a three city Indiana primary swing, urging prayer for the country and urging unity, justice, and compassion.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Los Angeles
Martin Luther King
Kennedy
King
Memphis
Weir Cook Municipal
Indiana
John F. Kennedy
United States
84 Year-Old Woman Earns High School Diploma
Mrs Minnie E Woolridge 84 in Washington DC just earned her high school diploma after years as a domestic. She quit school in 1900 to support five siblings, began evening adult classes five years ago at Cardozo High School, and plans to attend college despite fee concerns.
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Washington D.C
Minnie E. Woolridge
Cardozo High School
Varying Bread Options Across a Mixed Menu
A diverse bakery lineup features breads including whole wheat French Italian rye protein raisin and pumpernickel. It alternates with rolls and biscuits of all kinds cooked uncooked and ready to serve.
Shasta Trinity National Forests span nearly 2.75 million acres
The Shasta Trinity National Forests comprise 2,747,890 acres in Northern California, reflecting their size and scope for land management and conservation efforts.
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Shasta - Trinity National Forests
California
Secret Service Orders Expanded After RFK Shooting
President Johnson ordered Secret Service to protect all major presidential candidates and their families. White House did not list names. Agents immediately joined Senator Eugene J. McCarthy, while Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey already had protection.
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Washington
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Secret Service
White House
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
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Wig Boutique
Root
Sandy Quinn
Jacqueta Griffith
Reott
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