I Bet On Outsider Top Gallant In Handicap Race Tale
Jim Bishop recalls railside bets and on air misfires from coast to coast. A race caller misreads the field then backs the long shot Top Gallant at 57 to 1 as Admiral Vic dead heats, triggering a dramatic broadcast and later media pressure from Eddie Holland in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth
New Jersey
Tijuana
Mexico
Hialeah
Tommy Roberts
Roberts
Top Gallant
Admiral Vic
Boston
Record-American
Eddie Holland
Air travel crisis highlighted by Nixon in Congress speech
President Nixon warned that decades of neglect have piled up problems in U S air transportation. He cited congested terminals slow takeoffs and long landings as examples of inefficiency that frustrate passengers and hinder travel time improvements. The article notes aviation carries more urban passengers than any other mode.
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Nixon
Congress
America
Notice of sale and estate actions in Vigo County
Public sale planned for July 10 1969 at Jim's Gulf Prairieton Ind for a 1961 International panel serial 172148A. Executrix Mary Louise Ammerman named for Clara M Butts estate with six month claims period. Multiple estate appointments and notices filed in Vigo Circuit Court probate division including administratrix Kathryn Rogers and administrator Max E Long. Estate documents set for September 10 1969 final account hearing. Secretary Rogers urges clearer State Department image and direct answers at news conferences while cautioning on leaks.
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Jim’s Gulf
Prairieton
Ind
State of
Indiana
Vigo
Clara Butts
Mary Louie Ammerman
Clara M. Butts
Terre Haute
William J. Brighton
Vigo County
Albert F. Owens
County of
Probal Vision
Ve Long
Max E. Long
Va E. Long
Vigo Circuit
John F. Harper
Vigo Circuit Cour
Lola Cromwell
Lola M. Cromwell
L Cromwell
Terre Haute First National Bank
Vigo Circuit Court
Terre Haute F National Bank
H. Ralph Johnston
Leroy A. Francis
Washington
State Department
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Nixon
U.S
President seeks 2.5 billion for airport development
The President asks Congress to fund 2.5 billion for airport development over ten years, with states and cities matching federal money. New aviation taxes would cover the cost, including eight percent on domestic airline tickets and nine cents per gallon on private plane fuel. Jumbo Jets will arrive this year, making many current terminals obsolete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
U. S
Patronage Gains Better Foothold
Republican National Committee expands role in dispensing patronage channeling most job requests through the committee to the White House for consideration. The move aims to quell complaints of slow job distribution and strengthen GOP organization, with Elly Peterson in charge of the new patronage division.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
White House
Harry Dent
Nixon
Dent
Commerce
Maurice Stans
GOP
Elly Peterson
National Committee
Lady seeks morning shift at Tasty Creme Donut Shop
Help wanted at Tasty Creme Donut Shop 1842 S 3rd. Lady to work 5 a.m. to 12 noon daily except Thursday. Apply in person.
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S. 3Rd
8Th Ave
College Ave
Montgomery Ward 3Rd and Poplar
Boy's Club
3Rd St
Thompson Truck Stop
S. 3Rd Street
Local Advertisements and Services Listings
A collage of business notices and services including Jim Coffman AAA Radiator Service opening at 2511 S 3rd, Beltone Hearing Aid Center, One Merchants Bank Building, Blue Lustre carpet cleaner, Hook's Drug, Margaret Wiggery wigs, adult entertainment listing, Globe News Stand hours, Taylor Long Buick ad, Dr M C Grainger chiropractor, Alcoholics Anonymous contact, facial electrolysis, Enchanted Cottage wig shop, Prescriptions Notary Public, Harvey Greenwood Drugs, Little Wigs wig shop, Wm Penn Lodge 727 F&AM meeting details, MM degree dinner, and related notices.
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Beltone Hearing Aid Center
Merchants Bank
Hook
Enchanted Cottage
Harvey Greenwood
Lost pets and local ads clutter Morristown page
Multiple lost pets including a Siamese male Prince and a black terrier Pepper with rewards offered. A white Tom cat with yellow eyes is also listed along with a light brown pony Pretty Boy. Also home services ads for room and board and custom made drapes.
Help Wanted Classified Excerpt Wants Skilled Trade Workers
Growing manufacturing firm seeks Data Processing Supervisor and technicians with wiring and equipment knowledge. Multiple postings include truck mechanic, sewing machine mechanic, and service station staff. Locations in Terre Haute and nearby towns with contact details and box numbers.
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Berman Leasing Co
Harrison Rd
Terre Haute
E.A.M
Tribune-Star
Astromonk to Go Aloft On 30-Day Science Mission
A 14-pound pigtail monkey named Benny will launch on a Delta rocket from Cape Kennedy at 11 10 p m EDT for a 30 day space flight in a living laboratory He will undergo two behavioral tests and receive food pellets as rewards while brain and heart sensors transmit data to Earth. Post flight studies will follow the capsule's return and related research. Meanwhile Apollo 11 test countdowns continue with Armstrong Aldrin and Collins training for a July 16 liftoff and moon landing plans.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Benny
Thailand
Delta
Earth
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Armstrong
Collins
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Tex
Aldrin
Langley Air Force Base
Donald K. Slayton
Space Agency
Paul Haney
Soviet Scientists Join 55 Day Pacific Drilling Mission
Two Soviet scientists participate in a deep sea drilling program with Scripps Institution of Oceanography. They study sediment layers on the ocean floor after a project in the Atlantic. The researchers are Valeriy A. Krasheninnikov from Moscow Academy of Sciences and Alexander P. Lisitzin from Moscow Institute of Oceanography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valeriy A. Krasheninnikov
Academy of Sciences
Moscow
Alexander P. Lisitzin
Institute of Oceanography
Second Trial Convicts Man in Columbus Kidnapping Rape
Egon Bruno Zupp, 31, Muncie, was found guilty in Bartholomew Circuit Court of kidnapping rape and armed felonious assault for abducting a 19 year old Columbus woman at gunpoint last July and forcing her to drive to a remote area. Sentencing set for next Thursday.
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Columbus, Ind
UPI
Egon Bruno Zupp
Muncie
Bartholomew Circuit Court
Zupp
Columbus
Norma Lancaster Granted Interlocutory Divorce From Burt Lancaster
Norma Lancaster received an interlocutory divorce decree from Santa Monica Superior Court after 23 years of marriage. Her complaint accused Burt Lancaster 56 of extreme cruelty. The couple has three teenage daughters.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Burt Lancaster
Norma
Lancasters
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Barbara Eden
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I Dream of
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John Beckler
Southern Pride
Avon Cosmetics
P.O
Tady
Felix
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Jim Coffman
D&h Auto Parts
Margaret Morgan
Globe News
Wabash
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Alcoholics Anonymous
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Lodge
Hudson Oil Co
State Employment Service
Star
6Th
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F&am
Chas
F. Dean
G. Hall
Diana Theater
3Rd and
Chestnut
Kittle's Furniture Company
Yanks
Jane
Snelling & Snelling
Cottage Inn
Indianapolis
L. S. Ayres & CO
W. Washington St
Sears Roebuck & Co
Honeycreek Square
General Factory
Columbia Records
N. Fruitridge
Housewives
Clara
Huffer’s Beauty Shop
Smith's Department
Fenwood Ave
3Rd Ave
South
Marion Heights
Gene Smith Shell
CBS Records Division
G.I
Morristown
Prince
Dimmick
Deming
Krausbek
Tinois
R & M Kaufmann
J. Byrne
East Mountain St
Aurora
Liberal
Tex. Prod. Co
Mansfield
P.O. Box
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Apple House
Margaret
Commission
Personnel Dept
Montgomery Ward
Howard Benedict
Haney
Watkins
Watkins Products
Marshall
Ill
Rawleigh Products
Boonville
MEYER
N. 7Th St
Miriam Black Personnel Service
Lic
N. 7Th
Zapp
Fontanet
Justus Co
Main St
Highway 40
Seelyville Hardware
Mony
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