First Double Winner Named Miss Universe In Pageant
Miriam Stevenson of South Carolina won Miss U S A three days earlier and then tied Brazil’s Maria Rocha for Miss Universe in Long Beach California. After two ties the judges finally crowned Stevenson in a 1961 Miss Universe contest ending with prizes of a movie contract car and jewelry.
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Miriam Stevenson
South Carolina
United States
Christiane Martel
France
Long Beach
Calif
e@oed
U.S.A
Miriam
Tve
Hollywood
Maria Rocha
Brazil
Ash Blonde
Winnsboro
D. C
Auto Skids Off Route 18 Injuring 2 Near Clarkfield
Mr and Mrs Earl Raterink of Grand Rapids Mich were treated at Norwalk Memorial Hospital after their car left the road on a curve on Route 18 west of Clarkfield at 3 30 am. He underwent operations on the tower Bp and was later discharged. His wife Lela suffered possible fractured ribs and facial lacerations and was admitted. The car was demolished.
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Clarksfield
Earl Raterink
Grand Rapids
Mich
Norwalk Memorial Hospital
Here
Lela
Forgetful hitchhikers left without baggage
Two vacationers from Athol Massachusetts hitchhiked to Newport after a ride from a young woman who then vanished not with them. Larry Gionet 17 and Ronald Savoy 16 told police they forgot their suitcases and were grateful for the lift in the late 1940s era report.
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Newport, R. L
Athol
Mass
Larry Gionet
Ronald Savoy
German FBI Chief Criticized Amid East West Rift
Acquaintances of missing Otto John describe him as a heavy drinker with possible mental depression and strange habits. John, West Germanys top FBI figure, vanished into East Berlin four days ago with communist Wolfgang Wohlgemuth. Allied officials doubt voluntary entry, noting a recorded message attacking Western policy while urging reunification.
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John
West
Germany
Leipzig
Soviet Zone
Storage Shortage Threatens Farm Price Supports
Washington reports that farm price guarantees rely on farmers storing surpluses to qualify for loans at parity. storage deficits, mainly in the Corn Belt and Great Plains, could erode price supports even if Congress fixes parity at 75, 80, or 90 percent.
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Washington
Congressional Quarterly
Congress
Agriculture Department
Corn Belt
Great Plains
Ezra Taft Benson
CCC
Frank K. Woolley
American Farm Bureau Federation
Court Martial Clears Officer On Discipline Charge
First Lt. Robert Morgan of Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania was found innocent of dereliction of duty after a court martial. The eight-man panel ruled he did not order the 225 recruits to stand at attention in 92 degree heat. His admin first sergeant Richard Witbeck faces court martial for maltreatment for supervising the disciplinary incident.
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FT. DIX
WN. J
Robert Morgan
L. W. River St
Wilkes-Barre
Morgan
Richard Witbeck
Wellington
Witbeck
Elyria Engineer Returns From Labrador Awaits Orders
Elyria’s Lawrence Hodgson, a NEAC communications engineer, has returned from Labrador after 30 days of service at Goose Bay and Olmstead Air Base Middletown PA. He awaits orders for another potential Canadian assignment. speaks of the harsh winter, limited daylight, and unique northern logistics. Hodgson has long served in NEAC through multiple tours, balancing family life in Perry County with duty across 15 states and parts of Canada.
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Lawrence Hodgson
Tenth ‘St
Olmstead
Middletown
North East Air Command
NEAC
Goose Bay
Hodgson
States
Newfoundland
Labrador
Nova Scotia
Spain
Italy
Greece
Perry County
Lumbus
Air Corps
Sam
Hirsch
Bureau of Ships
Navy
Policy Writer Foiled By Transparent Shirt
In Chicago Jazmine Cobb received a 30 day sentence after a policy slip visible through a transparent shirt pocket led to the arrest. Judge Oscar Caplan questioned how the officer knew about the policy slip. The incident centered on a shirt that revealed the slip and exposed the policy loophole.
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Chicago
Jazmine Cobb
Oscar Caplan
Cobb
Marine officer sent to Far East in picture mixup
Marine recruiting officer Maj. James P. Young was banished to the Far East after bungling the distribution of photographs of Ohio senator Thomas A. Burke and Rep. George H. Bender. The Marine Corps said he delayed sending Burke’s picture to Cleveland papers, depriving Bender’s image of news value, and he was transferred for failing to avoid political partiality.
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Far East
Rine Corps
Ohio
Thomas A. Burke
George H. Bender
James P. Young
Ohio Marine
Washington
Parris Island
D. C
Marine Corps
Young
Cleveland
Burke
Bender
Margin In Light Vote Is Slender
Washington result shows wheat farmers approving the toughest federal controls in history for next year by a narrow margin. A 73.3 percent yes among 267,104 voters backed a 15 acre threshold acreage allotment plan with penalties and loss of price supports.
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Washington
North Dakota
Procran
Ohioans Oppose Wheat Marketing Quotas Referendum
Ohio wheat farmers voted 7 to 1 against wheat marketing quotas in Friday’s referendum. Ohio Production and Marketing Administration announced the results showing 35.1 percent of the 13,458 farmers favored controls.
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Columbus
Ohio
State
From County Plan To Attend FFA Camp
Twelve Lorain County youths will attend Ohio's FFA Camp Muskingum from tomorrow through August 14 for a five day session. The program, run by the Ohio FFA camps board, combines conservation leadership and recreation with participation from about 100 vocational agricultural teachers. Attendees include Allen Nichols Glen Long Marcid Reynolds Russell Adams Cecil Gambel Bill Schrock from La Grange, Richard Collins Clayton Cline Jim Morgan Dale McQueen from Brownhelm, Richard Wolf Penfield and Philip Whitney Wellington. Three attendees, Dale McQueen Bill Schrock and Philip Whitney, have scholarships funded by Ford dealers nationwide.
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FFA
Lorain
Ohio
Muskingum
Board of
Ohio Ffa
Dougan
Allen
Meskingum
Seasions
Alen Nickels
LaGrange
Richard Collins
Brownhelm
Grea Long
LeGrange
Clayton Cine
Philip Whitney
Wellington
Cecil Guentel
el Schreck
Dale McQuern
Browhelm
Ales
Jim Morgan
Harold Reynolds
Richard Well
Penfield
Raveell Adams
Exhibition game guests include county youths from four groups
More than 200 boys and girls will attend the St. Louis Cardinals vs Indians exhibition at Cleveland Stadium Monday. Elyria Youth Council, LaGrange and Belden Little Leagues, and the Grafton Hot Stove League receive reserved tickets via a distribution plan by Little Joe's Electric. Buses by Elyria Transit Co. depart at 6:30. Group sizes: Elyria 40, LaGrange 8, Belden 30, Grafton 100.
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Little Joe's Electric, Inc
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Stadium
Elytia Youth Council
la Grange
Belden
Little Leagues
Grafton Hot Stove League
Elria Transit Co
Elyria
LaGrange
Grafton
Georgia Lawmaker Al Bert Camp Dies at 62
Congressman Al Bert Camp of Georgia died early today at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland from a liver ailment. The House adjourned in his memory and Senator Alvert Gare interrupted the Senate filibuster to deliver a funeral oration for the Georgia Democrat.
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Washington
Albert Sidney Camp
Georgia
House
Camp
Alvert M. Gare
Senate
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