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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1965
Page
23
One of 15 contestants will be named Miss Universe 1965 and receive 10 000 cash plus 10 000 for appearances. Kisraki Tsopei will crown the winner as CBS telecasts the finale at 10 30 pm EDT. Pearl Buck Foundation aids Okinawa entrant seeking her US-based father.
Florida Governor Hayden Burns warned he would mobilize the National Guard to prevent a repeat of racial violence in St Augustine as civil rights tensions persist nationwide. He told Black leaders that rights would be guaranteed if they ceased troublemaking and behaved as citizens.
The Swanpy trawler from Portland with 12 crew was blown near Carrick Beach east of the Outer Banks, North Carolina, in a WWII torpedo junction. Rescuers found one body and searched for seven missing crew. four survivors were in bad shape. Coast Guard cited possible mine or torpedo as the cause and identified three survivors by name.
The 57th annual Conference of Governors opens with a social lunch at Governor Humphreys' home near Waverly, Minnesota. Officials expect little news coverage as the off year political climate dulls anticipation for speeches, panels, and reports on education and highway safety.
GM signals a new wave with the front wheel drive Oldsmobile Toronado and overhead camshaft engines. Opel plans Kadett and Rekord six cylinder units for the Kapitaen Admiral with engines likely shared with Pontiac. European GM models aim for higher efficiency and horsepower as overhead cams move into mass production.
Eight major steel companies pleaded no contest to price fixing charges from 1955 to 1961. Two top executives withdrew not guilty pleas and face sentencing later. Penalties included $50,000 fines and possible one year jail terms. defendants include United States Steel, Bethlehem Steel, National Steel, Republic Steel, Great Lakes, Jones & Laughlin, Armco, and Wheeling Steel.
At Farragut State Park Idaho 90 girls attending the 1965 International Girl Scout Senior Roundup began their final weekend as they shared views and customs with peers from around the world. They will start leaving the 5000 acre site on Monday as the event closes.
Charles te Calve of Cherbourg to Paris train pulls emergency cord at 75 mph near Le Havre. He dashes to locomotive shouting for reverse after realizing he boarded wrong train to Lisieux. Police at Bernay hold him for observation.
Allegheny Airlines Captain Allen Lauber guided a flaming Convair after an engine burst into flames. The plane skimmed treetops and snagged a wire before crash landing near Loyalstock Pennsylvania. Forty aboard survived with injuries mostly minor. Lauber suffered a leg fracture and shock.
George Washington University receives 415000 dollars from the will of alumnus William W. Grier. The money goes to the university after Hellcat and another cat named Brown died. Hellcat passed away this week in a La Jolla mansion after two years with the university.
Paris reports French Finance Minister Valery Giscard D Estaing signals possible refusal to participate in an international monetary conference proposed by U S Treasury Secretary Fowler. He urged the United States and deficit nations to reach a preliminary monetary reform agreement before any conference.
Pasadena reports Mariner 4 was to finish photographic transmissions today after sending early night side Mars images. Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists predict little data remains from the final 22 frames of the historic Mars flyby.
Vienna reports two Russians fled west by hiding for three days in a freight car filled with tomatoes. They were identified as Franz Petterndorf, 19, and Eduard Harald Reiter, 23.
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