Moonshiner Kills Sheriff and Chief in Alabama
In LITTLEVILLE Alabama a moonshiner Troy Thornton hunted by a 250-officer posse killed Sheriff Herman Cook and Police Chief Neil Pace with a shotgun before fleeing with his teenage daughter in a car. Thornton wounded Deputy Don Files, then disappeared after a rifle and pistol were taken during a wooded escape near his ruined home.
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Littleville
Ala
UPI
Troy Thornton
Thornton
Colbert County
Herman (Red) Cook
Neil Pace
Don Files
Ray Murray
Carolyn
Murray
Cook
Pace
Russellville
Here
To Her It’s Fun Harold Hill Dentist Tingling
Sixteen year old June Walker of England says she enjoys visiting the dentist. She describes the drilling as painful yet gives a tingling sensation she finds pleasant.
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Harold Hill
England
UPI
June Walker
Warmer Tonight in East. Rain Grows in Great Lakes
The forecast calls for warmer conditions tonight across the eastern half of the United States with continued warmth in the Southern Plains and Southeast. Showers are expected in the Ohio Valley and Pacific Northwest, with heavier rainfall in the central Great Lakes region.
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U.S
Plains
Ohio Valley
Pacific Northwest
Great Lakes
Morisset Captures City Glutton Title in Race Against Time
Morisset, 18, clinched the Glutton of 1963 crown by consuming 4% pounds of chopped pork a 12 egg omelette 2.2 pounds of chicken salad an entire camembert cheese a cake and a griddle cake in five minutes and 401 seconds during a France contest.
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Tours
France
UPI
Michel Morisset
Night Sky Highlights With Planet Schedules
In Tucson today sunset is noted with astronomical terms. First Quarter moon on Aug 26 alongside prominent star Arcturus in the western sky at 8 27 pm. Mars sets at 8 52 pm Jupiter rises at 9 50 pm and Saturn due south at midnight.
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Tucson
Arcturus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Absentee Ballots Available for City Primary
Absentee ballots for the September 17 city primary are now available at the city clerk’s office. Personal application is required. Voters may phone write or visit the office. Ballots must be picked up before 7 p.m. on September. Voter registrations for the November 5 general election are open at the county recorder’s office.
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County Recorder's Office
Traffic toll climbs to 328 with four more deaths
The 1963 Arizona weekend toll reaches 328 after four fatalities. Victims include Thomas Onfer, 22, of Jersey City, and Paul Holenka, 68, of Chicago, in a three car crash on U.S. 66 west of Winslow. Victims and injured span multiple states including Texas, California, and Illinois.
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Associated Press
Arizona
Anaheim
Calif
Jerry Hornig
Clovis
Winslow
Sophia Waggins
Chicago
Holenka
Thomas Onfer
Jersey City
N.J
Paul Holenka
U.S. 66
Hardy Kemper
Onfer
Rudolph
Hiker Dr Moore Begins 1000 Mile Land’s End Trek
Dr Barbara Moore a 49 year old marathon hiker started a planned 1000 mile walk from Lands End to John O Groats in Scotland yesterday. She previously completed the route in 2b days three years ago and also walked from San Francisco to New York in 1860. Swanson was not injured. Patricia Ann Burden 33 of Stanfield died in a Florence hospital from injuries suffered July 12 in an accident five miles north of Stanfield. Andy Jefferson Adams 54 of Thoka Texas died of injuries from an August 12 crash on U S 86 about two miles east of Ash Fork.
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Fairbanks Ia
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Wed Worth
Grand Canyon
Indianapolis
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LiMo Rock
Ana
Los Angeles
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Fla
Minneapolis
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York
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Weer
Washington
Wichita
Zennor
England
UPI
Barbara Moore
Land’s End
John O'Groat
Scotland
Swanson
Patricia Ann Burden
Stanfield
Florence
Andy Jefferson Adams
Thoka
Tex
U.S
Monkey to Star in New Film Paints Ahead
London UPI reports The Times Film Co Ltd researches a trained monkey or chimpanzee capable of painting as a potential star for a forthcoming production in Holly wood. The ad stresses a prominent front page role and ties to Twentieth Century Foxwood.
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London
UPI
the Times Film Co. Ltd
Twentieth Century - Foxwood
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