Meteor Fireball Across Eastern Seaboard Excites Thousands
A brilliant meteor lit the night sky from the Eastern Seaboard to Ohio. Dr. Thomas C. Nicholson called it an exceptionally bright meteor with a multicolored vapor trail, perhaps 10,000 times brighter than the brightest star. Observers in the Carolinas to Toronto reported sightings, with many phones flooded by frightened and curious callers.
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Eastern
Seaboard
Ohio
New York
Thomas C. Nicholson
The
Hayden Planetarium
Etonisned
Carolinas
Toronto
Astro
Nomers
Nicholson
Fred L. Whipple
Smithsonian Asetrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
U.S. Naval Observatory
Washington
Electricians End 8-Day Strike at Cape Kennedy Base
Electricians at Cape Kennedy voted to ratify an interim agreement with United Technology Center ending an eight day strike. Pickets were withdrawn from five entrances and only 116 of 1,150 workers honored the picket lines. The dispute centered on a 16 cent per hour raise plus a 30 cent differential and a 3.93 per hour Cape Kennedy wage target.
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Cape Kennedy
Fila
United Technology Center
California
UTC
International Union of Electrical Workers
San Francisco
This Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sunnyvale
Redwood City
Coyote
New Soviet Magazine Aims to Counter Foreign Broadcasts
In Moscow a new Soviet periodical titled RT debuts on newsstands. It carries a weekly section Watch Out Lies in the Air aiming to address foreign radio broadcasts. Authorities note Russians’ low English fluency and lack of jamming of broadcasts.
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Moscow
Voice of America
Puzzle Word Fill from Old Newspaper Clues
A list of crossword style clues including Tiny Tim Cratchitt father garden girl Bunyan Redundancy and other entries. The set blends character names with everyday terms and varied hints like Roman bronze and Malayan dagger, suggesting a themed puzzle or clue page segment.
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Tim Cratchitt
Bunyan
Mr. Skelton
Kelly and Namesakes
Aumcler
Texas Storms Lash Northeast Texas Drench Damage Seen
Violent storms swept northeast Texas causing flooding threats and millions in damages. Tornadoes hit south Texas while winds up to 75 mph lashed Corpus Christi. Red Cross reports flood waters entering 50 Longview homes and about 50 Dallas Roosevelt area families may evacuate.
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Marshall
Tex
Texas
Corpus Christi
Kenedy
Range
Red Cross
Longview
Roosevelt
Dallas
The
Weather Bureau
Bible demand soars with world distribution over 100 million
Dr. Eugene A. Nida of the American Bible Society told a Presbyterian assembly in Montreat North Carolina that world Bible distribution will likely exceed 100 million copies this year. He said never before has there been such demand for the Bible.
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Tive
Society
The
Presbyterian Church
U.S
Union Warned New York May Lose 3 Newspapers
Union leaders warn a New York newspaper strike could shutter three papers and cost 5 000 jobs, as ANPA president Gene Robb blasts union demands and urges quick resolution amid joint publishing disputes and antitrust actions.
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Union
New York
Gene Robb
American Newspaper Publishers Association
New York City
Robb
Albany
Times-Union
Knickerbocker News
ANPA
Newspaper Guild of New York
World Journal Tribune Inc
World Journal Tribune Company
U.S. Department of Justice
Tucson
Ariz
Reception To Honor Ruritan Head
A reception honoring Ruritan national President Edwin Raggle and his wife will be held at Kawneeland Thursday evening at 9 o'clock. Ruritan Zone 1 Lt. Gov. Arthur A announced plans for the event. Also to be present will be Rap pahannock District Governor A. H Spilman Miss Ruritan Susan Grubbs and her court. Members of her court are Linda Martin Morma Lynn Lewis Sandra Snapp Sher and Marie Henry Karol Cooper and Janet Bill. The event is open to all Ruritans and their wives.
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Arthur A
Rappahannock
A.H Spilman
Ruritan
Susan Grubbs
Linda Martin
Morma Lynn Lewis
Sandra Snapp
Sher and
Marie Henry
Karol Cooper
Janet Bill
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Dana Degeorge
Utica
N.Y
New Soviet Magazine
Tthis
Estonian
Brother of
Jacob
Rena
Vernal Smith
Kennedy (Tex
Smith
Lake Qutman
Mineola
Keysey Ross
Louisiana
Mississippi
Southern Plains
Arkansas
Midwest
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Minesota
North Dakota
Free Press
Anthony J. DeAndrade
International Printing Pressmen and Assisants’ Union
DeAndreade
Ruritan Head
Edwin Ragsle
Kawneeland
Wmyright
Quality Beltefs of America Cooperative, Inc
Ine
America
Sunbeam Gread
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