Solo sailor completes 3200 mile Atlantic voyage
Robert Manry arrives in Falmouth England after 78 days alone crossing the Atlantic in the 13 14 foot Tinkerbelle. He recalls the voyage with pride yet humor and plans rest after a hero’s welcome.
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Falmouth
England
Robert Manry
Atlantic
Manny
Thomas Vail
Cleveland
Ohio
Plain Dealer
Manry
Vail
President Johnson
Shifting into fall jumper pattern 4682 from Anne Adams
Pattern 4682 offered in multiple sizes with fabric yardage for a 45 inch shirt and 39 inch fabric. Price fifty cents, add fifteen cents for mailing and handling. Send NAME ADDRESS ZIP SIZE and STYLE NUMBER to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winchester Evening Star New York.
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Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Adam Cartwright Trades Gun for Sword in Camelot
AP reports Pernell Roberts now stars as King Arthur in the St. Louis Opera production Camelot after leaving Bonanza. He opened in Kansas City and performed in Pittsburgh and Berkeley before the St. Louis run.
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St, Louis, Mo
Adam Cartwright
Pernell Roberts
Ben Cartwright
King Arthur
St. Louis Municipal Opera
Bishop Pike Charged With Heresy Faces Church Rift
San Francisco AP reports Rt. Rev. James A. Pike bishop of California faces heresy charges. He disputes belief in the Virgin birth and Trinity and cites a clash with church conservatives. Pike predicts exoneration at the House of Bishops meeting in Glacier National Park September 7 to 9.
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San Francisco
James A. Pike
California
Pike
House of Bishops of the
United States
Glacier National Park
Mont
Arizona
Joseph M.harte
United States Steel Announces Capital Doubling and Reorganization
United States Steel Corp the nation leading producer plans to double capital over three years. The announcement includes a major restructuring moving the charter from New Jersey to Delaware and converting preferred stock into debentures, a form of debt with no equity.
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New York
United States Steel Corp
New Jersey
Delaware
Des Bentures
Dainty Brunette Breaks Ground In Auto Repair Field
Barbara Battles a 26 year old Pittsburgh mother of three works 40 hours weekly at her husband’s service station. She completed a week long course in tune ups and plans to finish training by October. She joined a two week pumping and oil course and is the sole woman in a mechanic school class of 13.
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Pittsburgh
Barbara Battles
Battles
Mechanic’s School
Richard Battles
Mississippi votes to ease voter registration rules
Gov. Paul B. Johnson's plan to soften constitutional voter registration standards won a 2-1 approval. The measure deletes tests of moral character and constitutional interpretation, allowing future added requirements and enabling heavier Black registration per local authority. The vote faced opposition only in Adams and Lauderdale counties amid Ku Klux Klan activity.
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Jackson, Miss
Paul B. Johnson
Missis
Johnson
Adams
Natchez
Lauderdale
Meridian
Ku Klux Klan
Justice Department
Peace talks off New Delhi as Kashmir fighting worsens
India signals cancellation of talks with Pakistani Foreign Minister Z. A. Bhutto due to the serious deterioration in Kashmir fighting. Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri told parliament he was advised not to travel to New Delhi.
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New Delhi
India
Z. A. Bhutto
Kashmir
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Property transfers in Clarke County and nearby towns
Clarke County and surrounding districts record transfers including Rosa Mae Lanham to Paul Miller Kazey for parcels in Ford Park Addition Boyce. Neil W Kimball and Jean E Kimball to Hampton R Thomas Sr for Lot 35 Rock Hall Subdivision Longmarsh Dist. Gary W Burke to Alexander D Baldwin for 17 acres Barnaby Ridge Chapel Dist. Waldo Emerson Waltz and wife for Lot 38 Shenandoah Retreat. Lyle J Baker and others to Harry Garwood Jr Lot 112 Shenandoah Retreat. George B Athey to Forrester for Lot 12 Shenandoah Farms. Sechrist to Sechrist parcel near Rt 50 Blue Ridge Mts Chapel Dist. gifts to Calvin Willis and wife Paris Va in Blue Ridge Mts Chapel Dist. Kimball to C P Telephone Co right of way for buried cable Rock Hall Subdivision Road 635 Marsh Dist. Elizabeth Arnold to C P Telephone Co right of way Road 637 south of Rt 7. William B Layton to Earl E Holmes Lot Millwood village.
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Rosa Mae Lanham
Paul Miller Kazey
Ford Park
Boyce
Neil W. Kimball
Jean E. Kimball
Hampton R. Thomas,Sr
Rock Hall
Longmarsh
Gary W. Burke
Alexander D. Baldwin
Barnaby Ridge
Chapel Dist
Louis Z
Fauteux
Forrest S. Decker, Jr
Alexandria
Shenandoah Farms
George F
Sechrist
George H, Sechrist
Paris, Va
Rt. 50
Blue Ridge Mts
Calvin
Willis
Paris
C & P Telephone Co
Marsh Dist
Mayor Fights Fire At Governor’s Home In Beckley
Beckley mayor John Smith, governor Hulett C. Smith’s cousin, ordered local volunteers to respond to a blaze at the governor’s residence Tuesday night. Firemen from Beckley could not assist because the home lies outside city limits. The mayor and volunteers used a garden hose to extinguish the fire.
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Beckley
W.va
Hulett C. Smith
John Smith
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Mass
Virginia
Douglas
Robin
Smithsonian Institutibn
Charles A. Lindbergh
St. Louis
By Jone Htelams
Sir Lancelot
Guinevere
Hoss
Little Joe
Bishop Pike
Mississippi
Perry Engineering Co., Inc
Winchester
Clarke County Realty
Elizabeth Arnold
William B. Layton
Earl E. Holmes
Flint Hill
Millwood
Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun St
Supreme Lawn Food
Eeveeeeee
Smith-Douglas S
Mational Ave
Shoe Dept
Free Life Insurance
Elwood McIntire
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