Tito's Defiant Life Keeps Yugoslavia Steady
Yugoslav leader Tito remains unbroken by past threats and war. The piece traces his harsh upbringing in Kumrovec, wartime resistance against Nazi forces, and enduring loyalty of Partisans. It notes Stalin’s 1948 defiance and Tito’s resolve to guard sovereignty against the Soviet Union.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Nea
Tito
Josef Stalin
Stalin
Communist Club
Kumrovec
Titol
Siberiar Lorison
Reds
Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Germany
Meen
Ted Lution
Lopeserg
Czechoslovakia
Beauty shop blocks radio call to protect Vietnam relay
In Louisville a beauty shop filled with patrons pauses as an employee Mrs. Robert Hazlett receives a short wave radio call from her husband in Vietnam. A ham operator relays the call and the shop manager switches off all equipment to avoid interference.
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Louisville
Robert Hazlett
Vietnam
Persian princess embroidery pattern sale and catalog offers
The ad promotes sewing patterns from Brookes Dramatic, featuring a Persian princess with paisley embroidery and a range of sizes. It lists pattern 7336 with sizes 10 to 20, price 50 cents per pattern plus 15 cents for mailing, and includes a mail order address for Alice Brooks in New York. Also advertised are craft books and catalogs with multiple 50 cent items and titles for quilts and gifts.
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Brookes
Alice Brooks
Winchester
Bhp
Nestinorg Depts
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Needlecraft
Chester Youth Wins $600 4-H Scholarship at National Congress
Olen Jones, 18, of Chester, named one of eight national 4-H hor ticultural program winners at Chicago's National 4-H Congress. He receives a $600 scholarship and aims for a landscape architect career after freshman year at John Tyler Community College. Two Virginians also win $600 awards: Carol Leigh Anderson of Bristol for home economics consumer education and Anne Marie England of Prince George for dog care and training.
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Chicago
Chester
Olen Jones
Jones
Marshall Jones
John Tyler Community College
National Congress
Carol Leigh Anderson
Bristol
Anne Marie England
Prince George
Drive Launched To Eliminate Sheep Scabies
The Agriculture Department announced a nationwide campaign to eradicate sheep scabies focusing on two regions. Inspectors will visit areas with prior infestations since 1960 and increase checks at livestock markets to find remaining affected flocks. The disease causes wool loss weight loss and possible death.
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Agriculture Department
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Connecticut
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Construction of Panama Canal cost about 275 million
The project cost of building the Panama Canal was about 275 million dollars. The figure reflects the scale of a major engineering effort under U.S. administration during the early 20th century.
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Panama Canal
Hughes Hired To Build Guided Missiles For Army
The Army awarded Hughes Aircraft a 55.4 million dollar contract to manufacture the TOW missile. The weapon has a one mile range and is capable of destroying armored vehicles and bunkers. It uses optical tracking and wire guidance with signals sent via two hair-thin wires. The Army plans to spend over 140 million dollars on the system.
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Washington
Army
Hughes Aircraft Co
Hughes
Heston Stars in Pro Football Film
Charlton Heston leads in Pro a Walter Seltzer production directed by Tom Gries about a quarterback season too many. The film features the New Orleans Saints NFL team in supporting roles as filming occurs in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Charlton Heston
Walter Seltzer
United Art
Tom Gries
New Orleans Saints
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Russia
Tite
Soviet Union
Jay
Winchester Evening Star
Paisley Princess
Pivyo
Howard Johnsons
George Washington Hotel
Gaymode
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