AF Helicopter Pilot Breaks Distance Record
President Kennedy congratulated Capt. Chester R. Ratcliffe of Buffalo on breaking the world distance helicopter record with a 900 mile flight from Ogden Utah to Springfield Minnesota aboard an H43B Huskie rescue craft. The U S achievement surpasses the Soviet 761 027 mile mark set in 1960. Ratcliffe's feat is the fourth such Air Force record recaptured in nine months. Michigan State's 227 pound average line for next fall.
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Hyannisport
Mass
Kennedy
Air Force
Chester R. Ratcliffe
Buffalo
N.Y
Washington
Hyannis Port
Ratcliffe
Ogden
Utah
Springfield
Minn
Soviet Union
United States Air Force
Daily Crossword Clues Fragment Short and Ambiguous
Crossword clues list reads as a partial grid with hints for across and down entries including gondol, catch as a thread, noisier, expect, Chinese, formed, girl s nick beverages, goddess of the rainbow and an arachnid, street urchin.
Highway Study Group Sets Warrenton Hearing July 25
Virginia Highway Study Commission schedules public hearings at Warrenton on July 25 to discuss financing future highway work and preserving the 50 000 mile road system. State Senator William F Stone of Martinsville chairs the 10 man panel and says the hearings seek public views on varied highway issues with a focus on revenues and financing policies and laws.
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Warrenton
Virginia Highway Study Commission
William F. Stone
Martinsville
State Highway Department
Tudy Group
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Winchester
Staunton
Airlie Farm
Rt. 605
Stone
Highway Department
Field Day Tour of VPI Gardens and Greenhouses
Dr. Paul L. Smeal of the VPI horticulture department announces a field day and garden trail tour on Wednesday July 2 with registration at 9 30 a m at the greenhouse. Highlights include 238 annual varieties plus a large geranium and ornamental plant collection with labeled species. An automatic watering system mulching demonstrations and soil studies will be shown. An organizational meeting of the Virginia Florist Association will follow at 10 30 a m in the agricultural auditorium.
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VPI
Merete
Paul L. Smeal
Department of Horticulture
Smeal
Virginia Florist Association
Former Teacher and Pupil Reunite After 72 Years
In Dallas last week a Canadian-born teacher Alonzo Don Jonah and pupil James W. Blake Jr. met for the first time in 72 years and learned they are distant cousins. Jonah taught Blake in Surrey New Brunswick in 1890, then moved to Texas where Blake worked as credit manager of Magnolia Petroleum Co. Their reunion began after a newspaper noted Jonah's 96th birthday.
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Dallas
Tex
Surrey
New Brunswick
Canada
Alonzo Don Jonah
James W. Blake
Jonah
Texas
Blake
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Youth Killed by Homemade Cannon Breech
Dale Campbell 17 was killed in Miami when the breech of a cannon he built from discarded plumbing blew out after a makeshift explosive was lit. Tommie Leon 16 said the two youths loaded the device and Campbell stood about 50 yards away before the blast struck him.
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Miami, Fla
Dale Campbell
Tommie Leon
Leon
Campbell
Montgomery Ward Chain Link Fence Ad
A home protection and value ad promotes hot-dip galvanized chain link fencing from Montgomery Ward. It highlights rust resistance and bright long lasting stays, offered in 36 to 60 inch heights, with options for expert installation or do it yourself and a free estimate via local phone contact.
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Nancy
Fritzi
John
Marsh, Jr
Michigan State
Beneficial
Daily Crossword
Moses
Goddess of the Rainbow
U.S.S.R
Youth Inland Sea
Paul Quian
Michigan
Laz
Irs
Fis
Anil
Jaz
Massie
Pine Motor Co
Commission
Montgomery Ward
Loudoun
Secret Agent X-9
Henry
Buz Sawyer
Jackson Twins
Jan Jacksont
Bettle Bailey
Hur
Big Sister
Police
Phoebe
Sue All Right
Peter Rabbit
Timothy Wood
Chuck's den
Skeeter
Blondie
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