Four-Ton Killer Whale En Route to Aquarium
Namu the killer whale, 22 feet long and weighing about four tons, is being towed in a cage toward Seattle’s waterfront aquarium from Namu, British Columbia. The voyage, costing about $8,000 plus daily salmon feed, faces rough seas and possible delays but supporters hope for a safe arrival.
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Pacific Coast
Namu
Shee
Reeveents
Seattle
Port Hardy
B.C
Ted Griffin
Griffin
British Columbian
Queen Charlotte Sound
Queen Charlotte Strait
Vancouver Island
Vancouvver
Seymour Narrows
Britannic
Jack Hazzard
World’s Fair Records Large Monday Attendance
The New York World’s Fair logged 169 227 paid visitors on Monday. Officials note May 30 had the record turnout of 265 568. This year’s cumulative paid attendance reached 8 679 55, versus 11 967 156 at the same point last year on the 83rd day.
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New York
Fair
Production Jobs Up 820 000 Signals Economic Strength
President Johnson's aides note a 820000 rise in goods producing employment in the last year raising manufacturing jobs toward a near record of over 18 million. Officials see healthier balance with services growing 1.4 million, suggesting renewed confidence and investment driving the economy.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Labor Department
Harold Goldstein
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Goldstein
Shriners Parade Through Washington Attracts 250000
The Shriners 20 000 fez topped nobles headline a six hour parade on Pennsylvania Avenue as 250 000 spectators gather for the largest convention in Washington history. The event marks the five day meeting which includes a parade today and another Thursday night with more than 100 floats 200 white horses camels and a motorcycle corps. A White House reviewing stand overlooks the procession and Vice President Humphrey may briefly attend.
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Washington
Shriners
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Drunken Driver Crashes Dish Display in Knoxville Station
A Knoxville police report says a drunken motorist plowed a car into a dish display at a service station, shattering the dishes and fleeing the scene. Separately, oilbirds navigate by echolocation using spaced clicking sounds to gauge distance.
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Knoxville
Tenn
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