Cunard Receives 300 Offers for Queen Mary Liner
Lord Mancroft, Cunard deputy chairman, says more than 300 offers have been received for the 81,000 ton Queen Mary as it nears retirement this fall. One bid envisions a floating trade center for American gifts. another would moor the ship in Long Beach Harbor as a hotel and convention center.
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Julie Andrews Return Shrouded in Melancholy At Hotel
The Stars of Star! film arrive in New York with Julie Andrews in a fourth floor suite at the Algonquin. A young fan fails to photograph her due to a faulty flash while a Pinkerton guard protects a $250 000 diamond ring prop.
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Julie Andrews Faces Mixed Feelings Amid NYC Triumphs
Julie Andrews returns to New York amid ongoing success in three films including The Sound of Music. Critics note a melancholy undertone as she balances a high profile career with personal strains involving her husband Tony Walton and director Blake Edwards.
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Major Brussels fires claim further destruction and loss
Belgium endures a third major blaze in nine days as a paper and cardboard plant in suburban Jette burns Tuesday night with no reported casualties. The city previously suffered a May 22 department store fire in downtown Brussels with at least 300 dead and a Sunday warehouse fire at the Brussels Opera. Arson is suspected. A Longfellow bust is placed in Westminster Abbey Poet's Corner, a first for an American poet.
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People Sniffer Eyes Jungle War Edge In Vietnam
In Vietnam a helicopter mounted device nicknamed the People Sniffer detects ammonia and carbon in jungle air to map troop concentrations. Developed by GE and tested by U.S. Army chemical units, the 20 pound Man Pack detector aids artillery and air strikes but has limitations in populated areas. Nova Scotia voters reelect Premier Stanfield to a fourth term, with his cabinet also returned.
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