Great-Grandmother 8th Grade Grad Wins Cambria Honor
Edith Britt, 67, of La Canada California, became the oldest in Cambria Adult School eighth grade and high school classes. She left school in 1914 to care for a mother, later studied braille to aid the blind, and is praised for her lifelong love of reading by daughter Lera Bradley.
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Los Angeles
Edith Britt
la Canada
Calif
Cambria Adult School
Lera Bradley
Britt
Karate with a ruler prompts school scare in Invercargill
Headmasters of two Invercargill schools report five and six year old pupils inspired by a television program began karate practice with pencils and rulers. The children cried as some pupils were pushed during the sessions though no injuries were reported.
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Auckland
Invercargill
Film figures form group to welcome LBJ in Los Angeles
UCLA's Robert Vaughn-led Hollywood figures announce a two page Los Angeles Times ad opposing the Vietnam war and urging support for antiwar candidates. The Dissenting Democrats aim for 5000 signatories and report 6500 by deadline, signaling bold political dissent unseen since McCarthy era. Vaughn, star of The Man From UNCLE, defends public stance.
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Bob Thomas
Los Angeles
UCLA
Robert Vaughn
Johnson
Vaughn
Thrush
Eee
Democrats
Vietnam
Los Angeles Times
Red China
Soviet Union
Hollywood
Wayne Morse
Robert F. Kennedy
Vheland
Armyworms threaten Clarke County crops in early season check
Clarke County Agent John Gerken urges farmers to inspect cornfields and small grain for armyworms. Worms about 1.5 inches long brownish green with a tan Y-mark are active at night. Birds and pellet residues indicate presence. Control recommended is Levin Carbaryl at 1.5 pounds per acre or border spraying to prevent migration. Contact county extension agent for more details.
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Clarke County
John Gerken
Gerken
Fairfax supervisors approve 21 percent budget rise without tax hike
Fairfax County supervisors tentatively approved a 1967 68 budget of 159.3 million, up 21 percent from the current 131.7 million, with no tax increase. They also set a 32.5 million bond issue on the November ballot to fund two 250 bed hospitals, three mental health clinics, adolescent rehabilitation homes, and other facilities.
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Fairfax
Fairfax County Supervisors
Magnitude of Egypt's Defeat Spreads to the People
Athens dispatch reports Egypt hides the scale of Sinai losses while the public learns of routs and casualties. Nasser faces mixed protests and pro-government rallies as shortages bite, Suez remains closed, and Soviet aid fuels rebuilding efforts.
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Egypt
Dennis
Athens
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Sinai Desert
Cairo
MI6
Nasser
Israel
Suez Canal
VA home loan deadline for WWII veterans ends July 25 1967
Veterans applying for no down payment VA guaranteed home financing must act by July 25 1967. The cutoff also covers those discharged for service connected disability and widows. Eligibility certificates may take time to obtain under GI bill provisions, with post Korea veterans' special financing expiring only in 1976.
Zoning Hearing Set On Duncan Brothers Rezoning
The City Planning Commission will host a public hearing on the Duncan Brothers Tire Co. rezoning request from B-1 Local Shopping District to M-1 Light Industrial District. The land lies between the east side of S Kent Street and the B&O Railroad line from Fred F Sloviko’s former property line north to the currently zoned M-1 area.
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City Planning Commission
Council Chamber
Duncan Brothers Tire Co
S. Kent St
Fred F. Sloviko
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Chevrolet
Studebaker
P.s
P.w
P.E
Dr. H.T
Packard
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