Modern-Day Pioneers Trek Across the U.S. Toward Canada
A group of five adults and eight children travels by two makeshift wagons toward Canada seeking a better life. Wagon master Don Cunningham leads from Olney Texas with stops in Oklahoma and a plan to homestead near McBridge British Columbia. Kansas juvenile officers question schooling while Cunningham resists, claiming mistreatment and defiance of schooling laws.
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Dodge City
Kan
United States
Canada
Don Cunningham
Cunningham
Olney
Mc. Bridge
B.C
Dwight
Jet
Kansas
Country Autumn Across and Down Word Puzzle Clues
A list of crossword style clues arranged as Across and Down entries with numbers for placement. Items include rings summer Jewish ascetic venture stir grander wild blackberries terminais areas African layer antelopes pale mourning psalm Iroquoian racing starts Indians conduct as Thanksgiving business saline droplet work unit exertion gate triad variety of sheer linen mixtures nursemaids grafted her soap frame bar spelling.
Labor Party Suffers Local Election Losses
London AP reports Britain's Labor party endured heavy losses in local elections this week, potentially derailing Prime Minister Harold Wilson's plan for a quick national vote to widen his three seat Parliament majority. Conservatives gained 552 council seats, Labor fell 377, Liberals 174, and independents 1, with Labor losing control in 11 towns. Major industrial cities such as Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds and Newcastle saw sharp setbacks.
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London
Britain
Harold Wilson
Labor
Liberals
Manchester
Birmingham
Liverepool
Leeds
Newcastle
99-Year-Old W. W. Bailey Still Active and Cheerful
The Romney West Virginia born W. W. Bailey celebrated his 99th birthday and recalls traveling in a covered wagon as a youth. He recalls elk hunting at age 80 in Colorado and now stays active at home in Winchester tending gardens and grass.
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W. W. Bailey
Millwood Ave
Mr. Bailey
Maryland
Romney
W. Va
Winchester
Bailey
Colorado
Robert Pierce
Virginia Hammond
Ley
Buffalo Bill
Solons Back Entries In Famed Frog Race
Washington lawmakers join the 100th anniversary Calaveras Frog Jubilee with a congressional division entry. Rep Harold Johnson invites colleagues to enter jumping frogs for a $1000 prize, promising a playful contest tied to Mark Twain’s celebrated tale.
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Washington (Ap
Calaveras County
Calif
Mark Twain
Congress
Harold T. Johnson
Ds .Calif
Johnson
John A. Race
DeWis
Oshkosh
Wis
Wisconsin
California
John
James’ M. Hanley
Den.y
Howard W. Robison
R-N.y
4 H Light Horse Club Trail Ride Rescheduled
The 4 H Light Horse and Pony Club trail ride is moved to tomorrow from 1 to 5 p m at the Home of Mr and Mrs Jack Wingfield on the Welltown Pike.
U.S. Patent Office Still Charges 30 for Patents Since 1793
The patent office long kept a rare bargain with applicants as the filing fee has stayed at 30 dollars since 1793, enduring through centuries of change in the American patent system.
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U.S. Patent Office
Leyden Succeeds Frost as TVs Long Distance Commuting Champion
Bill Leyden now holds broadcasting long distance commuting status after replacing David Frost on TV duties. Leyden flies Los Angeles to New York weekly to host NBCs Call My Bluff taped in New York. If the show lasts a year his commute could total 16850 dollars and 300000 miles.
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Bill Leyden
New York
David Frost
Frost
London
Leyden
Los Angeles
NBC
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Abbey
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Samuel
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W.W. Bailey
Nancy Pennypacker
Star
Irene Bai
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Solons
Thruston B. Morton
George Murphy
Rcalif
Kentucky
Capitol Steps
Murphy
Shenandoah Aviationa
Vrginia
Cynthia Lowry
Alexei Leonov
Kristie
Fite
Martinsburg Pike
Chevrolet
Ward Plaza
B & M Chevrolet
Cadillac Corp
Northern Virginia
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