First Woman Pilot Braving Betsy's Eye Leads Hurricane Flight
Miss Shamburger, a 15 year pilot, became one of the first women to ride a hurricane penetration flight into Betsy. She flew 22 hour missions in a four engine Air Force plane, capturing data for the Weather Bureau while describing the storm from inside the eye. Aberdeen, North Carolina resident, she emphasized courage over fear.
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Aberdeen
N.C
Andros
Bahamas
Betsy
Miss Shamburger
Air Force
Florida
Louisiana
Weather Bureau
National Hurricane Center
Page Shamburger
Lester Frank
Elephant Population Explosion at Tsavo Park
Kenya announces drastic elephant crop is to curb a population boom. Wardens plan to exterminate entire herds in Tsavo and adjacent Bushland, backed by a Ford Foundation grant of 196000 for research on how many must be shot to balance ecology.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Tsavo
Africa
Natural Resources and Wildlife
Samuel Ayodo
Ford Foundation
East Afraican
Need craft patterns for Pets and Toys from 1966 catalog
Ace Brookes offers two gay prints to make cuddly calico pets for birthdays and holidays. patterns 7393 and 1966 needlecraft catalog items list decorations, quilts, and toy designs with prices and mailing details.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester i Evening Star
Needlecraft
Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Dear Abby Considers Teen Pregnancy in Public Letters
A readers letters page discusses Dear Abby guidance on teen pregnancy and teenage relationships. The columnists respond to concerns about teen parents, parental responsibility, and the consequences of early relationships.
John Glenn to tour Europe on space program mission
John H. Glenn Jr. the first American to orbit the Earth, is sent to Europe to explain the U.S. space program to engineering, scientific and educational groups. He has retired from the Marine Corps but remains connected to the space program.
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John Glenn
Europe
Washington
John H. Glenn Jr
Neering
Glenn
Marine Corps
Space Pros
Freedom Democrats vow to keep Mississippi fight persists
Fannie Lou Hamer refused to concede the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party bid after the House rejected their challenge 228 to 143. Hamer vowed to press on until African Americans gain constitutional rights, and she cried in the Capitol hallway as she spoke of constitutional equality for all citizens.
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Washington
Mississippi
House
Fannie Lou Hamer
United States
Astronaut He Armel to Visit European Exhibition Tour
NASA consultant He Heaven ly 86 Canvas will travel abroad in that capacity starting October with a world exhibit of transportation and communications. He begins in Munich and then visits Berlin Bremen London The Hague Genoa Rome Madrid and Lisbon on the official itinerary announced by the White House.
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Gram
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
White House
Munich
Glenn
Berlin
Bremen
London
the Hague
Genoa
Rome
Madrid
Lisbon
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Eetle Bailey
Ben Casey
Blondie
Jackson Twins
Him
Wight
Max Reno
Uae
Wymore
Moe Jelkie
Somie
Morty Meekle
Neagliles
Snuffy Smith
Caleb
Hawkins
E¢ Nancy
Ened
David Sheldrick
By Ace Brookes
Abby
Abigail van Buren
Ra Anges
Ameelens
Freedom Democrats
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