What Devil Can't Do Woman Can: Ottawa Mayor Whitton
Ottawa’s mayor Charlotte Whitton, famed for brash antics and sharp wit, led council with a forceful, controversial style. Her tenure saw dramatic clashes on the board of control, playful stunts, and a platform advocating women's empowerment.
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Qualities Red Leaders Need to Climb Kremlin Ladder
A 1964 analysis notes Khrushchev rose from modest beginnings to power but fell due to arrogance and personalized rule. Successors must avoid dictatorial traits, maintain good ties with marshals and generals, and stay approachable in a changing nuclear era while projecting plain, unpretentious leadership.
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Nigerian TV boom in Africa gains momentum
Lagos based report details Africa wide growth of television from Casablanca to Nigeria with four Nigerian stations and plans for a regional training center UNESCO backs TV education amid varied local reception. Nigeria’s Channel 10 reaches about 13 000 sets with major events and entertainment broadcasts. Roger Bower leads a 200 strong staff transitioning to Nigerianized operations as local talent rises.
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Novak Popular Name in Prague
Prague’s new telephone directory lists Novak as the equivalent of Smith with 183 700 phones in a city of about one million. The observatory on Mt Lomnicky Stit in the High Tatras reaches 2 632 meters. Novak has no meaning in Czechoslovak and likely derives from novi meaning new.
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Medical Tests in Space for Gemini Missions
NASA plans nine medical experiments during Project Gemini to study weightlessness effects on astronauts. Two-man crews will orbit up to 14 days with thigh pneumatic cuffs used on one crewmate to compare blood flow and test countermeasures against prolonged weightlessness.
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Britain’s Labour MPs brace for austere era and strict whip
London reports a fragile five vote Labour majority in Parliament prompts strict limits on leisure travel and cocktails. Prime Minister Harold Wilson orders health measures and regular hours while Chief Whip Edward Short tightens discipline to ensure MPs attend votes and prevent defections.
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Westminster Palace Overcrowded as British MPs Seek Space
Westminster is crowded and poorly heated for about 600 MPs with only a third having desks. Nine basement interview rooms force visitors to wait on benches while long term plans include a $27 million annex. Dalyell discovers unused rooms and cobwebs as officials hoard space.
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West German mint issues Kennedy death anniversary coin
Baden Wuerttemberg state mint marks the first anniversary of John F Kennedy’s death with a commemorative coin bearing the final words from the Dallas speech he intended to deliver on the day of his assassination.
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