Peter the Hermit Voice of the South's Independence
A profile of Peter the Hermit, long allied withSouth Carolina secession, detailing his role in the Civil War era. The piece traces his travels from Charles Town to Sumter and Bull Run, his Lincoln opposition, and his ultimate suicide after writing a final anti Yankee declaration.
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Peter the Hermit
South
Tom Henshaw
Peter
Charles Town
Edmund Va
John Ruffin
Brown
Charles
Ruffin
War
Virginia
Lin
New York
South Carolina
Peace Corps Permanently Backed by Senate Panel
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved Kennedy’s bill to make the Peace Corps permanent and authorize 400 million dollars for the first year. House member Rep Gross accused director Sargent Shriver of lobbying law violations by promoting the Peace Corps at breakfasts with congressmen. Shriver defended his duties to inform Congress.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kennedy
Peace Corps
House
R. Sargent Shriver
H. Gross
R-Town
Shriver
Congress
Grave Of Sam Houston's Son Gets State Marker
The Texas Senate voted to mark the grave of Andi dackson Houston the last son of Gen Sam Houston who died in Washington in 1941 while serving as a senator A three member committee was to arrange for the purchase and erection of a monument at the gravesite in the State Cemetery at Austin The note also mentions Houston's earlier life in La Porte and his role at San Jacinto State Park The piece ends with a public appeals for United Fund donations to aid the Lighthouse for the Blind which provides training and rehabilitation for blind people of all races.
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Austin
Texas Senate
Andi _dackson ‘Houston
Sam Houston
Washington
Pern & Cake
Lymn Lexas
Senate
Ben Ramsey
Sen. Houston
W. Lee O’daniel
Sen
Houston
Sylvan Beach
la Porte
San Jacinto State Park
Texas
Lighthouse For
United Fund
Lorraine
Decker Drive
Craigmont
Bryant
Craigmont Place
Baytown
Lydia Jo Construction Co
Frank Thielen
Dave Start
Bay-Tex
Texas Highway Department
Thielen
Start
Harris County
Pasadena
Greater Baytown
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Dwinnel
Bruce
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Caloric
Kenneth Krasoff
Grantham Road
Timmons Homes
Glen
Caldwell Drive
Travis Elem
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Lakewood Development CO
Gene Muller
Pete Griffin
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Lydia To Construction Co
Baytonians
Greater Baytown Development Council
Siakard Beall
Board OF Directors
James Timmons
Cliffornt
Sparky) Bond Doe Aylar
Frank Thieten Truman Cov
W.H. Griffin
Charlies White
Dim Bailey
Kenneth Kraxoff
Verey Walker Perry Tritton
Janos McDaniel
Ned Bishop
Fadia Cox
Tamerack
Glenn Arbor
Ridgewood
Scenic Drive
Woodcrest
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