New Cabinet Post Plan Sparks Mixed Reactions
Washington reports President Kennedy pressed a plan to create a new urban affairs department led by a cabinet secretary to better coordinate housing and city planning. The proposal faces House and Senate votes, with opposition from some Republicans and Southern Democrats amid broader fights over government reorganization.
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Seattle Woman Named Heart Mother Of The Year
Mrs. Thomas BE Fleming III of Seattle named Heart Mother Of The Year by the American Heart Association. She, 27, underwent open heart surgery during pregnancy in 1958 to correct a congenital abnormality. The unborn child was nourished with donated blood via a heart lung machine and was born healthy five months after the operation, later dying of pneumonia. Dr J Scott Butterworth of New York sent a telegram praising her courage as inspiring to American mothers.
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Sheriff 81 Opposes Youth in Politics in Detroit Area
Detroit AP reports Andrew Baird, 81, Wayne County Sheriff, opposes youth in politics citing lack of experience. He plans to seek re election, noting his 19 years in the 1 year, $17,500 post. Wayne County includes Detroit and has about 2.6 million residents.
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Drillers Produce 182 Oil and 107 Gas Wells
Drillers last week produced 182 oil and 107 gas wells. The Railroad Commission reported totals for 1983 of 710 oil and 1 251 gas wells, versus 721 oil and 195 gas wells last year. Wildcatters added 7 oil and 163 gas wells. A total of 190 wells were plugged, including 136 dry holes. The average calendar day allowable was 2 903 756 barrels, up 5 568 barrels daily.
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Miami teen graduates from University at age sixteen
Mary Wane Hollingsworth, a Hillcrest High alumnus from Greenville, DC, graduated from the University of Miami at 16 after leaving high school in the ninth grade. She transferred from Bob Jones University to finish a standard four year course, earning a diploma in 246 years in the summer of 1960.
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