Backyard Charcoal Revival Prompts Old Industry Comeback
Washington reports a revival of charcoal making fueled by backyard cooking and briquettes. Charcoal, once dwindling after World War II, is valued for nearly double the heat of wood, with kilns used in America and a history spanning 6,000 years.
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John Evelyn
America
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Catskill Mountains
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Congress Reopens After 11 Day Vacation
Congress reconvenes in Washington with a large agenda focused on President Johnson's civil rights, war on poverty, education, auto safety, conservation, agriculture, and defense. The returning lawmakers aim to pursue Johnson's domestic program amid an election-year environment.
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GOP Urged To Accent New Faces In New Era
Washington reports that Republicans are urged to recruit youth and new faces to regain power. A Senate Republican policy committee study, Where the Votes Are, stresses targeting young voters in their 20s as the key to future GOP strength. The piece notes Kennedy influence and the 40 year window to become the majority party. It also previews pending defense, aid, and civil rights debates shaping the lame duck period.
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WCC Denunciation Expected On Stepped-Up Air Raids
Geneva UPI reports the World Council of Churches opens a 12 day conference expected to denounce stepped up U S air raids against Communist North Vietnam. Church leaders from 200 denominations with 400 million members will also condemn racism and Western complacency amid global poverty. Martin Luther King Jr will speak.
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Soviet Union
Casals Confronts Bach Orchestral Suite at Marlboro
Casals conducts Bach 3rd Orchestral Suite with a large string sound and piano continuo, prioritizing mood over period accuracy. While pedantic details offend purists, his grasp of essential character yields monumental, emotionally driven music that some listeners find compelling despite flaws.
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Casals
Bach
Alexander Schneider
Isidore Cohen
Five Day Boston Forecast Sees Normal Temps
UPI reports five day outlook for Boston and New England shows temperatures near seasonal normals Tuesday through Saturday with little day to day variation except Maine where three to four degrees below normal prevail. Normals listed for Boston Worcester Nantucket Providence Concord Burlington Portland Eastport Greenville Caribou. Precipitation across the region averages .4 to .6 inches in northern New Hampshire and Vermont.
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