Breadfruit memorial honors Bligh in Tahiti
A 25 foot breadfruit tree and a French plaque on Tahiti honor William Bligh, famed captain of the mutinied HMS Bounty. The living memorial marks Bligh's dual mission to transplant breadfruit to Jamaica and to capture the mutineers, a venture that helped seed Jamaica's breadfruit staple today.
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Labor and GOP pace clash over 14-B repeal outcome
National Window reports that labor failed to repeal section 14-B of the Taft Hartley Act despite heavy backing, as Senate filibuster by Everett Dirksen and southern conservatives blocked the measure. The piece notes Republican gains, LBJ’s cautious approach, and the shifting political fault lines linking GOP with southern Democrats against labor and civil rights as a central 1960s issue.
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Oregon Couple Cared for Over Six Hundred Foster Children
In North Bend Oregon Mr and Mrs Arthur Wilch have housed more than 600 foster children over 16 years setting a regional record Child welfare director Raymond Riese praises their dedication Their four children and the foster brood helped shape stable values and church involvement while the couple notes modest financial rewards and a deep inner satisfaction
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Architect Hired To Solve State Office Shortage
Montpelier report states the State Buildings Board engaged architect Robert Burley of Waitsfield on Thursday to draft long and short term plans addressing the growing need for state government office space. He will collaborate with a New York consulting firm as Administration Commissioner William F. Kearns aims for a preliminary plan to be submitted to the legislature.
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