Who Owns America and Oddities From a 1960s Mailbag
A collage of trivia and quotes on ownership of land by Uncle Sam, odd animal shop prices, part time women workers, the national anthem history, baldness cures, an air conditioned Israeli prison, and light health and life observations. Notable items include US land holdings, animal prices, and prosperity estimates from 1966.
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New York
America
Sam
United States
Congress
Catholic Digest
Insurance Information Institute
Debtor Credit Dispute Between Virginia and West Virginia
The split states argued over debt sharing from before 1863. The U S Supreme Court ruled West Virginia owed Virginia about 120 million dollars in 1915, with final payment made in 1929.
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Virginia
West Virginia
U.S. Supreme Court
Boston Fire Chief Flanagan to lie in state solemn high mass
Boston Archbishop Cushing will celebrate a solemn high mass for Fire Chief James J. Flanagan who died after a Friday night crash on the Southeast Expressway. Flanagan, 63, led the 1,700 member department since last November and helped save lives during the Sherry Biltmore Hotel fire. He is survived by his widow Mary. no children.
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Boston
Richard Cardinal Cushing
James J. Flanagan
Flanagan
Boston City Hospital
Department
Sherry Biltmore
Mary
Flanagans
Springfield physician former hospital staff chief dies after long illness
Land past president of the Springfield Hospital medical staff died Sunday at the hospital after a long illness. A Fall River native, he graduated from Brown University and Harvard Medical School. He began a Springfield private practice in 1931 after internships at Boston City Hospital and served in Europe as a U S Navy medical corps commander during World War II. Edith, a son and two daughters.
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Land
Springfield Hospital
Fall River
Brown University
Harvard Medical School
Springfield
Boston City Hospital
Europe
U.S. Navy Medical Corps
Edith
American Shakespeare Festival Posts Second-Best Season
In Stratford Connecticut the American Shakespeare Festival posted a gross of 955000 for the season, its second highest in 12 years. The previous record 955343 was set last year with King Lear starring Morris Carnovsky. Carnovsky is slated to return next summer in The Merchant of Venice, a role he played here in 1957.
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American Shakespeare Festival
Morris Carnovsky
Carnovsky
New Mexico Reaches Over Five Thousand Oil Wells
The state reports more than 5,000 producing oil wells, reflecting a robust energy sector. Industry officials note ongoing exploration and production activity across multiple basins, underscoring the region's role in national oil output.
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New Mexico
Government faces funding shortfall delaying Selective Service cuts
Lt Gen Lewis B Hershey says Selective Service must shrink operations temporarily due to funds shortages but expects a deficiency appropriation from Congress to meet draft needs in coming months. Dr James Goddard warns against unnecessary vitamin supplementation citing hypervitaminosis risk. House Government Operations Committee reports federal property at 347 billion including 18 acre White House grounds valued at 1 thousand, with most land recorded at acquisition cost.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Congress
House Government Operations Committee
White House
Federal budget debate cites Vietnam costs and relief fund draw
Maurice H. Stans doubted need for a tax rise amid Vietnam war costs. U S News notes the American Red Cross says Betsy hurricane expenses drained its disaster fund to 2.5 million in the year ending June 30. Stewart Udall urges expanded research to harvest more rain by 1972.
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Maurice H. Stans
Bureau of the Budget
U.S. News & World
American Red Cross
Senate Leader Mansfield Proposes Europe Troop Reduction
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield announces plans to reintroduce a resolution urging a U S troop reduction in Europe and asks Western European countries to assume a larger share of defense.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Europe
Loosening Credit May Help Tuition Bills Somewhat
The piece notes credit access is improving slowly for students facing January and February tuitions and tax bills. It explains federal loans under the Higher Education Act and National Defense Education Act, including guarantees, low rates for need-based loans, and programs via USAF and partner schools.
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AP Business News
New York
National Defense
Savings and Loan Association
Tuition Plan Inc
Community notices from Kennebunk area clubs and meetings
Kennebunk Circle 5 of the Women’s Fellowship will meet Tuesday at 8 at Mrs. John York’s home. Ivy Temple Py thian Sisters meet Wednesday at 8 p m at the Knights of Pythias Hall. Refreshments on committee include Mrs. Leech and Mrs. Keeffe with others from Kennebunk and Sea Road. Gov Curtis inaugural ball honored by attendees including Mrs. Clarence M Crosby. Myrtle Lodge Knights of Pythias members attended Mousam River Lodge supper Friday. Arundel Women’s Republican Club meets at Leedy’s Alfred for supper at 6:30 with officer installation led by Richard Dodge Jr. Evening Alliance Kennebunk Unitarian Church will meet Tuesday at 10 at Mrs. John MacAlevey’s home with coffee cake samples. Construction apprentice Willis Merrill returns to Naval Seabee Center Gulfport after Christmas leave. son of Fred and Eleanor Merrill.
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Women’s Fellowship of Christ Church
John York
Woodside Drive
Earle Grames
William Hobbs
Nelson Hall
Cranston Folley
Ivy Temple
Pythian
Knights of Pythias Hall
Eleanor Leech
Judith Keeffe
Peter D'Ascanio
Sea Road
William Dawson
Kennebunk
Kenneth M. Curtis
State Armory
Augusta
Clarence M. Crosby
Kennebunk Beach
State House
Myrtle Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Mousam_ River Lodge
Springvale
Lor Harland Dutch
Edward Benoit
George Clark
A. Wesley Leech
Allen Haines
Henry Smith
William Taylor
Leonard Bunnell
Arundel Women’s Republican Club
York County
Leedy’s
Alfred
James Monroe
Elmont Tyndale
Kennebunkport
Pleasant St
MacAlevey
Willis Merrill
Naval Seabee Center
Gulfport
Miss
Merrill
Fred Merrill
Eleanor Merrill
Milford
N.H
Divorce Denied by Cumberland County Superior Court
Justice Charles Pomeroy denied the divorce in Cumberland County Superior Court. The action was brought in a January 6 hearing by Ronald St. Pierre, formerly of Biddeford and now of Portland, against Jean ette T. St. Pierre of Biddeford.
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Portland
Charles Pomeroy
Cumberland County Superior Court
Ronald St. Pierre
Biddeford
Jeanette T. St. Pierre
Talking Parrots Dominate Pet Trends and Care Tips
All About Pets surveys talkative parrots like macaws Amazons and African greys and advises prospective owners to study birds at zoos consult veterinarians and monitor care daily. The Pet Forum answers readers questions on black cats vaccines pregnant dogs rat gestation rabbits grass eating turtles scum on shells gerbils hamsters and cat homing after moves.
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J. J. McCoy
Bird House
PET Forum
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