Today in History features events from 1517 to 1967 Halloween
The calendar marks October 31 1966 with notable past events. Luther nailed his 95 theses in 1517 at Wittenberg, Dutch left New York in 1674, King's College became Columbia in 1754, Nevada joined the Union in 1864, Canterbury bombed in 1942, Moscow conference ended in 1943, and 1956 Russian memorial proposal by Khrushchev. Reports from South Vietnam in the previous year describe air attack fatalities.
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Associated Press
Martin Luther
Ittenberg
Germany
New York City
King’s College
Columbia
Nevada
Canterbury
Moscow Conference of Foreign Ministers
Eisenhower
Britain
France
Middle East
Khrushchev
Will to Live Foreshadows 88 Year Old’s Fitness Comeback
E.B. an 88 year old Spanish American War veteran arrives at Chillicothe VA Hospital with swollen ankles and blurred vision. Despite multiple illnesses a rigorous exercise program restores health, earns him a discharge, and proves will to live is the key as he leads others and keeps active despite pneumonia.
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E. B
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Chillicothe
Ohio
E.B
Veteran's Hospital
Congress Seeks Efficient Operation With Reorganization Bill
Congress aims to reorganize its operations to boost efficiency. The proposal would tighten committee control, require open hearings, curb proxy voting, boost GAO use, and expand legislative research. James Marlow notes the plan awaits next year after a fast-closing adjournment.
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Tion
Senate House Committee
Congress
General Accounting Office
House
Library of Congress
James Marlow
U. Alexis Johnson Meets Japanese Prime Minister in Tokyo
AP reports U. Alexis Johnson newly named U.S. ambassador to Japan paid a courtesy call in Tokyo on Prime Minister Eisaku Sato. Also, former Bolivian president Hernan Siles Suazo sought political asylum at the Chile Bolivia border. Chilean Interior Ministry said he may stay as a tourist while his request is reviewed.
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Tokyo
U. Alexis Johnson
U.S
Japan
Eisaku Sato
Santiago
Chile
Hernan Siles Suazo
Bolivia
Interior Ministry
Enrique Krauss
Siles
Notable Mail of Gifts and Medical Updates Across America
The column notes Gina Williams at St Jude in Memphis received hundreds of birthday cards and Elvis Presley and Danny Thomas offered support. It also mentions broad insurance buying habits, travel patterns, noise health effects, and cultural quips, including historical notes on tuberculosis and Cervantes.
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Gina Williams
Memphis
Tenn
Elvis Presley
Danny Thomas
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Gina
St. Jude
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Richmond
Eddie
Oswego Tea Plant Use and Cultivation
Oswego tea a North American mint family plant once used medicinally. Encyclopaedia Britannica notes it grows easily in moist soil as an ornamental plant.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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United States
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Hal Boyle
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