Will Smog Make Cities Unlivable
In New York Chicago and Los Angeles smog tests cities fight against air pollution as auto exhaust and smokestacks raise health and livability concerns. Experts warn of long term damage, while cities pursue bans, cleaner fuels, and cleaner technologies amid rising energy use.
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America
Chicago
Los Angeles
Frank M. Stead
California
Austin N. Heller
New York City
Manhattan
Manhattan Island
Hudson River
Red Cross Group Encounters Low Material Supply
Linn County Red Cross volunteers report dwindling washable color fast cotton scraps for quilt blocks. Production chair Mrs. Harry Anders says quilts aid disaster victims losing homes to fires or floods. Housewives with scrap material are urged to contact the Red Cross office. volunteers will cut and sew.
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Red Cross
Harry Anders
Red Cross Production
Red Cross Office
Haircut in Sofia barber shop costs one lewa
In Sofia Bulgaria a Western visitor experiences a state run barber shop procedure. Clippers trim neck and ears then hair, stiff brush clean, shave sideburns and nape. A shampoo warm rinse facial wash and an alcohol rub then scalp massage and hair lotion applied. The price is one lewa.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
UPI
Caribbean Dutch Treat at Chamber Meeting
Two newcomers in the Civic bureau lecture series will be featured at the chamber general membership meeting in the armory on Wednesday night. The film Caribbean Dutch Treat, presented by Lisa Chickering and Jeanne Porterfield, follows a 6 15 p m dinner with reservations requested. The six Dutch West Indies islands off Venezuela are highlighted. Both lecturers come from Chicago and previously had successful theater careers.
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Chamber of Commerce Civic Bureau
Armory
Lisa Chickering
Jeanne Porterfield
Dutch West Indies
Venezuela
Chicago
Scotch Churches Discussing Unity
Delegates from the Church of Scotland and the Episcopal church in Scotland will meet in Edinburgh on February 24 for talks on unity. The discussions follow a report on Anglican Presbyterian conversations released last January.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Church of Scotland
Presbyterian
Episcopal Church In Scotland
New Owners Ponder Use of Proud Ship
A 1931 four master yacht named the Patria sits at Dodge Island as Miami investors consider its future. Built for Marjorie Merriweather Post for 1.225 million, it later served as a World War II convoy vessel and as the personal yacht of General Rafael Trujillo of the Dominican Republic. Now owned by a Miami firm and moored at the city port, its next use remains undecided.
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Miami
Fla
Dodge Island
General Foods
Marjorie Merriweather Post
Rafael Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Montreal Becoming All-Year Port Amid Winter Ice
Montreal grows as a year round trade hub with winter arrivals rising from 25 in 1963 to 119 last year and an expected 150 general cargo ships this season. Ice breakers, though mainly for other routes, assist ferries and keep the St. Lawrence channel open while eastern ports Halifax and St. John lose winter role.
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St. Lawrence
Halifax
St. John
Canada
Russia
Denmark
Britain
Germany
Quebec
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