West Virginia town names intrigue Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle notes West Virginia towns feature quirky names such as Mud, Dingy, Dink, Droop, Cr ab Orchard and Twilight. He lists places in Kanawha and Fayette counties and remarks on formal vs informal naming, ending with a nod to Affinity in Webster County.
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Kanawha
Ks Sligo
Fayette County
Twilight
Harmony
Rosedale
Looneyville
Yazoo
Clem
Grant’ County
Raleigh Countiais
Ty Grant
Arthur
Artie
Raleigh
McDowell
Calhoun
Affinity
Websor County
This Day in History June 15 1973 Highlights
AP recalls events on this date including Magna Carta’s signing in 1215, Luther excommunication in 1520, Franklin kite experiment in 1752, Washington’s Continental Army command in 1775, Arkansas statehood in 1836, General Slocum fire tragedy in 1904, German advances in World War II, Evers funeral in Jackson 1963, De Gaulle releases Raoul Sanan in 1968, Podgorny visit pause to Hanoi in 1972, and US halt of air attacks around Hanoi in 1972. Birthdays note Billy Williams at 33.7, proverb Thought.
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Associated Press
Kingohn O
England
Runnymeade
Leo X
Martin Luther
Peieapha Franklin
Philadelphia
George Washington
Arkansas
General Slocum
New York
Manhattan Island
France
Jackson
Miss
Medgar W. Evers
Charles de Gaulle
Raoul Sanan
United States
Hanoi
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Billy Williams
Chicago Cubs
Marine wig ruling limited to three cities
The Marine Corps says orders from three federal judges allow reservists to wear wigs only in Charlotte North Carolina Minneapolis Minnesota and Lincoln Nebraska where court decisions were handed down. Reservists in other cities must follow Marine hair regulations during active duty weeks and the department may appeal the rulings.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Charlotte
N.C
Minneapolis
Minn
Lincoln
Neb
Marne Corps
Marine
Onne
Lo Spoken Tan
Justice Department
HAPPENED LAST NIGHT it's not so chic
New York gossip column notes music figures snorting cocaine as payola scandals loom. The piece cites fear of a collapsing roof amid a network of bold claims, with anecdotes of coercion and industry tensions surrounding chic drug use. The tone mocks pretentious drug culture and cites Marc Olden on cocaine users among wealthy elites.
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Earl Wilson
New York
Marc Olden
Jackie Kannon
General Motors
Zero Mostel
Alan King
Peggy Lee
Ringsider
Alan
Earl
Brother
Home on Leave for Brian Whitefoot From Columbus
Brian Whitefoot son of Mr and Mrs Donald D Whitefoot of Columbus spent nine day leave with family and friends after graduating basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri He completed motor transport schooling at Fort Dix New Jersey and received a commendation letter for outstanding achievement in an advanced commanding officer He reported to Fort Riley Kansas for further duty
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Urlan
Whitefoot
Donald D. Whitefoot
Columbus
Fort Leonard Wood
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Fort Iiley
Kan
Exon to appoint 192 to judicial nominating commissions
Lincoln Neb AP reports Governor Luson will appoint at least 65 Republicans to 33 reconstituted judicial nominating commissions. Exon must name four lay members per panel, totaling 192, with at least half Republicans. LB110 adds a fourth lawyer and lay member per commission and limits party representation among members and lawyers.
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Lincoln
Neb
Hinesano
J. James Luson
Exon
Supreme Court
Jay
AEC team assures Tarkio residents on Casper plant
About 50 area residents heard an Atomic Energy Commission team assure them Thursday night that every precaution will be taken to prevent environmental pollution by the Casper nuclear power plant at Brownsville Nebraska. The $243 million plant is to open in August.
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Tahilo
Ome
Atomic Energy Commission
Casper
Brownsville
Neb
Tarkio College
Robert Stanton
Missouri Meat Parkers
Missouri River
Jeff Broady
Rock Port
AKC
Fall TV: Network Strategy Amid Writers Strike
Dick Kleiners satirical forecast lists fall replacements and mock program ideas amid the writers strike. It imagines mime hour, re runs, and improvised shows from the ABC, CBS, and NBC lineups with noted names and quirky titles.
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Dick Keleiner
Wollywood
NEA
Lghts
ABC
COS
NBC
Network
Thei
Publc
Marcel Manceau
Mike Connors
Dennis the Menace
O2zle
Harriet
Sugarfoot
Richard Diamond
Dean Mantin
Glen ‘Campbell
Bobby Darin
Ater
Hugo Zimmerman to Return to Nebraska This Summer
Hugo Zimmerman, a former Nebraska extension agent now an international adviser in Brazil, will return to Nebraska this summer. He helped manage farm programs with two USDA colleagues and a seven man Bureau of Reclamation group. Zimmerman led 25 extension workers in 13 counties and previously served as Platte County extension agent and as assistant superintendent at UNL Northeast Station Concord.
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Lincoln
Neb
Hugo Zimmerman
Nebraska
Brazil
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department of Interior
Bureau of Reclamation
Zimmerman
Platte County
Columbus
University of Nebraska
Northeast
Concord
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