Bhakra Dam II Century Shaped by Taj Tribute and Iron Will
The Bhakra Dam project in northern India, begun in the 1950s and completed with a height of 740 feet, aims to irrigate 6.76 million acres and power eight New Delhi sized cities. It transformed Nangal into a growing industrial district and inspired Nehru to call it monumental.
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Trick J. Killen
Bhakra
Punjasthan
Delhi
Kanals
Hoover ‘Dam
Louis Dane
British India
Punjab
Louis
Sans
India
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
Hoover Dam
New Delhi
Maryland
Virginia
Nangal
Naga
Nehru
Bhakta Dam
Couple Welcomes Second Daughter in July Birth
Maynard Mr and Mrs Richard Coughlin of Arlington announce the birth of their second daughter on July 16 at Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick. The baby joins a one year old sibling. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs James Baudreau of Tremain Street and Mr and Mrs Arthur Coughlin of Arlington. The baby’s father is manager of the First National Store in Concord.
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Maynard
Richard Coughlin
Hitchcock Faces Imitators as TV Gimmicks Persist
Alfred Hitchcock says he must constantly dodge clichés and avoid repeating his own “Hitchcock Presents” touches while crafting fresh suspense. Don McGuire, prolific producer and agent, jokes about retiring, and Screen Gems reports record mail for the Kovacs episode “Author at Work” with polarized reactions to its killer-prose premise.
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Alfred Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Oe Fi
Porter
Europe
Congo
Screen Gems
Goodyear
J Ernie Kovacs
Kovacs
Cyclist Arraigned In District Court
Acton Edward Holmquist 19 of Pittsford was arrested by Sgt Warren Birch Friday at 7 50 am on an unregistered Triumph motorcycle on Hayward road He pleaded not guilty in Concord district court Judge Pierre Northrup set 25 dollars in expenses to be paid by the defendant.
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Acton
Edward D. Holmquist
Pittsford
Warren F. Birch
Triumph
Hayward Road
Concord
Thether
Noto
Pierre A. Northrup
Concord Club Championship Sparks Tight Match Play
The Concord club championship progresses with Loring Grimes ousted by John Reddy 6 and 5 after Henry Thompson, the defending champ, fell 2 and 1. Flavin beats Sanford 5 and 4, Snelling defeats Johnston 2 up, Geary defeats Tolman 6 and 5. Semis see Flavin over Reddy 6 and 5 and Geary over Snelling 3 and 2. Quarterfinals feature Holmes 1 up after 19 holes, Bush 1 up after 19, Parks 4 and 3, Ford 1 up after 20. Senior division has Codding over Chase 1 up, Barrett over Adams 5 and 4, Teele over Watson 2 and 1.
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Concord
Loring Grimes
Henry S. Thompson
John Reddy
John F. Flavin
Laurence Sanford
Jonathan Snelling
Reggie Johnston
Calvin B. Geary
Julian W. Tolman
Flavin
Reddy
Geary
Snelling
John Adams
John Teele
Clement Watson
Yugoslav Official Says Farm Co-ops Failed Under Pressure
Bosnia premier Dju ro Pucar says farm co operatives formed under pressure collapsed and most were abandoned. He notes shifts toward voluntary co operatives as agriculture deteriorated and discusses church state relations and reconstruction in postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Sarajevo
Yugoslavia
UPI
Djuro Pucar
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pucar
East Germany
Bosnia
Bishop Hall warns against militant abstainers driving others to drink
North Conway New Hampshire Bishop Charles F. Hall says zealous abstainers may push a man toward alcohol even if he was not inclined. He argues that alcohol remains present and cannot be removed by preaching away the liquor.
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Aerial Fire Crews Ready For Northwest Season
Missoula Montana hosts the U S Forest Service Region 1 aerial fire crews at the 1954 depot. Smoke jumpers helicopters and chemical retardants form a three pronged attack to control fires across about eight million acres in Montana Idaho Washington and the Black Hills.
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America
Northwest
Missoula
Pacific Northwest
Eisenhower
U. S. Forest Service
Montana
Idaho
Panhandle
Washington
Black Hills
South Dakota
al Hammond
Hammond
Johnson Flying Service
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Meesina
Mommer
H. S. Phillips
Radio Kiddies Hour
Anne Francis
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Anne
Francis
Don McGuire
Henry
Hollywood
Ernie Kovacs
United States
By Stoyan Bralovic
United Press International
Woolworth’s
Aluminum
Bamboo
Viking Power
Briggs & Stratton
Boston Post
Sudbury
Spirer
van Houtte
AL Forest Fire Fighters
By Murray M. Moler
United
Pregs International
Moose Creek
Mann Gulch
Helena
Mont
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Health Insurance Institute
Scotts Meader
Scotts Acter
Scotts
Stree
Hudson
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