Niagara falls asked to be turned off for facelift by engineers
The Army Corps of Engineers floated a plan to halt water at Niagara Falls as part of a facelift project amid rock slide threats on the American side. The program maps to the mock Operation GENIUS and includes other fanciful schemes like Project Westward Ho and Project Mountains, reflecting a satirical feature on federal ingenuity.
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U.S. Army
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Washington
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Ge.n.lus
Mohammed
Florida
Atlantic Coast
Miami
E.n.lu.s
Nigeria’s dash bribe culture faces military push
In Lagos Nigeria the military regime vows to end dash a long standing system of bribery and favoritism that permeates politics business and daily life. Despite hopes for leveled wealth distribution observers doubt real change will reach ordinary Nigerians where cash gifts and expedited services drive access and outcomes.
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Britain
Africa
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Ana
Dash
Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi
India Faces World Illiteracy Challenge Warns Economist
An AP report notes economist D. B. Kothari stating India spends about 10 rupees per student per year on education versus roughly 300 dollars in the United States. He says India has 380 million illiterates and the lowest research expenditure among major nations.
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India
United States
Kothari
National Briefs Highlight Local Grievances and Public Services
A Brennwood Elementary class in Brentwood California complains about truck noise hindering lessons. In Columbus Ohio a businessman was robbed of 130 dollars after the thief used his own gun. Massachusetts seeks 10 million dollars for a multipurpose waterfront park near a battleship shrine. Maine voters face Feb 21 decision on Sunday liquor sales. Detroit shifts hiring to attract women for crossing guards and bus drivers amid traffic concerns.
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Brian G. Brown
Marjorie Curtis
Columbus
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Louis Ziskin
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Fall River
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Maine
Detroit
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Detroit Street Railways
49 000 Traffic Deaths Reported For 1965
The National Safety Council reported a record 49,000 traffic deaths in 1965 with 1.8 million disabling injuries and $85 billion in losses. Deaths per 100 million vehicle miles fell to 5.6, though total deaths rose 3 percent from 1964. Howard Pyle urged an 18 point national program to cut toll in half, urging federal action on safer vehicles and research.
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Road Deaths Set Record in Pennsylvania Weekend Toll
AP reports 23 people were killed in Pennsylvania accidents over the weekend ending Sunday, surpassing the prior high of 20. Notable incidents include an auto crash near Media killing three and two other double fatalities, plus two drownings near Aliquippa. The weekend highway toll was 19, short of the 20 record.
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Media
Aliquippa
Socorro Incumbents Reelected Without Opposition
Sulurgu NM AP report notes Mayor Holm C Bursum Jr and four councilmen plus a police judge faced re election on March 1 but no opponents filed. Under state law incumbents are certified as elected marking Socorro’s first biannual election absence in 84 years as an executive organization led by Senator Abraham Ribicoff is mentioned.
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Father charters jet for son’s London wedding
The father of the groom chartered a DC8 jet to fly 144 American relatives and friends to Steven Meltzer age 23 of New York marrying Judie Pasha 22 in London at Great Portland Street Synagogue. The couple will honeymoon in the Caribbean and return to New York aboard the chartered plane.
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Steven ‘Meltzer
New York
Judie Pasha
Jack Pasha
Portland Street
Steven
Sam Meltzer
Gravedigger George Noreen Turns 90 Then Works Graves
George Noreen, age 90, celebrated his milestone birthday with townsfolk in CHISAGO CITY Minnesota. The gravedigger, following a family tradition from his father Frank Noreen, says he has dug many graves over 40 years and survived each time. He also tends a half acre garden and eight lawns in summer.
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