Naval Force Proposal For NATO Navy
NATO military committee backs a multinational naval force for the alliance. A small group of six or so destroyers would be manned by national crews with a rotating commander. The U.S. stance is noncommittal though Admiral Moorer helped propose the idea as Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic.
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Washington
NATO Military Committee
North Atlantic Alliance
Pentagon
NATO
United States
U.S
Thomas Moorer
Moorer
Atlantic
U.S. Navy
Homecoming of Lt Steve Brown Ties to NATO Naval Trial
Lt Steve Brown returns from a year in Vietnam and meets his twins Lynm and David for the first time. The homecoming follows a NATO multinational naval trial aboard the U S destroyer Ricketts, testing joint operations and living arrangements with sailors from multiple allied navies. The event marks a contrast to the ongoing multinational exercise in sea operations and aims to demonstrate unity and valor across forces.
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Steve Brown
Vietnam
Lynm and
David
Solit
NATO
Electric Cars Lose Spark
Washington report notes that the auto industry doubts early wide use of electric cars. U.S. News & World Report cites confidence in smog-free conventional engines and suggests better gas engines will prevail before electric cars become common. Israel grants amnesty to about 600 detainees after victory in the June war. NATO nuclear force idea was dropped. Ricketts experiment shows multinational crews can operate efficiently aboard ships.
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Washington
U.S. News & World Report
Jerusalem
Israel
Middle East
U.S
New Pittsburgh Stadium May Sport Carpet
AP reports Pittsburgh's proposed stadium may install wall-to-wall carpeting on the playing field. Executive director Burrell Cohen says Astroturf would be economical, avoiding costly underground heating and drainage. If adopted, Pittsburgh would be the first outdoor arena with a carpeted surface.
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Ittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Burrell Cohen
Cohen
Houston
Texas
Forbesfield
France Becomes Growing Market for U S Farm Exports
The Agriculture Department says France is a growing market for American farmers with U S agricultural exports to France totaling a record nearly 250 million dollars annually. In 1966 France bought about 230 million dollars in farm commodities including oilseeds, soybean meal, durum wheat, corn, cotton, fruits and rice.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
France
U.S
United States
Art Collection Auction at Kenneth Roberts Estate in Maine
The Kennebunkport sale lists about 1,000 paintings and artifacts from historian Kenneth Roberts at Rocky Pastures estate. A notable piece is Elizabeth Brown Rogers portrait by Joseph Blackburn, linked to John Singleton Copley influence and Northwest Passage figure Maj. Robert Rogers. New flood gates installed at Krasnyarsk Dam to guard the Yenisey River summer floods, Isvestia reports.
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Kennebunkport Maine
Kenneth Roberts
Rocky Pastures
Elizabeth Brown Rogers
Joseph Blackburn
John Singleton Copley
Moscow
Krasnyoarsk
Isvestia
Siberia
Yenisey
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Canada
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Stearns & Foster's
Stearns & Foster
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Firestone
Stearn & Foster
Rae
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