New York Suffering Water Shortage Marked Worst In 15 Years
A retrospective recalls New York City’s 1949 50 water crisis, labeling it the era’s worst in 15 years while noting modern shortages. It contrasts the prior drought’s humor and measures with intense conservation, taps, and a controversial rainmaking effort led by Harvard scientist Wallace Howell.
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New York City
Yesteryear
Harvard
Austin
Hudson River
Poughkeepsie
Park Avenue
Thirsey
Water Department
Waldorf-Astoria
Sudan
Middle East
Wallace E. Howell
Howell
Stroudsburg
U.S. Weather Bureau
New Jersey
Catskill
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Vowell
Tarrytown
N.Y
State Supreme Court
Johnson Hopes Lodge Taylor Swap Won’t Confuse Readers
AP analysis notes Johnson aims to present Lodge and Taylor as two distinct figures guiding U.S. policy in South Vietnam. Despite assurances of policy continuity, style and focus may shift, with Lodge likely emphasizing political and social stabilization in the Saigon government. Taylor stressed a mix of military, political, and economic action. Lodge’s 1963 push on reform contributed to Diem’s fall, illustrating how leadership changes affect Saigon politics amid ongoing Communist pressure.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Johnson
Saigon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Maxwell D. Taylor
White House
South Viet Nam
U.S
Lodge
Taylor
Talor
John F. Kennedy
Viet Nam
Lodger
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Banking balance sheet fragment with assets and liabilities
The document lists cash and balances with other banks, United States Government obligations, state and political subdivision securities, corporate stocks, loans, real estate, and other assets totaling 3,127,421.05. Demand and time deposits by individuals, partnerships, corporations, and government deposits are shown, with total deposits of 2,695,288.35 and other liabilities and capital accounts itemized.
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United States
Washington News Highlights Senate House Aid Deadlock
AP reports a 10th Senate House conference failed to resolve the 3.36 billion foreign aid dispute with no progress. House members insist aid be for the current year only while Senate insists on 3.36 billion annually for two years. Also: welfare department promotes a new 12 page hearing aid guide. Parking spaces on the Mall will be reserved for visitors starting Monday, Udall says.
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Senate
House
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Superintendent of Documents
U.S
Washington, D.C
Capitol
Washington Monument
the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
India s rice shortage faces bread shift push
Indians face a rice shortage forcing the government to push popular tastes toward bread made from imported U S wheat. Reports from Montreal and Ottawa note social and cultural adjustments as officials seek to modify eating habits amid shortages.
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New Deli
India
U.S
Rioting Youths Scattered By Shots In Caracas
In Caracas police fired into the air to disperse youths protesting a taxi strike near the Central University campus. The unrest followed a deadly Monday with three dead, including a policeman. Four youths with submachine guns attacked a girls technical school during graduation, leaving graffiti reading FAELN.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Central University
FAELN
FALN
Armed Forces of National Liberation
Police form bicycle patrols to curb eve teasing in India
In India, authorities establish bicycle patrols to swiftly respond to public flirting incidents, aiming to curb eve teasing. The move reflects ongoing concerns about harassment, with officers patrolling urban areas to deter offenders and reassure residents.
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Panta
India
Details Of Wiretaps Used By Revenue Tax Men Revealed
Washington report on a Senate subcommittee hearing where lawmakers pressed IRS officials for details on wiretaps two way mirrors and other techniques amid claims of pressure and intimidation in tax collection. IRS officials defended limited use of modern devices within legal bounds and said Pittsburgh raids involved matters under internal review with potential disciplinary action.
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Washington
Senate
Internal Revenue Service
Edward VY. Long
D-Mo
Sheldon S. Cohen
Internal Revenue
Pittsburgh
Department
Cohen
Congress
Vernon B. Carpenter
Carpenter
Allen Brunswasser
IRS
Judiciary
Long
Nicholas Kat
Town Tradition Pulsvac Waiters of Yugoslavia
In a small Serbian village of fifty families each member works as a waiter. One family, Andric, has seven waiters in various Yugoslav cities, and six members of another family, Sebig, are waiters. The village is renowned for supplying staff to Yugoslavia’s hospitality sector.
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Puliovac
Yugoslavia
Andric
Yugoslav
Sebig
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