National Park Born Canyonlands in Utah
The National Park Service creates Canyonlands from public domain land in Utah. Spanning a 40 mile Colorado River corridor, 257,640 acres are set aside for the park with dramatic rock formations and features like Angel Arch. Bureau of Land Management administers the surrounding land.
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Canyonlands
Utah
Colorado River
Angel Arch
Bureau of Land Management
Winchester National Cemetery Faces Early 1968 Closure
Winchester Virginia faces the likely closure of its national cemetery in early 1968 as plots dwindle to 130. The site, established April 9 1886, holds over 500 Civil War Union dead and veterans from Spanish American War through Korea, with ceremonies and markers reflecting diverse faiths and regiments.
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Werriley
Northern Virginia Daily
Winchester
Stonewall
National Cemetery
Armed Forces
United States
Virginia
Kenneth Ridley
Culpeper
Staunton
Strasburg
New Market
Front Reval
Snickers Gap
Warners Ferry
Martinburg
Romney
West Virginia
Ridley
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
Ohio
Vermont
Rutherford B. Hayes
William McKinley
Informal yet forceful Connor reshapes Commerce Department
In six months as secretary of commerce John Thomas Connor shifted the department from spectator to player in key policy areas. The Harvard-trained Irish American leader blends quick thinking and a hands-off style, pushing for a stronger voice in policymaking while delegating to trusted subordinates. his aims include broader influence over balance of payments, labor matters, and internal organization, though Treasury and other agencies retain sway.
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Tom Nolan
Assa. Washington
NEA
Commerce
John Thomas Connor
Ite Monuments Commission
Merck & Co
Connor
Bombay
Johnson
Fittlesh
Jack
Luther Hodges
Jack Connor
Conor
Ife
Treasury Department
Treasury
Agency For International Development
ALD
State Department
Tie
Conorade
Bureau of Standards
Negro Patient Drowns While Attempting Escape
A Negro patient at Derry Hospital in Goldsboro North Carolina drowned in a flood ditch between the hospital and the Neuse River while trying to flee. The patient Robert Allen Blunt 31 Ayden NC was identified by hospital officials. He reportedly attempted to cross a flooded meadow after a long shift. The incident occurred during heavy rain that flooded the area.
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Blunt
Washington
Neuse
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