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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1966

Page

15

Japan to complete switch to metric system April first

TOKYO AP Japan will officially complete its transition from traditional units to the metric system on April 1 The change removes the tsubo a land area unit replacing it with square meters The move faces resistance as real estate and carpentry still reference tsubo and shaku while education and newer buildings embrace metric measurements

Japan Tokyo Bureau of Standards

New Zealand's Hillary to fund Sherpa hospital in Khunde

Global dispatches report Sir Edmund Hillary has Nepal approval to build a hospital in Khunde village at 13 000 ft for Sherpa people. Other items note Mexico France movie exchange, tuna boat launch Jurel in Bilbao, Montreal fair prep, Ouagadougou embassy cuts, Formosa development invite, Italian sex survey scandal, and General Lemnitzer to brief U.S. Congress on aid programs.

Calcutta India New Zealand Sir Edmund Hillary Mt. Everest Tensing Norgay Nepal Khunde

Peruvians map 2000 archaeological sites in Peru

Lima based retired army captain Jose Lopez Guil len reports spending 25 years exploring in off time to locate ruins. He has compiled a map showing more than 2,000 archaeological spots across Peru.

Lima Peru Jose Lopez Guillen

Former Foreign Secretary On Way Back? Gordon Walker’s Political Comeback

Lawrence Malkin profiles Gordon Walker once again courting voters after a political wipeout in 1964. The former foreign secretary faced race issues, district resistance in Leyton, and a 1965 by election loss, then spent years rebuilding grassroots support for a potential return and roles in a Labor government and possibly a top negotiating post for the Common Market.

Lawrence Malkin London Patrick Gordon Walker Britain Gordon Walker Labor Party Labor House of Commons Leyton London England Oxford Smethwick Ronald Buxton

Coach Operators Seek New Virginia Trailways Staff

Virginia Trailways hires mature men 22 to 30 for permanent, full time driving work in Washington and Virginia. No professional driving experience required. company will train at its expense in Charlottesville. Qualifications include high school education, valid license, good health and character, no criminal record, and a clean driving record. Equal opportunity employer.

Virginia Trailways Charlottesville Washington Virginia

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