U S to Loan Ghana Funds to Build Dam
The United States confirms a 133 million loan package to Ghana for the Volta Dam and aluminum smelter project. President Kennedy’s decision was relayed to President Nkrumah in Accra by Clarence B. Randall after a review of political risks and economic viability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volta
Ghana
State Department
Kennedy
Clarence B. Randall
Kwame Nkrumah
Accra
Nkrumah
Moscow
Washington
U.S
United States
Britain
World Bank
Seal Funds Aid TB Fight for Young and Old
Morgan County community appeals for Christmas Seal donations to fund tuberculosis control. Dr Murphree notes high local TB rates and urges yearly X rays, public education, and prevention measures while families are reminded to use separate tableware to curb spread. The campaign reports about 3,000 in contributions toward a 7,250 goal, with emphasis on early intervention to stop transmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Murphree
Morgan, Limestone
Lawrence Counties
John D. Sherrill
Morgan County
Morgan County TB Association
Decatur
Sherrill
North Alabama
Volta River Dam and Aluminum Project in Ghana
The undertaking, costing at least 324 million dollars and over five years, includes a 196 million dollar dam the largest of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa. A 128 million dollar aluminum plant funds the dam and smelter. Financing breakdown shows U S loans totaling 133 million, guarantees up to 54 million, Ghana and UK contributions, World Bank loan, and private firms commit to buying aluminum for 30 years. The plan aims to spur Ghana’s development while testing U S aid policy and geopolitics amid Nkrumah's leftist stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
sub-Sahara Africa
U.S
Ghana
Volta Aluminum Co
Kaiser Aluminum-Reynolds Metals Consortium
Kaiser
United Kingdom
World Bank
Anting Bird’s Strange Ecstatic Feathers Ritual
A bird clasps an ant in its bill and rubs the insect along its wing and tail, appearing to enter a trance like ecstasy as it strokes the ant. The behavior is noted as one of nature’s quirkiest mysteries.
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van Heusen
Lonely Tuberculosis Sanatorium Girls Write Santa
Two young women letters to Santa from District No. 1 Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Decatur ask for a perfectly healthy lung. Betty Williams 21 and Carol Vaughan 18 express hopeful Christmas wishes and remember friends like Sarah Orem.
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By Lewis Gulick
Medical Arts Pharmacy
Somerville Road
Samsonite
Pevrewe
Silhouette
Alligator
Peby
Vanalux
Arthur A. Calix
District One Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Rebecca Davis
Bremen
Carol Vaughan
Hartselle
Calix
Steve Wright
Huntsville
Seal
Murphree
Flint
Miss Carol Vaughan
Hart
Volta Aluminum
Eisenhower
Aswan
Admiral
Music Control
Pecaree
Buschs
Avenue 8. E
H&h Drugs
Walgreen Agency
2Nd Ave
Johnston St
Lea Ene Miata
Precision Built
Endicott
Ange Furniture Co
St. N.E
Homous Wurlitzer Decorator
PLANO
EE. Forbes « Sons
E. Moulton St. Plano Company
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