Library of Congress Seeks New Building Amid Expansion Delays
The Library of Congress grows at about one million items yearly and faces a slow path to a new building. Congress approved a plan for a $75 million structure after a long compromise involving key lawmakers and commissions. While awaiting construction, the library expands in crowded spaces across several buildings and a planned Madison memorial hall is part of the site compromise. The agency needs more staff for reference, copyright, cataloging, and services for millions of items and thousands of users.
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Edmond LE Breton
Washington
Library of Congress
Congress
Sam Rayburn
James Madison
United States
House Building Committee
Senate Building Committee
Capital Building Commission
James Madison Memorial Commission
The
Capitol
American Institute of Architects
Rayburn
Capitol Hill
Howard W. Smith
Virginia
Rules Committee
Madison Forces
Madison Commission
Legislative Reference Service
Copyright Office
Rockefeller to Sign Crime Victims Compensation Plan
Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller will sign a bill creating a Crime Victims Compensation Board to pay up to 15000 dollars for bodily injuries. The measure, approved by the Senate 44 to 17 and the Assembly, shifts the effective date to March 1 1967 and carries an initial 509000 dollar appropriation. No awards to those responsible for the crime or their families. Eligibility requires at least 100 dollars in medical expenses or two weeks of lost wages.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Sente
Assembly
Rockefeller
Winds Pound Kansas City in Derby Flight Damage
Gusts up to 59 mph lashed Kansas City causing damage to a Powder Puff Derby plane. A Cessna 172 piloted by Maxine Nielson and Sally Weels sustained elevator damage at Fairfax Airport. Several cross country entrants landed as winds toppled trees and downed power lines. Weather warnings for northern Missouri were canceled later as the storm dissipated.
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Kansas City
Maxine Nielson
Springville
Utah
Sally Weels
Cedar City
Fairfax
Kan
Mid-Continent International Airport
Weather Bureau
Nothern Missouri
Speed Limits Cut British Death Toll
London AP government Road Research Laboratory reports a 13 percent drop in serious accidents in the first four months after speed limits were set on 100000 miles of major British roads. The limits remain 50 mph on busy trunk roads and 70 mph on superhighways amid protests from drivers groups and sports car fans.
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London
Government
Ministry of Transport
Texas birds aiding Kansas wild turkey flock effort
Kansas reports an estimated wild turkey population of about 400 birds and plans to import some from Texas to build a hunting sized flock. The move aims to boost numbers for future hunting seasons and ecological balance.
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Kansas
Texas
Fire Strikes After Final Insurance Fee
Multiple fire incidents reported across cities left homes and belongings damaged but no injuries. In Louisville a family faced loss after a second blaze since 1943 damage, while Elon College endured storage building fire with $275 damage. Also noted were journalism fellowships at Harvard and a business executive training program in Boston.
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Elon College, N.v
Elon College
Kansas City Youth Drowned in Kansas River
Totty Ruis, 16, drowned Tuesday in the Kansas River in Kansas City Kansas. Two companions, 15 year old Bob Roger Horton and 14 year old George Thomas, testified they attempted a rescue. Firefighters recovered the body. he was the son of Mr and Mrs John Ruis.
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Kansas City
Kan
Totty Ruis
Kansas River
Bob Roger Horton
George Thomas
Ruis
John Ruis
Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals Bring in Opera
Newport AP reports the festival producers shift to opera with the Metropolitan Opera set to perform in Newport from July 12 to 16. The move marks a crossover from jazz and folk programming to grand opera in a seaside cultural lineup.
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Newport, Tr
Newport
Metropolitan Opera
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