Cities debate kitchen garbage disposers across the country
New York bans disposers amid fears of overtaxing sewers and treatment plants while Detroit uses them to cut garbage costs. About 400 communities forbid disposers with 150 requiring under sink units. Makers claim vast growth with 74 million units in use and a seven to ten year lifespan, targeting new homes and year 2000 sales.
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Amore
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Midwest
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Los Angeles
Columbus Dies Amid Poverty In Early History Chronology
Today in History notes Christopher Columbus died in poverty. It also marks milestones such as Dorchester Mass establishing the first colonial public school funded by taxes in 1639 and notable events from 1855 to 1955 including a ticker patent, China treaty, and major infrastructure opens.
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David Wughe
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Britain
China
Brooklyn Battery
New York
van Cliburn
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Soviet Union
Argentina
Jose Marin Guido
Peace Corps car to Honduras aims to boost Latin American ties
Rev. Charles Prendergast, a Jesuit missionary in Honduras for seven years, plans to drive a Peace Corps car from St. Louis to Honduras this month to foster goodwill. He argues Americans must engage more with Latin Americans and cites perceptions after the Bay of Pigs incident. He notes embassy access and U.S. government power shape local views and says volunteers are viewed as individuals rather than as representatives of a powerful state. He acknowledges progress will be gradual.
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St. Louis
Latin America
Honduras
Charles Prendergast
Yoro
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Ivasion
Bay of Pigs
Cuba
United States
Peace Corps
Cheesecake Returns? Ursula Andress Stimulates Hollywood
AP writer recalls cheesecake’s rise from Theda Bara to Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe, then notes its decline due to budgets and changing styles. Ursula Andress could revive pin up prestige if she chooses, though she dislikes posing and may not pursue acting, despite her varied European background.
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Theda Bara
Betty Grable
Rita Hayworth
Saipan
Salerno
Marilyn Monroe
Jane Russell
Ava Gardner
Studio Economices
Ursula Andress
John Derek
Ursula
Berne
Paris
Rome
Paramount
Ursula And Derek Trade Film Roles In South Africa
Paramount dropped Ursula and Columbia signed her. she wed Derek and joined his filming travels before taking the role in Dr No. In Cape Town AP reports South Africa’s segregated parliament granted limited self-government to 3 million black Africans in the Transkei territory near the Indian Ocean.
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Cape Town
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Indian Ocean
Cuban Government Seizes Cabs and Shops Near Bay of Pigs
In Havana the Cuban government seized 42 taxi cabs and the businesses of 22 shopkeepers near the Bay of Pigs as part of a crackdown. Revolucion reported that all 64 taxi drivers and shopkeepers were linked to counter revolutionary activities.
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Bay of Pigs
Revolucion
Gaitt
Hailstorm kills turkeys on farm near Stonewall
A sudden hailstorm near Stonewall, Canada, killed an estimated 7,000 turkeys on a farm Friday. The report cites Mrs Henrietta Salkeld and her husband Leland, who run a hatchery business in Winnipeg. The article notes the couple were at their hatchery when the storm struck.
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