Oysters Sparks Virginia Maryland Potomac War
Virginia watermen clash with Maryland river police over oyster dredging on the Potomac with $400 per boatload potential. A 31-year-old man was killed last April in a dredging raid. Maryland and Virginia cite 1930 31 conservation law restricting dredging to hard taons and patrol boats monitor Sept 15 to April 15.
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England
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Frank Marders
Washington
Harvey King
Maryland Fisheries
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Connecticut Ends County Government Abolition shifts power to state
Connecticut moves to end 290 years of county government in a reform urged by Governor Ribicoff. The plan transfers jail administration, courthouse upkeep, and payroll from counties to the state, with county taxes and payments phased out.
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New Haven
Abraham Ribicoff
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Congress
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Pib‘icoff
Connecticut
State Department of Public Works
Collisions Of Ships Increase Collisions Of Ships Increase
New York AP report notes uncertainty in collision rate trends amid several ship clashes. It cites public focus on the Andrea Doria Stockholm wreck and lists recent incidents including the Queen Elizabeth American Hunter and other collisions in fog or darkness. Coast Guard officials discuss radar use and ongoing investigations.
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World’s A Coast Guard
Stockholm
Santa Rosa
Atlantic City
N.J
New York Harbor
Coney Island
China Reverses Birth Control Policy Amid Population Boom
The article reports on China reversing its birth control push as population estimates rise from 583 million to around 650 million, with officials citing health and labor needs. It notes a shift from widespread family planning exhibitions to closures and questions the sustainability of Maoist policy, while stressing health considerations for mothers and children.
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China
Red China
Sripati Chandrasekhar
India
Institute For Population
Madras
Associated Press
People’s Congress
Peking
Shao Li-tzu
Shao
Lui Shao-chi
Ministry of Public Health
Wu Jui-ping
Children’s Hospital
Peruvian Indians Seek Their Place In The Sun
In Lima, Peru, waves of migrants from the mountains form barriadas on the city outskirts. Dr. William Mangin studies the 200000-strong community living in straw huts, facing poverty and disease yet showing drive to rise socially.
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Peru
Barriadas
William Mangin
University of Syracuse
Dr. Mangin
Mangin
Hunger Strike Ends as Man Breaks Fast in Jail
Neale E. Hills, 23, ended an eight day hunger strike in Ann Arbor jail by eating scrambled eggs and string beans. He defied a court order to pay $1,007 to his estranged wife Donna Jean, 22, and their two children. He remains jailed under a six month sentence for contempt and says the law is unfair.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Neale E. Hills
Hills
Donna Jean
First Auto Speed Laws Set Early Minnesota Limits
In 1903 Minnesota approved the first auto speed laws setting maximums at 8 mph within towns and 25 mph in rural areas. The action reflected early adoptive measures shaping motor vehicle regulation at the state level.
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