GAR to hold final 83rd National Encampment in Indianapolis
The Grand Army of the Republic will disband after its 83rd national encampment in Indianapolis due to dwindling numbers. About 23 of 3.5 million Union Army veterans remain, with perhaps five able to attend. National Commander Theodore A. Penland 100-year-old from Indiana plans to preside. Michael Thralls 106 of Idaho and other veterans hope to attend and recall old battles and songs. Indiana Lt. Gov. John Watkins chairs planning for the final muster.
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Indiana
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Calif
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American Legion
Goshen
Ind
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Nampa
Ida
John A. Watkins
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Grand Rapids
Mich
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VA Looks With Suspicion On Proprietary Schools
The Veterans Administration pushes to curb fly-by-night proprietary schools amid a surge in enrollments in areas with few jobs. VA worries about high costs, course-hopping, and billions in back tuition if actions fail, while proposing cost analyses and possible limits on new proprietary programs.
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Pepper
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WHPE Airs Special 15-Minute Drama Today
WHPE will broadcast a 15 minute radio drama at 5 15 p m today. Presented by the Community Radio Council with High Point churches the program portrays a courageous editor who mobilizes the town against a matriarch blocking displaced persons. House Jameson stars in the lead role, notable for his long radio career including The Aldrich Family.
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Centerberge
WHPE
Community Radio Council
High Point
House Jameson
Sam Aldrich
Aldrich Family
Campbell Chief Dies at Inverary Castle
Niall Diarmid Campbell the duke of Argyll and hereditary Campbell chief died at Inverary Castle aged 77. His cousin Capt Ian Douglas Campbell succeeds to the title.
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Niall Diarmid Campbell
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Clan Campbell
Capt
Ian Douglas Campbell
Potatoes Once Feared Poisonous in Early Trade Across Alps
Historian notes that potatoes were believed poisonous when imported from eastern Switzerland to France around 1700. The claim reflects early European fears about new crops and their safety for consumption amid growing global trade.
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France
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