Washington Picture Forgotten For 50 Years On Display
Berkeley, AP A giant 23 by 13 foot painting of Washington rallying troops at Monmouth New Jersey, painted by Emanuel Leutze in 1854, reemerged from a Hearst Gym basement after 50 years. Chipp of UC Berkeley estimates restoration would cost thousands. canvas preserved though dirty with water stains.
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Washington
Monmouth
N. J
Delaware
University of California At Berke
Berkeley
Calif
George Washington
Herschel B. Chipp
University of California Art
Emanuel Leutze
Hearst Gymnasium
N.J
Chipp
Leutze
University
Mark Hopkins
American Heritage
History Magazine
Kcanvas
Communist Organizes Carwashers in Los Angeles
AP reports the Auto Maintenance Workers Union leads a campaign to organize carwash workers across nine shops in Los Angeles. Union head Mike Laski claims the mostly Black workers are paid about $1.15 an hour and work six to seven days weekly with few lunch breaks while owners refuse talks, branding the effort as capitalist exploitation.
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Los Angeles
Auto Maintenance Workers Union
Mike Laski
UCLA
AMWA
Laski
U.S. Communist Party
Relief On Way For Infantryman
The Army approved findings from an 18 month study to reduce infantry burden by lighter equipment prioritizing weight over protection. Proposals include a one pound expendable gas mask and lighter helmets and vests to bring combat load from about 72 pounds toward 40 pounds. Study started February 1963 and was approved September at Army headquarters.
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Washington
Army
U.S
Army Headquarters
Ft. Ga
Ers
Nat King Cole Dies at 45 After Cancer Battle
Nat King Cole died at 5 30 a m Monday in Santa Monica after months of lung cancer and liver involvement. Doctors said autopsy found cancer in major organs. Maria Cole kept news private. public tributes followed in Los Angeles with a half staff flag closure and a closed casket viewing at St. James Church.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Nat King Cole
Maria Cole
Cole
St. John’s Hospital
British Broadcasting Co
London
Los Angeles
Music Center
St. James Episcopal Church
Wilshire Boulevard
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Glendale
Biracial Committee Charges Intimidation in Mississippi
The Mississippi advisory committee to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission described police brutality economic pressure and night riding as forces forcing Black residents into inferior status or terror. It cited cross burnings bombings beatings and harassment at voter registration sites and said some witnesses feared testifying while noting progress in desegregation and registered voters.
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Jackson
Miss
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Missisisippi
A. B. Britton Jr
Greenville
Gulfport
McComb
Mississippi
Canton
Whimsical Product List Items and Floral Arrangements
A long catalog style item list features metal coat hangers, plastic caps, sponges, cookie cutters, tooth picks, scoops, kiddy clothes hangers, bamboo pins, rain bonnets, magnifying glasses, blades, tacks, makeup mirrors, ball point pens, pencils, crayons, rocket pens, rulers, rubber bands, notebooks, erasers, ink, teen dolls, watches, toy cars, dolls, harmonicas, flutes, army vehicles, racing cars, mats, tumblers, glass animals, tumblers sets, cigarette pens, lanterns, combs, orchids, roses, blossoms, sprays, and spring fruit clusters.
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Clearview
B. Ross
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Fred S. Hoffman
Finance & Acceptance Corporation of High Point, Inc
Commerce Street
Betsy Ross
Bob
Halial Gs
Piedmont
Simon Juska
Larry Sechrest
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