Temple To Be Moved in Egypt to Higher Ground
An Italian team proposes lifting the Abu Sumbal temples of Ramses II and Neferteri 186 feet to avert Aswan Dam waters. Cost projected at 58 million dollars over nearly six years, with UAR government weighing funding from international sources, including potential U.S. aid.
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Aswan
Abu Sumbal
Nile
Egypt
Ramses II
Ramses
Pharoah
Nefertari
Pietro Gazzola
United Arab Republic
U.A.R
United States
Market mixed as Ling-Temco rises on Chance Vought stake
New York trading opens with mixed results as Ling-Temco Electronics gains after revealing a strong position in Chance Vought and offering to buy 150,000 more shares. General Electric and United Aircraft also rise, while Chance Vought faces delayed opening due to buy orders amid a broad list of notable block activity and gains across the industrials, oils, and consumer names.
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New York
Ling-Temco Electronics
Chance Vought
Ling-Temco
General Electric
Radio Corp
Universal Oil Products
American Telephone
Three Men and Wives Survive Blizzard in NC Mountains
Three Tennessee couples from Morristown on a jeep trek into Pigah National Forest were stranded by a blizzard near Waterville North Carolina. They found shelter in a mountain cabin overnight as search teams scoured with planes a park ranger and farmers.
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Jaterville
N.C
Tennessee
Pigah National Forest
North Carolina
Morristown
Waterville
John Hartman
Gordon Garner
Jack Stansberry
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Remarkable Lydia E Pinkham Tablets Promise Relief for Women
A vintage advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham Tablets and Liquid Compound as solutions for female ailments including monthly cramps and hot flashes. It claims relief for many women, strengthens blood with iron, calms nervousness, and encourages a fuller life.
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Ted
North Carolina study backs merit pay pilot for teachers
A legislative committee in Raleigh endorsed a four year merit pay experiment in at least two Tar Heel school districts. The plan, part of a 28 page report, calls for a $350000 four year appropriation to finance administration payments and evaluation, plus a revised curriculum and in service training.
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Raleigh
Tar Heel
Commission For
Wake County
W. C. Harris Jr
State Board of Education
Gov. Sanford
Porpoise Talkative Porpoise Trains Scientists with Talking Tricks
In China Lake California a Navy porpoise named Notty has learned to talk and count age. Scientists plan to expand speed, using a larger inlet and anti submarine nets to test quicker dives. Notty can count four by lever nudges and may aid in delivering orders via sound mimicry.
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Ralph Dighton
China Lake
Calif
Porpoise
Navy
Notty
Naval Ordance
Ron Turner
Rene Engel
Oceanic Research
NOTS
Engel
Natty
Kodiak Island
Kennedy names undersecretaries and ethics panel after election
President Kennedy, after church, appointed Paul Fay Jr. as Navy undersecretary and two assistant secretaries of commerce, Hickman Price Jr. and Rowland Burnstan, plus a three member ethics panel. The panel includes Bayless Manning, Jefferson Fordham, and Calvert Magruder. He urged a clear guidance on conflicts of interest and set a March 15 deadline. Live TV coverage of news conferences will begin with the first meeting, and future briefings will alternate between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. EST.
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White House
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Navy
Paul Fay Jr
San Francisco
Fay
Hickman Price Jr
Detroit
Mercedes Benz Automobile
Brazil
Rowland Burnstan
North Carolina Court Reform Debates in Senate Eyes District Elections
Legislation debated in 1959 Senate seeks to move toward a uniform court system with district elected judges. Republicans push for district elections to favor GOP nominees in some areas while critics warn against concentrating power. Speakers urge uniform courts below the Superior level and reform toward elected judges. Representative Joseph M. Hunt emphasizes support for court reform.
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Clyde H. Whitley
Stanley County
T. E. Story
Wilkes
Lester P. Martin Jr
Davie
L. Sneed High
Cumberland
J. C. Eagles
Wilson
Joseph M. Hunt
Guilford
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Fought Night and Day
Civil War clashes known as the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House raged day and night over two weeks as forces clashed in a prolonged engagement.
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Spotsylvania Court House
Red Chinese report cites four day cold wave and crop losses
The Peiping communique warns a four day cold wave in Kwangtung Province hurt winter crops including sweet potatoes and will reduce raw materials for light industry. It pledges new material sources and higher production to ensure daily necessities amid arduous 1961 tasks.
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Kwangtung
South China
Peiping
China
Communist Party
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