Proxmire says Senate adds private hideaway offices
Senator William Proxmire decries an $11.8 million Capitol expansion that he says creates private hideaway offices for senior senators. He notes about 23 high ranking senators would gain luxury suites, calling the move wasteful while urging public oversight. Senate leaders defend the plan as needed to house essential committee and staff space and to keep senators near votes.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D.wis
U.S. Capitol
Proxmire
Senate
Washinton
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Capitol
House Atomic Committee
House
Westby
Wis
Shrews Labeled Harmless to Humans Despite Mild Bites
A historical note explains shrews possess venom in small amounts and generally pose little threat to people, their bites being only slightly poisonous.
High Pointers Win Regional Teen Dance Contest
Mike Hotopp and Jean Ann Lucas from Charleston West Virginia won first in the cha cha and second in the jitterbug at a regional teen age dance contest in Winston Salem. Other top finishers included Phillip McGuffey Ruthie Parrott Bill Hickman and Joan Warren with high point performances as 15 to 17 year olds. The event drew about 30 couples from four states and opened a two day Southeast Region meeting of the Dance Educators of America.
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Winston-Salem
Mike Hotopp
Jean Ann Lucas
Charleston
W.va
Dance Educators of America
Hotopp
Lucas
Phillip McGuffey
Ruthie Parrott
Kinston
Winston - Salem
Bill Hickman
Walkertown
Joan Warren
Hickman
Miss Warren
North Carolina
South Carolina
West Virginia
Tennessee
Mickey Russ
Toni Beck
High Point
Bruce Hiatt
Diane Mansfield
Greensboro
Mitchell McManus
Monroe
Crystal Smith
Lancaster
S.C
U S and German discuss shared costs for bases and arms
In Bonn Gilpatric urged Germany to share the cost of U S military facilities to narrow the dollar gap as U S force costs in Germany exceed 600 million dollars yearly while German armament spending in the U S amounts to about 400 million dollars.
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Gilpatric
Strauss
U. S
Germany
United States
Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
Messmer
Algeria
Norstad
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
London
Watkinson
Britain
Europe Aims for Unity as 1955 70 Growth Shifts Power
A Twentieth Century Fund study covers six Common Market nations, seven EFTA members and five outside powers, noting Western Europe’s 2.7 percent annual growth from 1955 to 1970 and predicting Britain remaining first in GNP while France overtakes Germany. It highlights rising per capita income, welfare state expansion, and growing American-style consumerism including more cars and appliances, alongside a shift toward a more democratic society and greater cross-border travel.
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Europe
United States
Twentieth Century Fund
Dewhurst
America
France
West Germany
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Italy
European Free Trade Association
United Kingdom
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Switzerland
Austria
Portugal
Finland
Iceland
Ireland
Spain
Greece
EFTA
Germany
Western
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Onnie Sass
Harllee
Gift Head
Rolanicioe
Lao
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