Maryland couple defies 1935 anti miscegenation law
In Maryland a 1935 amendment barred interracial marriages between whites and Malayans, yet nurse Jo Ann Kovacs and Samoan performer Neki Toalepai obtained a license in Washington, planning a wedding at the National Cathedral. They expect to reside in California, and officials criticize the law as ridiculous.
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Washington
Baltimore
Maryland
Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
Jo Ann. Kovacs
Neki “Toalepai
Toalepai
National
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Baltimore General Hospital
California
Neki Toalepai
Samoa
Jo Ann Kovacs
Washington Cathedral
Frederick J. Hanna
FDA warns on two imported disposable hypodermic needles
The Food and Drug Administration issued a second warning about two kinds of imported disposable needles after finds of nonsterile lots and broken seals exposing needles to contamination. Commissioner James L. Goddard said distributors Wolvis Pharmaceutical Co and Darby Drug Co delay recalls and may take up to three weeks to notify customers.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
James L. Goddard
Commissioner of
Food and Drugs
Goddard
Wolvis Pharmaceutical Co
Farmingdale
N.Y
Darby Drug Co
Inwood
Churches split on Sunday liquor sales vote in Maine
In Maine, church groups urge rejection of Sunday liquor sales. Roman Catholics and Episcopalians decline to join the call. Voters will decide February 21 on legalization of Sunday alcohol sales.
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Portland
Maine
Church of Christ
Kith & Maple
Eudora
Kans
KLWN
L. Stumbo
Space Shot Delayed For Saturn 1B Rocket
CAPE KENNEDY Florida AP The space agency delayed the first Saturn 1B rocket and Apollo craft launch at least one day to February 23 due to extra fueling time needed for countdown. The Saturn 1B is the United States’ most powerful rocket, targeting a ballistic course to begin the moon landing program this decade.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Agency
United States
Arctic Cold Wave Presses Into Rockies and Midwest Fog Delays Travel
Arctic air and strong winds sweep into the northern Rockies while dense fog disrupts air travel from the mid Atlantic to Washington. Two traffic deaths are blamed on the fog. Showers scatter from Texas to Virginia as floods threaten Baraboo circus wagons and river ice blocks Wisconsin ports. Early temps vary from nine above in New Mexico to 72 in Florida.
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Arctic
Rockies
Middle Atlantic
Dakotas
Minnesota
Weather Bureau
Montana
Washington
National
Philadelphia
International
Friendship
Baltimore
Dulles
Texas
Virginia
Oregon
California
Midwest
Pennsylvania
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Barrier
Food, Drug Unit
Arntelan Corraas
Massachusetts
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Bissell Dry Rug Cleaner
Gamble-Skogmo, Inc
23Rd
Louisiana
Toeks
Texaco
Eres
Eveready Flashlight
Kotex
THE
Associated. Press
Circus World Museum
Baraboo
Wis
Ringling Bros. Circus
Lake Michigan
Sheboygan
Green Bay
Zuni
N.M
Key West
Danny" Ozark
Los Angeles Dodgers
Spokane
Lawrence
Kansas Turnpike
the Union News Co
Sattentaadel
Hertane
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