Busy Peace Corps Boss Sets A Wicked Pace
Peace Corps director Sargent Shriver travels relentlessly to supervise volunteers in 39 countries. He logs about 500000 miles in two years, works 20 hour days, and wires Washington with corrective orders. He meets volunteers, locals, heads of state, and reporters to sense each country’s needs.
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Lawton
Peace Corps
Sargent Shriver
Washington
North Borneo
Ethiopia
Nepal
Shriver
New Frontier
Arkansas Basin Funds Boost Approved by House Panel
A House Public Works subcommittee advanced Army Engineer recommendations to raise Arkansas River spending by 157 million dollars. If the full committee agrees, the increase would be included in a water bill later this year. The article also notes brief remarks on Shriver’s schedule and a Dominican Republic aid mission.
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Washington(ap
Army Engineer
Arkansas River
House Public Works
Dominican Republic
Shriver
Washington
Medley of Clues Across Aged Word List Theme
A fragmented puzzle of terms spans animals foods nautical items and names including Mascull Pollack Brythonic references and public figures with scattered definitions suggesting a cryptic style word game and possible thematic links across 1900s era vocabularies.
Great American Novel Is Interrupted Again
HAL Boyle laments delays in writing the great American novel. He recalls past prompts and jokes about needing a room of his own and a growing daughter delaying the project as he remains determined that eventual victory lies in commitment.
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Hal Boyle
New York
U.S
America
GSA Construction Proposal Okayed
A Senate Public Works subcommittee approved 164 proposed General Services Administration construction projects. Five are in Oklahoma. About half will be built with funds from the accelerated public works program in areas with substantial unemployment. Oklahoma projects include Afton 186400 Elk City 368000 Hugo 429800 Jay 259000 Wilburton 311400.
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Washington
Senate Public Works
General Services Administration
Oklahoma
House
Senate Public Works Committees
Afton
Elk City
Hugo
Jay
Wilburton
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Arkansas Basin Funds
United States
Charles Lamb
Gaelic
Act
Vipers
Mrs. Truman
Red Deer
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
GSA
Kentucky
Wak Bourbon DE Luxe Distillery CO
Louisville, KY
Inal
ARKLA
Sun Valley
Ee Ae Icisaal NS
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Kansas
Joe Peller
Insurance
Cria
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