Moscow Transforms in Four Years of Modernization
A UPI report surveys how Moscow has changed since 1961 with new apartments, modern hotels, and a gleaming Palace of Pioneers. Streets brim with better dress, bu sinesslike shops, and Western-style amenities while Cold War reminders persist in bugged apartments and anti American media. Foreigners now travel easier as tourist maps sell in hotel lobbies and drives open for visitors.
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UPI
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Prague
Reda
Comecon
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Palace of Pioneers
Pasadena
Calif
Helsinki
Paris
Stalin
New York
Contraband Toys Seen Crossing Border At Christmas
Mexican border guards face toy smuggling during the holidays as U.S. buyers and Mexican shoppers swap goods. Chambers of Commerce estimate a $200 million economic drain as smugglers move items like holiday reindeer across the border to evade duties.
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Mexico City
UPI
Senor Fatso
Jose
Chambers of Commerce
U.S
Mueller says U S ahead of space schedule
Director George E Mueller said the United States is ahead of its planned space schedule after a successful Gemini 7 rendezvous and spacecraft recovery. He noted Russian progress, but asserted the current program has recovered its launch pace and achieved most mission objectives. The remarks were delivered amid Berlin traffic news about truck drivers undergoing eye tests.
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UPS
United States
George E. Mueller
Mueller
Berlin
Germany
Railroad Commission to Set Allowable Texas Crude
The Texas Railroad Commission meets Thursday to determine the January allowable for Texas crude. Purchase nominations rise by 54,057 from last month when a record 31.4 percent allowance was set. The U.S. Bureau of Mines projects January demand at 2,890,009 barrels daily, unchanged from last month.
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UPS
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Rent Amnesty Rome Christmas Eviction Ban Extended
The government barred landlords from evicting tenants until January 15 in a traditional Christmas gesture. The move, announced on Wednesday, aims to provide housing stability during the holiday period.
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Rome
UPI
Christmas Tree Thieves Plague German Forest Ranger
Walter Beloff, 41, a forest ranger in Hutzbach Germany, patrols the Taunus Hills to curb Christmas tree rustlers. He fines thieves at least 100 marks and has caught about 40 in five years, while supervising tree cutting and upholding state property laws.
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Hutzbach
Germany
UPI
Walter
Walter Beloff
Frankfurt
Taunus
Forest Rangers
Walter Compalined
Water District Appoints New General Manager in North Texas
Garner E. Jones, 51, of Austin, was named general manager of the North Texas Municipal Water District, succeeding A. P. Rollings of Garland who resigned after 10 years. Jones is an Oklahoma State University graduate and has served as consultant hydrologist to the Texas Water Development Board.
College Offers Pole Climbing Course in Spokane
Spokane Community College begins a new two year program to train pole climbers for telephone line contractors. Sixteen men attend a four Saturday course to learn the essential safety and climbing techniques.
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Spokane, Wash
Mother Son Hunting Team Applies for Public Hunt License
In Beaumont Texas a mother Joyce Byars and her son Tom Jr Byars 17 applied for a public hunt license on the Angelina Wildlife Management Area and were granted it. Texas Parks and Wildlife agents noted they had no prior idea how the pair fared in the process.
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Beaumont
UPI
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Angelina Wildlife Management
Joyce Byars
Tommy Byars Jr
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