Ambitious Texans Build Coffee Empire in Costa Rica Jungle
Gromaco led by Cleve Cravens from Corpus Christi develops a private agricultural venture north of Panama in Costa Rica. The project includes roads airstrip housing and a school with coffee as the first product and plans for cattle timber and vegetables. Over 400 Costa Ricans work there as the venture expands acreage and modern processing methods shorten fermentation time and yield anticipated within months.
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Costa Rica
Loyd Hackler
Laredo
Gromaco
Central American
Republic
Panama
Cleve ‘Cravens
Corpus Christi
America
Cravens
Americas
Gramaco
Harper
Lincecum
Antom Cuthrell
Pleasanton
Cuthrell
Sidney Applewhite
Brenham
Fred Derby
San Jose
New Sarasota College Ties Church to Liberal Arts
A Sarasota community effort backed by a major Protestant denomination will open a liberal arts college in autumn 1964. The United Church of Christ provides seed money while local sources must raise 4.5 million dollars. The school will welcome 1200 students, maintain no church domination, and include a nonsectarian religion department.
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Frederick H. Treesh
New York
UPI
Sarasota
Fla
New College
United Church of Christ
United Church
Prescott
Arizona
Hawaii
Spragg
Picayune
State University of Town
Ames
Pennsylvania State University
Glacier slows after rapid six week slide in central Asia
Tass reports the Medvezhy glacier has returned to its normal pace after sliding 50 to 100 yards daily for six weeks. Normal movement is one to five yards per day. Soviet experts say the glacier dammed two Vanch River tributaries creating large lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Medvezhy
Tass
Central Asia
Vanch
Japan Pledges Aid Over Hong Kong Water Crisis
UPI reports Japan offers assistance as Hong Kong faces critical water shortage. In Clovis, a PTA unit withdraws from the national group amid policy disputes, citing dues and leadership tensions as factors. The Cyprus tax hike and other regional notes appear in transmission.
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Hong Konk
UPI
Japan
Clovis
Tojof Clovis
Nicosia
James Bickley
Cyprus
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Henry Moore
U.S
Romaco Nanage
Shoppers
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Shoppers' Paradise
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Dacron
Men's & Boys
REG. & Slims
Save
Howard E. Spragg
Board of Homeland Missions
The
Church
Congregationalist
Evangelical and Reformed Churches
Harvard
Yale
Howard and Fisk
Amherst
Dartmouth
Grinnell
Wellesley
Oberlin
Russia
Hong Kong
Clovis Group
PTA Organization
Farr
Plymouth Rock
Canton
Briggs & Stratton Engine
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