House of the Week Opens to Tan zania Fossil Beds
The home of the earliest known man at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania is showcased as a tourist attraction. Visitors travel across East Africa’s dusty plains to view fossil beds where two million year old manlike remains were unearthed by Dr and Mrs L S B Leakey with support from the National Geographic Society.
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Olduvai Gorge
Tanzania
East Africa
L.S.B. Leakey
National Geographic Society
Belvedere One Story Family Home With Five Bedrooms
Architect Herman H. York designs a one story five bedroom house tailored for large families. Key features include a front living area, rear harmony room, a U shaped kitchen hub, separate dining, two bathrooms in the bedroom wing, and a long 89 ft plan with optional side garage. The layout emphasizes a convenient flow from kitchen to living spaces and ample storage.
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Herman H. York
York
Post Office Deficit May Be Smaller
The government aims to cut the Post Office deficit by 123 million in the coming year through operating economies and higher fees for special postal services. Johnson's budget projects postal expenditures will exceed revenues by 755 million in fiscal 1967, down from 878 million this year. Rates rise March 26 for money orders insurance registry certified mail and COD services to raise additional funds for improvements in handling transport and space.
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Washington
Johnson
Post Office Department
C.O.D
George Washington Ranked Most Traveled Official of His Era
The article highlights George Washington as the most widely traveled American official of his time, noting extensive journeys and prominent status in early national affairs.
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George Washington
Norse Settlement Found in Ungava Peninsula
Louis Ed mond Hamelin of Laval University reports a possible pre Columbian Norse site in northern Quebec s Ungava Peninsula. Archaeologist Thomas Lee led a expedition that uncovered house foundations a church like structure and a stone dam in a European type village. Next summer the team will continue exploration and study.
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Quebec
Louis Edmond Hamelin
Laval University
Nordic Studies Center
Ungava Peninsula
Thomas Lee
Greenland
Build Your Own House of The Week Plans
Enclosed is 10 cents for baby blueprint on design G-20. Print plainly. Street City State. At only a few cents each you can build your own collection of House of The Week plans, as many readers do. There's a few one each week in this newspaper.
Today in History January 24 1966 highlights
A roundup of notable events tied to January 24 across history includes James Marshall discovering a gold nugget in 1848 sparking rush era rumors. 1898 Maine ordered to Havana. 1908 Baden-Powell organizes first Boy Scout troops. 1915 Dogger Bank naval battle. 1924 Petrograd renamed Leningrad. 1945 MacArthur announces Camp O'Donnell liberation. 196? era notes on arms sale white paper. 1959 Saratoga fireboard disaster. 1965 Churchill death anniversary.
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Associated Press
James Marshall
John Sutter
California
Sierra Nevada
Nevada Is Quietest State In Continental U S Population
The report notes Nevada has the smallest population among the 48 contiguous states, highlighting its sparse settlement patterns, its desert environment, and limited urban density compared with other states.
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Nevada
United States
TV Teaching New York Begins Cooperative Pilot
Televised instructions for hundreds of college students start in New York City colleges and universities as a spring semester pilot. The cooperative program was developed by the Council of High Educational Institutions in New York City. The cotton boll weevil is of Mexican origin.
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New York
The
Council of High Educational Institutions
New York City
Children’s Room Just Too Quiet at Middletown Library
Monday evenings in the Middletown Public Library children’s room run until 8 30. Thelma Russell urges more parents to visit. Three new 16 mm black and white sound films are available: China Under Communism First Aid on the Spot Berlin Test for the West. Three color conservation films from Canada rotate every six weeks with fishing and skiing titles.
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Middletown
Thelma Russell
China
Berlin
West
Canada
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