Peace Corps Defends Role in Dominican Republic Rebellion
Peace Corps officials told Congress that volunteers aided where needed during last year’s Dominican Republic rebellion. They cited medical aid and neutral conduct despite criticism from some editorials that they aided rebels. The annual report says volunteers avoided partisan politics and aided the injured and hungry while working in hospitals trusted by rebels. Whales hear sounds through water better than air.
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Bow says VP home not urgent amid debate over residence
Rep. Frank Bow argues against urgent need for building a vice president residence as a House committee backs a 750000 proposal. He notes Humphrey already has a fine, paid-for home and says vice presidents traditionally move as they wish. The piece ends with a historical aside on the Hundred Years War.
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On March 15 historical notes span Julius Caesar's assassination in 44 B C and Andrew Jackson's birth in 1767. The events include Maine's 1820 statehood, Czar Nicholas II's abdication in 1917, Nazi occupation of Czecho Slovakia in 1939, Churchill's WWII prediction in 1945, Khrushchev's criticism of Stalin a decade earlier, South Africa's 1961 republic move, Johnson's 1965 push for voting rights, and other timeline highlights.
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Doctors Quit Smoking Study Promises Aid for Nicotine Reduction
A survey by the Anti-Tobacco Center of America notes 52 percent of American doctors do not smoke. New tablet aid helps reduce nicotine dependence, with under 2 percent of 150,000 users still smoking. Free information offered via Dept 343-S-1, 366 Fifth Avenue, New York.
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