Barkley and Kentucky Dams Open Western Kentucky Era
Two giant dams in western Kentucky, Barkley and Kentucky Dam, usher in an economic and recreational era. Barkley Lake forms a vast system with a 170,000 acre isthmus ideal for camping and outdoor activities. The project cost about 145 million dollars, displaced towns, and boosted navigation and hydroelectric power.
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Paducah
Kentucky
Alben W. Barkley
Hubert H. Humphrey
Barkley Lakes
Tennessee
Cumberland
Barkley Canal
Barkley
Kattawa
Eddyville
Barkley Lake
Grand Rivers
William Kelly
Kelly
Coast Guard Aids Stricken Mariner Off Atlantic
Coast Guard cutter Ingham raced toward Argentia to hospitalize Capt. William Willis 72 after a freighter contact and a self diagnosis of strangulated hernia. Willis sails solo from New York toward Plymouth aboard the 11 foot Little One, facing possible complications.
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William Willis
New York
Coast Guard
Ingham
Willis
Plymouth
England
Little One
Argentia
South Pacific
Tess
Norfolk
Newfoundland
Cape Race
Mid
Holland
Beekman
Robert Manry
Cleveland
Ohio
Pacific
Sydney
Australia
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Peru
Samoa
Hamburg
Germany
Cape Horn
Manhattan
Maine Governor Seeks Lost Bag From President Johnson
Maine Governor John H. Reed said a traveling bag with his initials JHR was mistakenly taken by President Johnson when he left Dow Air Force Base near Bangor. Reed vowed to retrieve the bag soon.
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Washington
UPI
White House
JHR
Maine
Johnson
Dow Air Force Base
Bangor
John H. Reed
Reed
Prospects for U S Soviet A Weapons Pact Said Poor
Washington reports poor prospects for a U S Soviet agreement this year to halt the spread of atomic weapons. A space weapons treaty shows better odds with a UN approval path and Senate ratification awaited. The stalemate at Geneva centers on Germany and nuclear sharing versus nonproliferation.
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U.N
Geneva
United Nations
Washington
United States
Senate
U.S
U.N. General Assembly
Germany
Moscow
United States Foods Exports Reach 6.7 Billion in FY
UPI reports the United States posted a record 6.7 billion dollars in food exports for the fiscal year ending June 30, 600 million above last year. Agriculture Secretary Freeman called the rise a help to the balance of payments as all sales were dollar earning. Japan remains the top buyer with 914 million dollars in purchases as its demand grows about 16 percent annually.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Orville L. Freeman
Japan
America
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