Stunning gift joins capital skyline
Norman Nadel describes the National Gallery of Art East Building by I M Pei with its 19 degree knife edge, 107 foot height, and dramatic geometry. The controversial $95 million project, funded by Andrew Mellon heirs, opens June 1 with varied exhibitions, linking old and new structures.
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Washington
Nea
National Gallery of Art
Capitol
I.M. Pei
East Building
United States
Andrew W. Mellon
John Russell Pope
David Smith
Andrew Mellon
Paul
Ailsa Mellon Bruce
Andrew
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Mellons
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Democrats lose runoffs in SC and MS Senate races
Well known Democrats defeated in runoffs for South Carolina governor and Mississippi senator. Dick Riley defeats Lt. Gov. Brantley Harvey to face Ed Young in SC. Maurice Dantin wins over Gov. Cliff Finch in Mississippi and prep for Thad Cochran in November. Charles Evers backs an anti Finch vote and vows a different race.
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United Press International
South Carolina
Mississippi
Dick Riley
Brantley Harvey
Riley
W.J. Bryan Dorn
Dorn
Greenville
S.C
Maurice Dantin
Cliff Finch
Sen
Marine Corps Reserve
Thad Cochran
Charles Evers
Henry Kirksey
Eastland
Evers
Fayette, Miss
Dantin
Alligator Attack Mangles Boy in Florida Canal
In Century Village Florida a 8 year old boy Erick Platt was bitten when an alligator about seven feet long attacked him while he dipped for minnows. The arm injuries were severe with tendons and bones damaged. A licensed trapper and state game officials searched for the animal. it is to be killed when found.
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Deerfield Beach
Fila
UPI
Century Village
Hillsdale
N.J
North Broward Hospital
Carol Glatt
Silver comeback marks Hong Kong silver market reopen
On June 22 the Hong Kong Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange resumed trading after World War II. Woo Han-fai led 180 of 195 members as traders shouted Cantonese in a lively opening. Silver warrants will be traded with New York as delivery point and Irving Trust Co. as clearing house.
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UPI
Chinese Gold and Silver Society
Woo Han-fai
New York
Irving Trust Co
Woo
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Custer
Last Stand
Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange
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Strawn, IL
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Newark
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River Morris
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Paula Boren
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Cedar St. Morris
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E. Jefferson Morris
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Barrington Rd
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Velma Devine
Bruce St. Morris
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Junie Ct
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Rte
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E. High St. Morris
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Beatrice Fort Rt
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Liberty Morris
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Eleanor Hartmann
Wilfred Harty Box
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Julia Monson
W. Southmor Morris
Ron Mueller
Channahon
Jacky Harvey P.O. Box
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E. Main St. Morris
Rivera
Wallace Morris
Larry Hougas
Parklake
Bertha Hutchings
Irene Oswood
Don Rippetoe
Southmor Rd
Betty Rowland
E. Muskie
Sandra Severson
W. St. Mary's St. Minooka
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Cemetery Rd
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Henry Stallwitz
Armstrong St. Morris
Janice Thompson
W. High Morris
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Spruce
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E. Benton St. Morris
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