New Appalachia Road Plan Promises Faster Transit Network
A House public works subcommittee heard that President Johnsons 228 million program for ten states would fund 2350 miles of new roads at about 90 million within Appalachia. Development highways aim to cut travel times between Washington and Charleston and Asheville and Portsmouth by roughly five hours. The plan includes multiple routes linking Chattanooga Atlanta Knoxville and Cumberland with I 75 I 40 I 79 and I 80 plus local access roads to spur development and connect Birmingham Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Baltimore.
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Civil rights voting bill clears House vote. debate tallied
The House approved the civil rights bill 290 to 130 on February 10. It aims to end racial discrimination in voting education employment union housing lodging dining and use of federal funds. Senate considers the measure as 76 days of debate and an 8 774 114 word tally are reported. Church note adds that about 97 percent of Italians are Roman Catholic.
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Penn State Graduation Honors for Benn State Grad Donald Mielke
Donald C. Mielke son of Mr and Mrs Frank A Mielke of Wampum RD 2 will receive a bachelor of science in business administration at Penn State commencement. He earned the Dean's List seven semesters and graduates cum laude. He served as treasurer of Beta Alpha Psi vice president of the Penn State Accounting Club and member of Beta Gamma Sigma. Mielke has accepted a position in Cleveland.
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Frank A. Mielke
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National Business Society
Cleveland
Judy Garland Denies Wedding Report in Hong Kong
A source close to Judy Garland denied Hong Kong press reports that she had married Mark Herron. Papers quoted Garland saying they were married five days ago at a hotel party. Neither Garland nor Herron was available for comment. An illness toll in Chicago notes six million people incapacitated on an average winter day.
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UPI
Judy Garland
Mark Herron
Tiger Standard
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Mark
Herron
Chicago
Evangelism urged as synod notes losses in Pa church
At the 83rd annual Synod of Pennsylvania meeting at Lafayette College Easton Dr Douglas S Vance reported a net loss of 2780 members, with total membership dropping to 539741. The body urged stronger evangelism, small group programs, and lay testimony while planning study retreats for 1965. A per capita of 165 funds a budget of 89057 for the synod.
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First Presbyterian Church
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Christ’s Church
Ellwood City
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Presbytery
Shenango
Coal Industry Opposes Buying of Plutonium
Spokesmen for the coal industry testified before the joint Atomic Energy Committee to oppose further purchases and stockpiling of plutonium by the federal government. Sen Thruston B Morton Joseph Moody and Brice O'Brien spoke for coal groups in Washington. A second brief notes Baltimore estimates lung oxygen intake at about 25 ounces per 24 hours.
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National Coal Policy Conference
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National Coal Assn
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