GI Loans Used For Old Homes Rise in past year
Veterans Administration data show 62 percent of GI home loans in the past year funded existing and previously occupied houses rather than new construction. From 1960 to 1963 the share climbed from 31 percent to over 62 percent, with 1963 buyers averaging 15,385 dollars for homes, and existing homes averaging 14,665 dollars while new homes averaged 16,310 dollars.
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F. E. Quinn
Veterans Administration
Baltimore
Quinn
Congress panel backs info exchange to fix grant system
A House committee urged a reinforced scientific information exchange under Smithsonian oversight to streamline federal research grants. It warned current practices verge on chaotic and called tighter congressional control, while noting interagency centers proliferate. Rep George Miller agreed with most conclusions but opposed the exchange plan citing security concerns. Subdivision rules approved for Walkersville with reservoir repair progress reported as on schedule. Rub chicken with lemon and baste with melted butter during broiling.
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Washington
House
Smithsonian Institution
George P. Miller
D-Calif
Science and Astronautics Committee
Miller
Grain Handler Strike Halts Midwest Grain Exports
A month into a Duluth Superior strike by grain handlers and millers, shipments from the Dakotas and western Minnesota are stalled. Eleven terminal elevators lack operatives, rail embargoes eased, foreign ships wait in harbor, and officials urge a Taft Hartley injunction while talks stall at impasse.
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Duluth, Minn
Duluth Superior
Dakotas
Minnesota
Great Takesports
American Federation of Grain Millers
Duluth-Superior
North Dakota
W. J. Thoreson
York, ND
North Dakota Grain Dealers Association
Johnson
Buckeystown Youth Found Hanging Near Bethesda Hospital
A 19-year-old Buckeystown youth, Richard Landis, was found hanged Sunday in Rock Creek Park near Bethesda Naval Hospital. He had fled the hospital three days earlier while undergoing psychiatric treatment. Graveside services are planned at Arlington National Cemetery with donations to local mental health and Boy Scout funds.
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Buckeystown
Bethesda
Richard Landis
U.S. Navy
William M. Landis
Rock Creek Park
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Montgomery County
Landis
Robert
Newrt. R
Norma
John B. Landis
Frederick
Henry
C. Rubie Landis
Silver Spring
Edgar Landis
Newburgh
Arlington National Cemetery
Cmdr. Linderman
Frederick County Mental Health Fund
Boy Scouts
Union Bridge Sets Due Dates on Water Bills
Union Bridge officials decided at a special meeting last night to place due dates on water bills prompting public notices. The action follows a town meeting agenda to streamline payments and reduce overdue accounts.
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Union Bridge
City council debates water and sewer rates for next year
Council members discussed water rates and instructed the town attorney to draft proposals. The plan will be reviewed again at the next regular meeting. Mayor Edward Williar declined to discuss the agreed rate but said it would be about the same as last year.
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Edward Williar
Space Lifeboats Are The Answer
Cape Kennedy AP reports on escape options for astronauts if a manned space station suffers a catastrophic fire. The piece discusses planned safeguards and the concept of emergency lifeboats as a key solution for crew survival in orbit.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space lifeboats in space rescue debate grows
Frederick Maryland press notes in 1964 discuss whether astronauts should eject in individual escape capsules or groups in space lifeboats. Current thinking favors personal capsules capable of returning to earth rather than orbit staying for a rescue mission.
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Earth
U.S
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