Memories Of Lincoln Chess Parlor Echoes New York
The author recalls a Lincoln ginger ale shop with lively chess and sandwiches and contrasts it with a New York chess parlor near 42nd Street. He describes kibitzers, raucous games, diverse players, and his own sudden gamble for a dollar game that ends after a quick queen loss.
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Maryland Group Pushes January 14 as Real Birthday of State
Maryland officials renew call to recognize January 14 as the true birthday of the United States, citing ratification day in Annapolis and the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War. The Ratification Day ceremony was canceled this year due to Capitol remodeling and session preparations.
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Norton Co develops boron carbide armor plate for .50 cal
Worcester Massachusetts The Norton Company says it has developed a boron carbide composite usable as an armor plate to protect aircraft from .50 caliber bullets. The armor will be used on Army helicopters. Previous armor protected only from smaller calibers according to the company.
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All Tied Up in Bristol Phone Booth Ordeal
Two youths in a Bristol phone booth were trapped by three truck drivers and a waiting woman who bound the booth with a tow line. Police were alerted by one man who said they telephoned for help and a patrol car arrived to untie them.
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Top Athletes Prepare For JFK Games
The John F. Kennedy International Memorial Winter Games open at Lake Placid with over 300 athletes from many nations. The eight week event includes ski jumping cross country skating bobsled and hockey and runs through March 8 with nations such as Austria Italy Switzerland and West Germany represented. A Kennedy family member is expected to participate in the torchlight ceremony at the Olympic Arena.
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Money To Spare For Inauguration
Washington officials project total inaugural costs at about 2.3 million dollars with ticket sales and other revenue likely to produce a surplus. The parade could run around 585 thousand, balls 350 thousand, program and book 302 thousand, invitations 140 thousand, executive director planning 54 thousand, and inaugural medals 30 thousand.
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Baltimore Plans Inner City TV Programming
Baltimore's Channel 67 will air a 30 minute prime time series five evenings weekly designed largely by inner city residents. The Urban Affairs Advisory Council announced at its Belvedere Hotel meeting in Baltimore. Sub committees will handle programming utilization public viewing centers and fundraising with executive producer Walter S. Brooks as general chair. The series will be produced by inner city residents and broadcast from Owings Mills studios later this year.
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U S Battle Toll Rises in Vietnam War Week
U S battle deaths climbed 50 percent to 151 in the week ending Jan 11 as fighting intensified across Vietnam. Wounded rose to 1,398 with 548 hospitalized, bringing total wounded to 194,324. 1,251 Americans were listed as missing, captured or interned since 1961.
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Viet Cong and U S losses rise in latest Viet Nam tally
Saigon reports 183 U S deaths and 822 wounded in the latest period, vs 150 killed and 602 wounded a week earlier. Enemy losses total 2,102 killed for the week, with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese deaths reaching 434,048 since the war began. U S troop strength falls by 5,000 to 532,500 as entry and departure balance shifts.
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Cockney Poets Leigh Hunt Shelley and Keats
Leigh Hunt Percy Bysshe Shelley and John Keats were nicknamed the Cockney Poets, highlighting their shared urban literary origins and influence in early Romantic circles. The label reflects their fiction and verse tied to London’s working life and reformist spirit.
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Senators Propose Amendments To Change Elections
U.S. senators Byron Bayh and Sam Urvin propose constitutional amendments to overhaul the Electoral College. Bayh would abolish the college in favor of direct popular vote with a runoff if no candidate exceeds four percent. Urvin would reform the college. both require two thirds in Congress and ratification by three fourths of state legislatures.
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