Expo World Fair Opens Amid Finishing Touches in Vancouver
Vancouver Expo officials tested monorail and fine tuned exhibits as a 10 am opening began for the British Columbia World Fair. The event features 73 exhibit spaces, a Scream Machine roller coaster, and a Prince and Princess of Wales tour planned amid crowd management and security preparations.
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Vancouver
Expo
George Madden
Ainee
Prince and Princess of Wales
Victoria
Nanaino
Columbia
Frita Bowers
Lighthouse lights can be saved without federal aid
Preservationists told a House subcommittee that many Coast Guard lighthouses can survive without heavy federal funding. Proposals include leasing to non profits and converting sites into parks, inns, restaurants, youth hostels or private homes to preserve history while maintaining access.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Valerie Nelson
The
Lighthouse Preservation Society of
Rockport
Mass
House
Coast Guard and Navigation Subcommittee
Ational Parks
Gerry E. Studds
D-Mass
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Studds
Nelson
Richard A. Bauman
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Bauman
F. Ross Holland Jr
Holland
Kenneth Wiman
Wiman
Host families sought for annual Nacel exchange program
Local families are invited to host about 60 French teenagers visiting the Maryland Washington area from July 24 to August 21 as part of the Nacel Exchange. Hosts need only share daily activities. French students will bring spending money and speak English. Priority for hosting French students goes to children of former hosts. Inquiries to Ruth Jamison, 416 North Street, Elkton, MD 21921 or (301) 396-8485.
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Maryland
Washington, D.C
France
Ruth Jamison
North Street
Elkton
Maryland jobless rate falls to 4.5 percent in March
Maryland announces March unemployment at 4.5 percent, the lowest for the month since 1973. Civilian labor force rises to 2,248,366 as employment grows by 24,026 and jobless count declines by 10,908 to 101,581. Regional rates vary, with Montgomery at 2.1 percent and Somerset at 13.1 percent.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Maryland Department of Emplment and Training
Department
Montgomery County
Somerset County
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