Foreigners Hold Much Land Here
NEW YORK AP reports a two year old mutual fund, the United States Investment Fund, has become a major U.S. real estate owner with over 100 million in holdings across cities including New York Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Detroit Los Angeles and St. Louis. The fund, managed from the Bahamas by Great American Securities & Research Corp., plans 1969 purchases averaging 30 million monthly and totals around 160 million in U.S. properties by year end.
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New York
America
United States Investment Fund
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Detroit
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Ling-Temco-Vought
J.C. Penney
U.S
Young Fund
Treasury Department
Great American Securities & Research Corp
Bahamas
Keith Barish
Miami
Barish
American Properties Management Ltd
Flu Keeps LBJ in Hospital as He Recovers
Washington AP reports President Johnson shows improvement from influenza but no clear timetable for discharge from Bethesda Naval Hospital. Dr. Burkley ordered several days of rest with limited visitors due to flu cases. Lady Bird Johnson and Luci Nugent have visited, wife and daughter as immediate family.
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Washington
Johnson
Bethesda Naval Hospital
George G. Burkley
George Christian
White House
Barkley
Christian
Lady Bird
Luci Nugent
Brownie post office shut down as illegal operation
Orton Waterville England AP The local Girl Scout Brownie pack faced a closure when the general post office declared their Christmas card exchange illegal. The girls had set up a post office, stamped cards themselves, and delivered them by hand, drawing the Scrooge-like ruling.
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Orton Waterville
England
General Post Office
Boeing 747 workers host three day Seattle Christmas party
Boeing Co plans three day Christmas celebrations for its Puget Sound area workforce estimated at 95,000. The company’s holiday event begins today and continues through the weekend.
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Seattle
Boeing Co
Puget Sound
Hill Dwellers Protest End Of Practical Transportation
Residents of Rio de Janeiro’s Santa Teresa district protest plans to replace open air Bondhinhos tramcars with buses and a subway. The historic cars’ steep-climb abilities and breezes are cited as key comforts and a tourist draw. Despite rising bus usage, residents recount eight accidents in two months and fear loss of a scenic, nostalgic transit era.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Rio
Santa Teresa
Guanabara Bay
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