The Ming Dynasty and the Rise of the Manchus
The Ming era began with strong rule and ended in isolation and corruption. Under Yung Lo Chinese fleets by Cheng Ho reached Africa but voyages declined to prestige. Famine sparked peasant uprisings as Manchus from the north seized Peking in 1644, ending foreign rule. Russians pressed into Manchuria as Portuguese arrived in Canton in 1517.
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Yung Lo
China
Cheng Ho
Africa
Forbidden City
Peking
Canton
Manchuria
Johnson appoints Holloway as Air Force vice chief of staff
Washington reports President Johnson announced the appointment of Gen. Bruce K. Holloway to be vice chief of staff of the Air Force, effective Aug. 1. Holloway, 53, commands U.S. Air Forces in Europe and will be succeeded by Lt. Gen. Maurice A. Preston, 53, currently commander of U.S. Air Forces in Japan and of the 5th Air Force, with Preston nominated for four-star promotion.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Bruce K. Holloway
Air Force
J. Holloway
U.S
Europe
Maurice A. Preston
Japan
5Th Air Force
Preston
Pollution burden cited for U.S. cleanup cost
Rupert Lore, president of the Oyster Institute of North America, estimates eradicating water pollution nationwide would cost 40 billion dollars, per the Northeast Regional Office of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation.
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Rupert Lore
Oyster Institute of North America
United States
Northeast
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Boston Named Athens of America
Boston, Massachusetts earns the nickname Athens of America reflecting its cultural and intellectual prominence. The designation highlights the city’s historic schools colleges and literary reputation. Local commentators note the nickname captures Boston’s scholarly heritage and urban vigor.
Bondage and growth in love with a neurotic partner
Dear Mrs Lawrence explains that loving a man separated from his wife traps both in a cycle like an undeveloped mother. The letter suggests that clinging to endless romance harms personal growth and compares sexual attachment to infantilizing dependence, urging self care and growth beyond such bonds. Jupiter's belts are noted as a stray fact.
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Muriel Lawrence Yy Gee Benteprise
Lawrence
Matver
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
De Gaulle to Visit Ethiopia Next August
French President Charles de Gaulle will visit Ethiopia in August at the invitation of Emperor Haile Selassie, a government spokesman announced.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopa
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Ethiopia
Hailie Selassie
Rhodesian fuel ends rationing at $1.19 a gallon
In Salisbury Rhodesia the government offered motorists unlimited gasoline if they paid 1.19 dollars per gallon. Gasoline had been rationed due to Britain’s oil embargo after Rhodesia’s November secession from the Commonwealth. Previous rules allowed three gallons per week.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
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