Ladakh Faces Asian Clash Under Buddhist Lama Bakula
In the Himalayan frontier Ladakh and its Lama Bakula sit between China and India. The region shares Tibetan-Mongolian ties, borders spiked by 1957 road linking Sinkiang and Tibet, and a harsh climate that shapes polyandry, nunneries, and a culture of compassion under threat from geopolitical rivalry.
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Tom A. Cullen
London
NEA
Asia
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Himalayas
China
Sinkiang
Tibet
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Mao Tse-tung
Jawaharlal Nehru
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Hemis Monastery
Ladakh
Fact Finders In Laos Visit To Meet King And Premier
Four U S senators arrived in Vientiane on President Kennedy's request for a fact finding mission. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield, J Caleb Boggs, Claiborne Pell, and Benjamin Smith conferred with King Savang Vathan and planned talks with neutralist Premier Souvanna Phouma about Laos turmoil.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Kennedy
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
J. Caleb Boggs
R-Del
Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
Benjamin Smith
D-Mass
Savang Vathan
Prince’ Souvanna Phouma
Blue Backed Speller Sells 100 Million Copies
The Blue Backed Speller compiled by Noah Webster was the second best selling book after the Bible in American history, with an estimated one hundred million copies sold in a century according to Collier's Encyclopedia.
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Noah Webster
Collier’s Encyclopedia
Big Still Raided in Charleston Moonshine Bust
Two Charleston men were released on $500 bond after waiving preliminary hearing on operating a still near Hamlin in Lincoln County. Ronald Hyers, 23, and Sherman Drake, 52, were arrested Tuesday by treasury agents who seized over 1000 gallons of mash 15 gallons of moonshine and two 55 gallon stills. Authorities called the operation very big for the area and a main supplier of moonshine to Charleston.
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Charleston
UPI
Hamlin
Lincoln County
Ronald Hyers
Sherman Drake
Treasury
Salt Lake Far Richer In Salinity Than Ocean Waters
The Great Salt Lake in Utah is reported to be about six times saltier than seawater. This stark salinity difference underscores the lake’s unique mineral balance and its impact on local ecosystems and evaporation rates.
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Utah
Great Salt Lake
Traffiume Shuts After Two Month Winter Midnight
In Traffiume Italy the village plunged into darkness as it endures a two month winter midnight. Nestled in the Alpine pocket the settlement lies in continuous shadow during winter sunlight is absent.
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Traffiume
Italy
UPI
Alps
Park Service says 72 million visited parks in 1960
The National Park Service reported that more than 72,288,000 people visited the 29 national parks and 162 other areas under its administration during the year 1960.
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U. S. National Park Service
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