Troop Airlift Test Said Successful
Pentagon observers report a successful test of a new troop airlift method moving a 4000 man Army infantry brigade from Hawaii to Okinawa with heavy gear aboard three depot ships. Storms disrupted pace but equipment remained in combat shape and ready, supporting a possible future expansion of floating forward depots.
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Washington
Penigon
Hawaii
Trces
Secretary of Defense
Robert McNamara
Congress
Pacific
United States
Subic Bay
Philippines
Okinawa
Navy
U.S
Pentagon
Smithsonian unveils Star Spangled Banner at new History and Technology Museum
The original flag is the centerpiece in Washington, displayed unfurled in the rotunda. A heavy linen backing and a filtered air flow keep the artifact clean and preserved for visitors.
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Smithsonian Institution
New Museum of History and Technology
Washington
Wildlife Haven Chattanooga Protects Smoky Mountain Habitat
Wildlife protection in the Great Smoky mountains safeguards 50 furbearing species 200 birds 34 reptiles 36 amphibians and 60 varieties of fish.
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Chattanooga
Great Smoky Mountains
Everglades Park Shields Rare Wading Birds
Everglades National Park remains one of the last sanctuaries in the United States for rare wading birds including the wood ibis reddish egret great white heron rail and gallinule, preserving their habitats and numbers.
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Everglades National Park
Cigarette Plants Appear to Forget Health Threat
Louisville reports show major producers P. Lorillard and Philip Morris running plants on a five day week while Brown and Williamson Co. operates on a nine hour schedule with overtime. The health scare seemed a forgotten issue in the industry.
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Louisville
P. Lorillard
Philip Morris
Brown and Williamson Tobacco Co
Blended Scotch Whisky and 64.4 Proof Gin Listed in Importers
A notice lists 21 brands of blended Scotch whisky imported by 64.4 proof entities in New York City and notes Ballantine’s distilled London dry gin produced from grain as part of the import lines.
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Anes
BS Proof
21” Brands, Inc
New York City
London
Tobacco firm runs full and short weeks on brands
American Tobacco Co. said it operates a full five day schedule on two brands and four day weeks on two others. Short schedules followed a government panel report that cigarette smoking was unfavorable, though company spokesmen discounted any link to the cutback.
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American Tobacco Co
Tobacco Company
Tree variety counts in Smoky Mountains exceed Europe
About 150 different tree species grow in the Great Smoky mountains compared with 85 varieties in Europe. Arizona farmers report melon yields up to 740 watermelon per acre, triple the national average.
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Great Smoky Mountains
Europe
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