Moldavia's Slow Shift Under Soviet Rule
AP reports from Vornicheni Moldavia describe a peasant land slowly modernizing under Moscow’s influence. The piece contrasts ancient village life with new factories, urban rebuilding in Kishinev, and a population mixing Romanian, Russian, and Ukrainian identities as progress progresses slowly.
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Littl
Moldavia
Associated Press
Vornicheni
U.S.S.R
Vernicheni
Soviet Union
Soviet Empire
Romania
Moscow
Bessarabia
Kishinev
Dom Kultura
House of Culture
Nurse's Farewell Reflections As Viet Nam Duty Ends
Lt. Julie Klebaum 24 of Wapato Washington leaves the 8th US Army Field Hospital after a year serving in Viet Nam. The nurse cared for about 5500 war wounded and sick. Her emotions mix with pride and sadness as she prepares to go home.
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Julie Klebaum
Wapato
Wash
US. Army Field Hospital
Nurses Share Courage and Camaraderie From War Front
Julie, a nurse among American women serving with thousands of men, describes six day work weeks, long shifts, and the blend of pride and homesickness. She recalls tending diverse patients from Vietnamese tuberculosis cases to gunshot wounds while praising brave pilots and sharing personal wishes for privacy after the war.
FHA Offers Home Loans for Older Rural Residents
Richard T. Floyd of the Farmers Home Administration in Roswell says residents 62 and over in rural communities of 2500 or fewer may qualify for 33 year loans at 4 percent to buy or build homes and for smaller repair loans. The program also funds senior rental housing with private investment and FHA backing. Since July 1964 through April 1965, over 1,200 seniors in 38 states plus Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have benefited, with additional rental housing loans totaling about 1.25 million dollars. The office serving Chaves and Lincoln counties is at 110 East Fourth, Fisk Building, Roswell.
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Richard T. Floyd
Farmers Home Administration
Chaves
Lincoln Counties
Floyd
FHA
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Farmers Home Adinistration
U.S. Department of Agriculture Agency
Congress
Agency
Farmers Home Administration Office
East Fourth
Fisk Building
Roswell
Budd Hebert Earns Masters at ASU Commencement
Budd H Hebert of Roswell New Mexico received a master of arts degree in geography during Arizona State University's seventh annual commencement at Sun Devil Stadium. Hebert is among 2 602 graduates announced for the ceremony.
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Tempe
Ariz
Budd H. Hebert
W. Hobbs
Roswell
N.M
Arizona State University
ASU
Sun Devil Stadium
Hebert
Geography
Early soap use traced to Galen and earlier notes
The earliest records of soap as a washing agent appear in Galen's writings, a Greek physician of the 2nd century. Earlier references discuss soap ingredients found in Pliny the Elder’s 1st century writings.
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Galen
Pliny the Elder
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