Diplomatic Row Shapes Washington Housing Since 1930s
The city’s chanceries moved across blocks along Massachusetts Avenue and beyond as the 1930s to 1960s saw embassies cluster in elite districts. Speeding growth, zoning changes, and race tensions influenced where missions could locate, with Malawi opening a chancery on Q Street in 1984 after a zoning board decision amid disputes over diplomatic real estate and privacy.
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Latvia
Sweden
Canada
Spain
Algeria
United States
Massachusetts
U.S
King Faxes
Servant 2
Additionsas
Board of Zoning Adjustments
Malawili
Wenerrewayeee
Africa
David Rubadiri
State Department
Washington
Hience
Ing
Shoreham
Americca
Johani D. Rockefeller 1
Bowameeeny
Malawi
Q Street
New Delhi
TMH
John Gatts
Hob Rice Hirdiine
Diplomat barred for color at roadside restaurant
A Washington to Pittsburgh diplomat from a major African nation was refused service at a roadside restaurant due to race. State Department officials intervened with the manager, sparking a probe and prompting the restaurant to reopen to all customers regardless of color.
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Maryland
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Nce
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Africa
State
S A Firms Given Grants S S A Firms Given Grants
S A Firms Given Grants airline mapping firm in San Antonio awarded a 15473 dollar geological survey contract by the Interior Department. Announced by U S Rep Fisher. The firm will perform aerial survey pictography in Montana and Wyoming shooting from 84M to over 32000 feet. Won bid against 15 competitors. Includes aerial photography, contract prep, prints and a photo index.
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Licht Washington — International Aerial Mapping Co
San Antonio
Department of the Interior
U.S
Amendment 5 Speakers' Bureau Endorsement Noted
The Law for Amendments group announces support for Amendment 5 with a speakers bureau set to promote passage. Spokesmen for the committee list organizations including the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, United Fund, City Council, and the Council of Churches as endorsers, citing potential annual state spending impacts and public welfare funding.
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Antonio Ywca
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Catholics Board Named For Mass Media Workshop
A nearly fifty member Catholic delegation met in Columbia to plan how catechetics can be combined with mass media and satellite communications. Archbishop Lucey sponsored a San Antonio meeting, with Elizondo named chair of a five member executive committee. The group aims to coordinate catechetics with media, produce reports, study satellites, and potentially proliferate the Word of God through church channels.
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Mike Avalos
Radio
Pog
Iife
Limages
Media
Mass
Columbia
Robert E
East Asian Pastoral Institute
John E. O'Brien
Loyola University
Canada
Marcel van Caster
Lumen Vitae
Belgium
Elizonda
Hurley
Nebreda
Sister Hart
Becker
St. Joseph's Retreat House
Vatican
Rome
Allan Oddie
Pilsum Publications
Dayton
Ohio
San Antonio Tortilla Makers to Attend Folklife Festival
Two San Antonio tortilla makers and a representative of the San Antonio Conservation Society will participate in the 1969 Festival of American Folklife in Washington. Maria Ochoa and aide David Martinez will demonstrate tortilla making at the Smithsonian Institution festival. Mrs. Brooks Martin, former NEOSA chair, also plans to attend festival activities.
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San Antonio
San Antonio Conservation Society
Washington
Ss. Maria Qchoa
Hex
David Martines
Brooks Martin
NEOSA
Smithsonian Istitute
Ochoa
Accident Kills Hindus at Madhu Temple Collapse
Fourteen worshippers praying at a Hanuman temple in Madhu near Bombay were killed when a wall collapsed during heavy rains. Seven others were injured in the accident reported from Bombay.
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India
APT
Hanuman
Madhu
Tremors Rock Hokkaido Island
Two strong earthquakes struck northern Hokkaido and northern Honshu on Friday. No casualties or damage reported according to Sapporo Meteorological Agency.
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Sapporo
Japan
UPE
Hokkaido
Honshu
Oral Sapporo Meteorological Agency
O'Donnell Victory Cast in Texas GOP Chairman Fight
In Austin a Texas GOP chairmanship race centers on O'Donnell and Steger as factions clash. Weekend committee meetings weigh O'Donnell replacing Fay Milburn with Milburn backing Neptune and a shift toward a more conservative slant amid proxy voting and possible resistance from old guard figures.
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Beryl Mileeman
Texas
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Betty Andujar
Fort Worth
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National Committee
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