Watts Builds Negro Business Corridor on Riot-Torn 103rd Street
Thomas A. Johnson profiles Watts renewal as a million dollar Doctors Building rises in Watts Los Angeles. Negro businessmen open supermarkets clothing stores and motels filling voids left by white exodus. Unemployment remains a key issue amid redevelopment.
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Thomas A. Johnson
New York Times
Los Angeles
Doctors
103D Street
Watts
Negro - Owned Businesses In 103d Street
Wilmington
Compton Avenues
Navy Graduate Richard E. Brown Earns Commission
Navy recruit Richard E. Brown 21 son of Eugene Brown of 601 N Almond St Carbondale was graduated from the Naval Academy Annapolis Md with a bachelor of science and commissioned an ensign He will take leave before reporting to the USS Bronstein in San Diego Calif Brown was a Carbondale Community High School alum and played intramural football basketball and track at Annapolis
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Richard E. Brown
Eugene Brown
N. Almond St
Carbondale
Naval Academy
Annapolis
San Diego
Calif
Brown
Carbondale Community High School
Food costs higher in poor areas due to small purchases
Government data show the poor pay more for food than buyers in richer areas. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes the higher costs arise from smaller purchase quantities, not higher prices, limiting economies of scale. Quality and service are also better in higher income areas.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
First Battle of Manassas and Bull Run Victories
The first Battle of Manassas or Bull Run occurred July 21 1861 and the second on August 29–30 1862. Both engagements ended in Confederate victory.
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Manassas
Bull Run
Reston Sees GOP Lacking Mobilization For 1968 Challenge
In Nixon and Romney as the remaining GOP options, Reston argues the party lacks a clear outsider or dynamic young leader to counter Johnson. He notes Republicans have capable figures but fail to mobilize, with figures like Norstad, Westmoreland, Brewster, and McNamara among possibilities not seriously pursued.
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James Reston
New York Times
Washington
George Romney
Michigan
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Rockefeller
New York
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Nixon
Romney
Eisenhower
Dewey
Goldwater
GOP
Lauris Norstad
NATO
Westmoreland
Viet Nam
Norstad
Ike
Green Bay Packers
Harvard
Hospitals signups lag for Medicare program access
The Social Security administration reports fewer than a third of the about 7,654 eligible hospitals have joined to participate in the Medicare program for older persons.
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Washington
Social Security Administration
Yadro Auto Parts Unveils Tube Bender Capabilities
Yadro Auto Parts announces a new Yadro Tube Bender enabling custom building bending and installing any tubular exhaust system for any vehicle. Factory trained staff promise better performance and appearance, solving part-finding difficulties and reducing expense.
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