TVA's Rise Turns 30 From Flood Control To Daily Life
Time magazine chronicled TVA's transformation from controversial public power project to a vital regional engine. It notes flood control, navigation, and power benefits across seven states, with savings, jobs, and recreational gains alongside ongoing debates about public power and expansion.
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Tennessee
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Time Magazine
U.S
Spain
Kentucky
Washington
Gull Island Giants Gull Help Control Island Life
The Belows Island tale tells how giant herring gulls dominate Gull Island off Northport Michigan. After years of bird attacks and legend, new owners Herbert and Price Yost move in while locals monitor the risk as spring nesting arrives and birds defend their turf.
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Gull Island
Alex Laggis
Newspaper Enterprise’ Assn
Mich
Michigan
Lake Michigan
Bellows Island
Ustik
Lee Ustik
Harvard
Elden Dame
Northport
C. C. Ludwig
East Lansing
Ludwig
Great Lakes
Herbert Yost
Second Look at Kennedy's Village and High Rent Area
The note posits a hypothetical Random Village under President Kennedy with a likely high rent residential zone. It questions mail delivery feasibility and mentions Saturday as a timing. It suggests fires are rarely started by a carefully tossed cigarette.
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President Kennedy
Involvement Concealed in Saigon Directive
A House subcommittee review centers on a document said to be high level Administration instructions to the U S ambassador in Saigon restricting American reporters from war areas in South Vietnam. The two directives seek to shield US actions and push a narrative, raising questions about bias and authenticity amid escalating jungle warfare and U S casualties.
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House
U. S
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
House Subcommittee On Foreign Operations
Washington
Diem
South Viet-Nam
Plea To Save A Theater In Metropolis
Community film venue Massac Theater in Metropolis faces closure as nationwide theater trends threaten attendance. The paper questions youth and business impacts and notes a 10 week family bargain to lure patrons, urging residents to act to preserve the city’s sole cinema.
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Metropolis
Massac
Paducal
Southern Illinois Reveries And Roadside Reflections
Dave Felts recalls a week away from the desk spent in Southern Illinois. He wanders Williamson and Marion, visits Giant City Park and Southern Illinois University Carbondale, notes faculty like Dr. Carl Lindegren, and recounts a Kentucky stop at Village Inn before returning home via Cave-In-Rock. He reflects on local places, people, and memories.
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Illinois
Williamson County
Crab Orchard Lake
Veterans Hospital
Iinois
Southern Illinois Normal
Mother
Giant City Park
Charles C. Petrich
Mildred
Southern Illinois University
Charlie Feirich
Southern
Glacier National Park
Vocational Technical Institute
Little Grassy
Morris Library
University Center
Carl Lindegren
Lindegren
American Cancer Society
U.S. Public Health Service
Damon Runyon Cancer Fund
The
Atomic Energy Commission
James Joyce
Harley K. Croessman
DuQuoin
Brooks
Atkinson
New York Times
Buckminster Fuller
Southern Wiineis University
Ohio River
Brookport
New Kentucky State Park
Cave-In-Rock
Churchill Downa
Senator Pushes Public Aid Reform and Savings
The Illinois Senate credits saving $18,000,000 since 1969 by reviewing Public Aid requests. Proposals set monthly allowances up to 280 dollars for relatives with children, plus rent supplements and medical costs. The piece critiques spending, urges ceilings aligned with Social Security and Veterans programs, and argues for prudent public aid funding.
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Southern Illinoisan
The
Illinois Senate
Iinois
Illinois Pubic Aid Commission
Lie Public Aid Commission
Senate
Tme
Public Aid Commission
Juma
Minois Public Aid Commission
Veterans Administration
Pontiac
ADC
Alonzo Crim
Murphys
Crim
Ilinois
Tandy
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Muscle Shoals
Ala
Congress
UVA
Ohio
David Lilienthal
Valley
Tennessee River
Green Valley
Dave Felts
Southern Illinois
Southern Ilinois University
Woody
Wheeler Hall
Crab Orchard
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