Easter Plant Care and Garden Tips from The Green Thumb
Hydrangeas need daily watering and shade for best blooms. Remove spent flowers outdoors after bloom. winter care varies by climate. Cyclamen, azaleas, and hardy bulbs require specific temperatures and moisture. Holloyhock rust prevention focuses on timely spraying with Zineb. Sewage sludge safety varies with heat treatment. Climbing strawberries misnamed. many gardeners unhappy. 1966 rose guide offers variety ratings and free copies by request. First Pittsburgh truck history noted for Autocar Company origin.
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Orient
Mae
American Rose Society
Japan offers free aid and medical help to Southeast Asia
Japan plans economic and technical assistance to Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand at no cost, while providing medical aid to South Vietnam. The move signals growing regional support as war and instability affect the region.
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Japan
Tokyo
Laos
Cambodia
Thailand
South Viet Nam
Old and new roses combine for beauty in garden
A landscape feature contrasts older roses with modern hybrids. The piece highlights fragrance, hardiness, and disease resistance of heirloom varieties, noting plants like the Rose of Castile and Roxburgh rose. It also mentions the Jan Bohm and Black Prince as hybrid perpetuals and gives gardening tips including transplant cautions for hunnemannia.
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Jan Bohm
Hugo
Castile
Europe
Roxburgh
Orient
Baroness Rothschild
Father of eight faces draft review in Brooklyn board
Victor Distefano a Detroit man and father of eight faced a Brooklyn draft board decision after being ordered to take a pre induction physical. He said he did not inform the board of his three latest births after moving from Brooklyn to Detroit.
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New York
UPI
Brooklyn
Victor Distefano
Detroit
Distefano
Road sign ban urged by California senator
State Sen Alvin P Weinberg introduced a resolution urging lawmakers to stop degrading the landscape with political signs and posters. The measure seeks to curb roadside messaging to preserve scenery across California.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Alvin C. Weingang
Question of the Week on Hanging Petunias
S. W. of Elyria asks about an ideal petunia for hanging baskets and porch boxes. Cascade tall varieties like Blue Lagoon Polaris Satellite and Red Cascade are favored for their height and trailing habit. Shade, soil, moisture, and a long growing season influence performance, with tall blooms lasting longer when pollination is delayed.
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S. W. of
Elyria
Pink Sensation
Seafoam
Albatross
Sugar Daddy
Red Cascade
Capri
Blue Magic
Matador
Sabre Dance
Peace pilot seeks Moscow mediation in Israeli Arab clash
Israeli peace advocate Abie Nathan announced plans to fly to Moscow on April 24 to press Soviet leaders to mediate the Israeli Arab dispute. Nathan, who has visited France, the United States and Britain on peace missions, applied for a Soviet visa in London this week.
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Paris
UPI
Abie Nathan
Moscow
Nathan
France
United States
Britain
London
Red Stele root rot threatens Ohio strawberries
Old disease threat to strawberries poses a new danger to Ohio’s industry as red stele root rot, caused by a fungus with several races, spreads through infected plants. Experts warn growers to inspect root systems carefully and verify plant origins before purchase to avoid introducing Race 5, which attacks most varieties.
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Ohio
New Jersey
Maryland
B. F. Janson
Simn
United States
Midway
Sparkle
Jansen
Alice
Slovak Gymnastic Union Sokol Assembly 92 license rejected
The Ohio Department of Liquor Control denied the private club license renewal for the Slovak Gymnastic Union Sokol Assembly 92 located at 1900 East 26th Street Lorain. Investigators found the group was not run as a dues paying members club and that social memberships and dues were controlled by Joseph Shullick with dues not properly accounted for.
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Slovak Gymnastic Union
Sokol Assembly
East 26Th St
Lorain
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Donald D. Cook
Liquor Department
Joseph Shullick
Shullick
The Tea Party and the Tax on Camellia Water
In 1600 agents of the East India Company noted Chinese practice of making cha by steeping Thea sinensis leaves. English speakers called it camellia water tea. By the Boston Tea Party era this drink was a staple, and English taxes on it helped fuel the American Revolution.
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London
East India Co
Boston
England
Whisky the mixed breed dog missing in Denver
Mrs Lau rel Johnson reports her brown black and white dog Whisky a German shepherd Alaskan husky mix is lost in Denver authorities have not listed a reward and hope the animal will be found soon by residents who know the area.
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Denver
UPI
Laurel Johnson
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Automatic Lawn and Garden Tract
Zeela
Bob Mateham
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Continental Oil Company
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