Boiled peanut bill sails through House in a tongue in cheek episode
Washington report recalls how a House move made boiled peanut exemption permanent, with Rep D R Matthews of Florida backing the effort. The note highlights southern fondness for boiled peanuts, its political theater, and the playful resistance of some lawmakers to the peanut tradition.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
House of Representaires
Senate
House
D R
Billy) Matthews
D-Fla
Matthews
Hollywood Cong Morley weds Katy the governess
A fictional Minnesota congressman Glen Morley marries Katy Holstrum on The Farmers Daughter Nov 1. Inger Stevens, as Katy, faced nerves during the four day wedding shoot and quipped about tranquilizers. Washington hostess Perle Mesta plans a capital wedding reception for the couple.
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Minnesota
Glen Morley
Katy Holstrum
Katy Mught
Inger Stevens
Katy
Inger
Columbia
House of Representatives
Washington
Perle Mesta
Hollywood
Mgh
Kats
Bowling Banage in England Scouts Archery Duty
The game of bowling, a popular sport in England and Canada, was once banned by English nobles who believed it distracted able bodied men from practicing archery. This account comes from National Geographic Magazine.
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Old England
England
Canada
Night watch job a risky business in Worthing
Two night watchmen at a local recreation center in Worthing say the job has become too risky as local hooligans use their shelter as a knife throwing target. They plan to resign, fearing they may be next targets.
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Worthing England
LPI
N.cit
Hoo
U S cultural adviser denies interest conflict
Washington reports that Roger L. Stevens denied any conflict between his Broadway producer duties and his role as chief cultural adviser to President Johnson. He said he has worked without pay for four years in Washington and offered to open his books to prove financial losses amid GOP critiques from Alpert H. Que and William B. Widsall. Stevens cited his past commitments and noted deficits from non profit work and his chairing the National Council on the Arts since 1961.
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Washington
HTNS
Roger L. Stevens
Johnson
Kennedy
Stevens
Alpert H Que
Minnesota
Williem
Dent Johnson
Steing
Sears
Kerneds
National Council
Echoes of Little Big Horn in Carson Colg Note
Fragmentary OCR notes recount a ceremonial handshake by Robert Woolcaster with Py Red Thu near Poplar Montana. It mentions a Valley City land dispute and a large estate of 000 acres, plus references to Custer and Sioux chiefs in a unclear context. Court or family matters appear implied.
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Carson Colg
Robert WooCastr
Poplar
Mont
Custer
Turkey Creek
Valley City
Fe Carson
Coma
Liverpool
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Technicolor
Lorain Road
Jeff Hunter
Anne Francis
Dana Andrews
Genghis
Khan
Steven Royd
Onsar Sharis
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National Endowment For the Arts
Widsall
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Ohio
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