Astronaut Michael Collins Named State Department Public Affairs Head
President Nixon nominates Michael Collins, Apollo 11 command module pilot, as assistant secretary of state for public affairs. Collins to resign Air Force rank, $38,000 annual pay, to handle foreign policy speeches and outreach. Nixon also names William R. Ford to lead VISTA, with a similar $38,000 salary, after Ford directs Michigan Employment Security Commission.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Michael Collins
Collins
Air Force Commission
William P. Rogers
White House
State Department
Dixon Donnelly
Treasury Department
William R. Ford
VISTA
Volunteers In Service To America
Office of Economic Opportunity
Ford
Michigan Employment Security Commission
Northerly Alert Weather Station Key North America Site
The weather station at Alert on Ellesmere Island marks the northernmost community in North America. It stands at the tip of the island, serving as a remote meteorological outpost.
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Alert
Ellesmere Island
North America
Brittonkill Praised For Reading Program By State Education Dept
A state Education Department review praised Brittonkill elementary schools for a well structured reading program with strong kindergarten readiness and proper primary level placement. The report notes effective developmental and corrective efforts, flexible grouping, and ongoing multi level materials supported by district leadership and reading consultants.
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Brittonkill
State Education Department
Michael Lussier
Margaret Howe
Mark Hewitt
Scott Isager
Sharon Lyons
Michael Miller
Howe
Lyons
Bureau of Reading Education
Brittonkill Elementary Schools
Brittenkill
Beef Cattle On Increase In Vermont
Vermont shows a rise in non dairy cattle as farmers shift from small dairy herds to beef production. Cattle numbers grew from 2 764 head in 1957 to 4 547 in 1968, with 16 000 non dairy cattle listed in the latest New England census. Beef buyers seek higher prices and a regional meat plant may process stock from Canada and nearby states.
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Montpelier
Green Mountains
Henry Perkins
East Montpelier
Vermont
New England
Canada
New York
New Hampshire
Maine
Church Notices list services in Rensselaer parishes
Church notices summarize weekly schedules for First Baptist First Congregational First Presbyterian First Methodist Broadway Methodist St Pauls Lutheran Redeemer Episcopal St Josephs Franciscan Mission Chapel and St Johns with service times Masses and chapel hours listed by Rev. names and locations in Rensselaer.
Partition St Viaduct Closed For Repairs
The Partition Street Viaduct bridge linking Broadway with Partition Street is closed to traffic by Penn Central Railroad for roadway restoration. City officials have criticized the span over potholes and dangers. Traffic is detoured over East Street.
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Partition Street
Broadway
Penn Central Railroad
East Street
St Pauls Women To Hold Yule Fete In Rensselaer
The Lutheran Church Women of St Pauls Lutheran Church in Rensselaer will host a dinner and Christmas party on Wednesday at 6 30 p m in the Fellowship Hall of First Congregational Church at Partition and Third Streets. Sunday is Loyalty Sunday with pledge cards to be received, says pastor Rev Robert O Flechtner.
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Lutheran Church Women of
Doctors Halt 7-Foot-2 Youth Growth With New Technique
A 20-year-old man at Massachusetts General Hospital reached 7 feet 2 inches due to acromegaly and continued growing until proton-beam therapy targeted the pituitary gland. MGH News notes success in a single treatment with improved strength and energy. Harvard study across 46 cases shows 21 normal hormones, 15 under half, and 10 with no improvement.
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Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
MGH
Harvard University
Pituitary
Leonard Deftos
MGH News
Raymond N. Kjellberg
Bernard Kliman
Harvard Medical School
Wig Exports Reach 28 Million Dollars From South Korea
South Korea exported wigs totaling about 28 million dollars in the prior year, reflecting a sizable trade in synthetic and human hair products. An industry note highlights demand in regional markets and potential growth avenues for exporters.
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South Korea
Opera Lovers Call for Probe Into Met Funds
New York AP report notes irate supporters urge state investigation into the Metropolitan Opera finances amid a contract dispute delaying the season. Leopold Stokowski, Mrs. David Brockman and others accuse misallocation of tax exempt funds and demand public explanation. Unions plan meetings on a new four year contract terms next week.
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NEW York
Metropolitan Opera
Met
New York Philharmonic
Leopold Stonkowski
David D. Brockman
Atty
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Metropolitan Opera Association
Brockman
John V. Lindsay
Metropolitan Opera House
First Atom Plant Opens in Rowe Mass in 1960
The first commercial U.S. nuclear energy plant to generate electricity began operation in Rowe Massachusetts in 1960 marking a milestone in energy production.
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America
Rowe
Mass
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