Distress Hoax Reported In Atlantic Aircraft Call
The Coast Guard says a Myday distress call over the Atlantic was a hoax. The message placed a pretend plane several hundred miles east of Boston and prompted a patrol by planes and cutters from Pease Air Force Base. No overdue aircraft were found and the search was later called off.
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Synonyms for Wisdom and Knowledge
A compact reference lists synonyms for wisdom and knowledge including learning erudition perception scholarship discernment sagacity and related terms. The set presents variations and nuances across contexts.
House Senate appropriation feud shakes Capitol power
A cold war erupts between the House and Senate appropriation committees as Hayden and Cannon clash over origin of bills and joint conferences. The stalemate risks delaying money bills and funding for federal departments as both sides dig in. Cannon, 83, and Hayden, 84, brace for a long fight.
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Sen Carl Hayden
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Clarence Cannon
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British Interest Rates Are Cut Again By Bank of England
The Bank of England reduced its rate by half a point to 4.2 percent, the third such cut in seven weeks as Britain loosens credit. The move aims to ease money flow and partly slows foreign investment seeking high returns, impacting U.S. gold reserves.
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British Isles
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Virginia farmers cut cash receipts in first two months
AP report shows Virginia cash receipts from farm marketings fell to 50.98 million from 53.01 million in January–February, a nearly 4 percent drop driven by smaller crop and livestock receipts. National receipts rose slightly to 5.334 billion, with tobacco, dairy, meat, and peanuts noted for mixed trends.
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Virginia
Department of Agriculture
Destroyer Wren Hosts Navy’s Oldest Seaman
In Norfolk the destroyer Wren, a reserve ship based in Galveston, hosted Sen. John G. Tower. The Texas Republican, who served as a World War II seaman aboard an amphibious gunboat, declared himself “the oldest seaman in the Navy” as crew fed him barbecued beef and enjoyed band music aboard the vessel.
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