Norfolk transforms under bold urban renewal program
Norfolk shows a dramatic shift from slums to skyline redevelopment. The 1961 program cleared hundreds of blighted acres, boosted the port and economy, and helped shape a modern civic image with new schools, tax measures, and expanded industry.
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Norfolk
Restormers
Virginia
Gallor
Norfolk & Western Railway
Wabash and
Nickel Plate Lines
Mid West
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Old Dominion College
William & Mary
Embroidered Summer Garden Patterns for Towels and Scarves
Pattern 7183 offers a garden themed embroidery for roses pansies and summer flowers in pairs suitable for towels cases and scarves. Instructions note six 9 3/4 by 14 inch dimensions with five cents per run and 15 cents extra for first class mailing. Send to Alice Brooks Winchester Evening Star Needlecraft Dept New York address for patterns.
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Vice Bane
Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
P.O
Congressmen May Be Seen Heard More
The House passed bills to provide two more government paid round trips for members to their home districts annually, totaling five, and pay two trips for staff. It would increase long distance casts and telegrams by 20 percent and double office rental allowances to 2400 dollars when free space is not in govern.
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Washington
House
Senate
Half of draftees passed. medicals top reason to fail
Only 47 percent of 1964 draftees were accepted after pre induction exams, with 22.2 percent failing medical tests and 16.2 percent failing mental tests. The Army Surgeon General notes liberalized standards and warns psychiatric criteria may not predict future military behavior.
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Army Surgeon General's Office
Dominicans Adjust to 15 Week Old Rebellion
The article describes Santo Domingo divided by a 15 week rebellion with rebels in a 40 block zone, daily life disrupted, and efforts by a mediation team from the Organization of American States to establish a provisional government. Industry, nightlife, and employment are strained while 5,000 young men are kept in a rebel training setup.
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Santo Domingo
U.S
Rbel
Junta
Organization of American States
Gemini Space Craft Delivered For First American Rendezvous
The Gemini space craft was delivered to NASA at Cape Kennedy Florida by McDonnell Aircraft. Astronauts Walter M Schirra Jr and Thomas P Stafford are scheduled to pilot the Gemini 6 into orbit for a rendezvous with an Agena rocket later.
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ST. Louis, Mo
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cape Kennedy
Fla
McDonnell Aircraft
Walter M. Schirra, Jr
Thomas Pp
Stafford
Four of Johann Bach's Sons Became Famous Musicians
Four of Johann Bach's sons pursued prominent musical careers. Each son gained recognition as a performer composer or educator shaping Baroque music across Europe. The Bach family legacy influenced generations of musicians and church and court ensembles.
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Johann Bach
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