Soviets May Seek Wheat From West
Soviet official Matskevich announced a record 1966 grain crop of 171 million metric tons aided by good weather and higher yields. He said despite the record, the USSR will likely buy wheat abroad for at least the next two years to free home production, favoring Canadian shipments to the Pacific Far East over Ukrainian wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vladimir Vv. Matskevich
Matskevich
Soviet Union
Pacific
Soviet Far East
European
Russia
Canada
St Brendan Credited With Atlantic Crossing Legends
A historic claim credits St Brendan the Navigator with a seven year Atlantic voyage in the 6th century but scholars deem the voyage a legend rather than established fact. The tale persists in medieval sources and has been debated by geographers and historians.
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St. Brendan
Crochet Turban Pattern 7189 by Alice Brooks
Quick one piece crochet or knit turban pattern 7189 in S M L with 3 color options. Send 35 cents per pattern plus 15 cents for first class mailing to Alice Brooks Winchester Evening Star Needlecraft Dept New York. Also promotes 1967 Needlecraft catalog items and free patterns.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
P.O. Box
Old Chelseation
New York
N.Y
Needlecraft
Grandparents Gifts Size Too Big Prompt Debate
Dear Abby columns discuss why grandparents buy grandchildren clothing two to three sizes too large and advise wives to specify correct sizes. The snippet also covers an occasion where a letter is returned from a mailbox mishap and dating etiquette in a dinner invitation, with Abby advising explicit wording.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribune
M. Y. Mews Synd., Inc
Abby
Mrs. X
Los Angeles Poised for Living Theater With New Playhouses
Los Angeles readies two new venues at the $35 million Music Center complex. The Mark Taper Forum opens April 9 and the Ahmanson Theater on April 12, backed by Center Theater Group led by Elliot Martin, aiming to attract Broadway-caliber works and star names for six week runs while pursuing profitability.
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Los Angeles
Music Center
Dorothy Chandler
Publishing
Mark Taper
Lew Wasserman
Big Wig
Center Theater Group
Elliot Martin
New York
London
Martin
Gordon Davidson
Wasserman
Prisoners Offer to Fight in Vietnam Rejected
Congressman Clarence D. Long reports 386 inmates at Maryland Correctional Institution offered to serve in Vietnam. The Defense Department declined the offer until prisoners complete their terms.
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Hagerstown, Md
Clarence D. Long
Maryland Correctional Institution
Vietnam
Long
Department of Defense
Gunfight on Southwest Street Kills Man and Wounds Another
A Monday night gunfight on First Street SW in Washington killed 23 year old Jenkins Pete Wilson and left 63 year old William White critically wounded. Wilson was shot in the chest while walking with Calvin Tyler, who said he hit White after White shot Wilson. White was treated at D C General Hospital.
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Washington (Ap
Washington Street
Jenkins Pete Wilson
William White
D. C. General Hospital
Wilson
Calvin Tyler
First Street
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India
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Egypt
Atlantic
Deon Arbby
Innocent
Aiman
Lulu
Cal
By Bob Thomas
D.C
Tyler
White
Amazon
Mueller Climatrol
Worthington Orville C. Wine
Loudoun St
Winchester
Sears
Manent
Cord
Allstate’ Insurance Trooock Company
S.A.E
Allstate
Sears and
SAVE
Sears, Roebuck and CO
N. Loudoun St
Perry Engineering Co., Inc
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