Drainage Problems at Winchester National Cemetery
National Cemetery in Winchester faces recurring flooding along a low wall. Officials in Washington and Philadelphia plan to adjust drainage only to allow future interments, with central planning and potential reinstallation of drains between grave lines to prevent future flooding.
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Winchester National Cemetery
Kenneth E. Ridley
U. S. Memorial
Washington, D. C
Philadelphia
National Cemetery
C. E. Goodwin
Memorial Division
Washington
Helen MacDonald
Conferees Move Toward Broad Interest Disclosure Bill
Washington AP reports House passage 382 to 4 on a bill to require clear disclosure of finance charges in annual percentage terms. The measure tightens usury rules, limits wage garnishments, adds federal enforcement, and demands full payment details for store offers and loans. Conferees will reconcile differences with the Senate.
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Washington
Senate
House
Ence
Sen
William Proxmire
Dwis
Proxmire
Crimnal
Racketeering term traces to 17th century English streets
The term racketeer derives from 17th century England where pick pockets would raise a racket to draw crowds of victims. This street hustle helped develop the word for organized criminal schemes later used in modern law.
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England
West Virginia Senate Debates Audit Bill After Bond Vote
West Virginia Senate moved to require auditing all unaudited state road commission funds after approving a $350 million road bond bill. The measure heads to Gov Hulett C. Smith for signature, with Republicans vowing to block bonds without an audit. House members named an accountant for audits. some senators criticized funding allocations and education funding implications. Bills to raise personal income and cigarette taxes were advanced to help finance a $500 annual teacher pay rise.
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Charleston
Senate
State Road Commission
House
Hulett C. Smith
W.T. Brotherton Jr
Dhanawha
Certified Public Accountant
Poer House
Paul J. Kaufman
D-Kanawha
West Virginia
Senate Finance Committee
Reader Tips and Household Hints From 1968
A collection of light home tips and reader letters on nail care payments, plant display, mirror cleaning, closet rod hacks, color coded grocery lists, car cleaning with a bowl brush, washer spin tips, sock darning from burned bulbs, and a raisin bread dressing suggestion, attributed to various contributors.
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Heloise
C. G
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Senate House
Oscar Mayer
Cheon
Family Loaf
P&p Loaf
Bayliss Market Rt
Winchester, Va
B&m Market
Turkey
Senseng
Winchester
Stephens City, Va
West Va
John E. Carrigan
R-Marshall
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Huntington
Pearl
Thanks, Heloise
Ruth Hiday
C. L. Elsten
Sallie Jackson
F. E.N
Maxine Fleshood
Dorothea G
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Cannister Cleaner
Anderson
Sennice
Shenandoah
National Winchester
Vrginia
F.D.I.C
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