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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1950

Page

7

Housing bill outlined for middle income families

A Washington report explains a Senate housing bill for middle income families, defining eligibility between $2,400 and $4,700 yearly. It outlines a cooperative model using a National Mortgage Corporation for Housing Cooperatives to build 125 unit projects with government start funds and eventual privatization, plus loan terms and stock-based down payments.

James Marlow Washington Rage Truman Congress Senate House American Legion Post Housing and Home Finance Agency HHFA National Mortgage Corporation For Housing Cooperatives NMCHC Co-Op

Is Killing a Bird of Paradise Illegal Now

The bird of paradise once fueled a lucrative trade for its rainbow plumage. An estimated 80,000 birds were exported from Dutch New Guinea in a single year. Since 1924 international agreement protects the species in its natural habitat.

Dutch New Guinea

Engineers Prepare For Big Fight On Mississippi

Memphis report: on the lower Mississippi River engineers brace for a major flood fight. About 12 000 people in the Birds Point New Madrid floodway are warned to prepare for quick evacuation as the river nears a 55.5 foot crest. Crews are moved from Cairo to 142 miles below to establish HQ and communications while Col. L H Foote says main levees remain in very good condition.

Memphis Tenn Mississippi River Big Muddy Birds Point New Madrid Missouri Cairo L. H. Foote

Floodway’s 1950s use recalled as river swells

The text recalls a 1950s floodway use that released river pressure at Cairo and nearby towns. A section of the main levee opened to allow floodwaters to pour into swamps and rich farmlands until reaching a setback levee, marking the river’s largest flood since 1927.

Cairo

Practice of a Mental Habit Across Historic Cultures

The text traces a practice from ancient India to classical thinkers like Plato and Plutarch, noting its advocacy and later prominence as a cult in Europe under George Cheyne. It presents a concise arc from ancient roots to a 18th century European influence.

India Plato Plutarch George Cheyne

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