Maritime Building Expansion Forecast
Virginia congressman Rep. Thomas N. Downing predicts Congress will pass a maritime building program this year, calling 1968 the greatest year of expansion in the merchant marine since World War II. He told the Baltimore Propeller Club he has high confidence a sponsor-backed plan will pass and expects President Johnson to support a reasonable implementation.
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Baltimore
Virginia
Congress
Thomas N. Downing
Shipbuilding
Downing
Baltimore Propeller Club
Johnson
Demand for Apples Light to Fair Across Regions
Federal State Market News Service reports light demand for Golden Delicious and fair demand for other apples for the week of Jan 10–16. Prices were mostly steady with some higher Red Roma film bag prices. movements were dampened by bad weather while exports and military purchasing showed mixed activity.
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Federal State Market
U. S
Washington State
Michigan
New York State
Moore Returns as Virginia House Speaker for Five Minutes
In Richmond E B Moore of Winchester briefly reclaimed the speaker's chair in a five minute return to power. He praised John Arren Cooke and noted it was his first Capitol visit as a non member. Moore recalled his 18 year tenure and quipped about unemployment after the session.
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Richmond
E. Blackburn Moore
Winchester
Virginia House of Delegates
House
John Arren Cooke
Moore
Assembly
Liq
Cooke
del. Flourney L. Largent Jr
State Capitol
Johnson
Britannica 1768 Describes California as West Indies land
The first Britannica edition called California “a large country of the West Indies” and questioned if it was an island or a peninsula, noting uncertainty about its geography in 1768.
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California
West Indies
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Broadcasters Push Open Meetings Law in Virginia
The Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters executive committee backs open records and open meetings legislation for the 1968 General Assembly. Al Charles of WAYB Waynesboro is president of the 100 member Virginia group. The proposal, urged by the Richmond Sigma Delta Chi chapter, would require public body meetings and records to be open with certain exceptions.
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Waynesboro
Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters
General Assembly
al Charles
WAYB
Virginia
Richemond
Sigma Delta Chi
National Journalistic Society
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B&m Chevrolet
BaBee
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Trans
Biscayne
FORD
Pontiac
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Oldsmobile
Radio, Heater, Ltd
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Studebaker
Corvan
GMC
Triumph
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Chevrolet-Cadillac Corp
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