Race Against Mass Starvation in West Africa
Tens of thousands of tons of food seed and medicine pour into drought stricken West Africa as hunger worsens in the six nations south of the Sahara. About 24 million people face shortages with measles and cholera outbreaks rising. Relief officials warn the drought could persist and devastate harvests if rains fail.
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Ouagadougou
Upper Volta
West Africa
Sahara Desert
Mauritania
Senegal
Mali
Niger
Chad
Nad
Dust Bowl
Africa
Gas Rationing Ends at Norfolk Navy Outlets
Norfolk AP report notes Navy outlets end six week 12 gallon per customer limit and price hikes as rationing ceases. Spokesmen say prices may drop and supply is returning to normal with four cent civilian differential kept under review.
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Navy
Tidewater Exchanges
Gulf Oil Co
Gulf
New Edlecraft Catalog Offers Crafts and Mail Order
Seventy five cents for each pattern plus 25 cents extra for air mail and special handling. Send to Alice Brooks at the Winchester Evening Star address in New York for pattern numbers and reader details. Catalog promises 150 designs with free directions and additional craft books available for purchase.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Edlecraft
Heloise tips for perfume use and cleaning tricks
Reader tips cover maximizing expensive perfume with a cotton pad behind ears and tucked in a bra for lasting scent. Another reader suggests plastic bag liners to protect clothes from newsprint staining while reading. A chandelier cleaning method uses ammonia in a spray-glove technique, with cautions about allergies and glove use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heloise
Dorothy Scheitzel
Lawsuit challenges Virginia prison site in Green Springs
Richmon d Circuit Court enters fourth day as plaintiffs seek to enjoin state from building a $12 million diagnostic and reception center in historic Green Springs, claiming harm to 18th and 19th century plantations. The state argues impact would be minimal and factors were properly considered. Solomon and Aristotle both j sang the praises of honey.
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Richmond
Green Springs
Lousia County
Historic Green Springs, Inc
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Dakar
Norfolk Navy Outlets
Norfolk, Va
Cameroon
Nigeria
Dahomey
Togo
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Liberia
United States
Canada
Soviet Union
China
The
U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization
FAO
Britain
West Germany
Spain
Italy
Netherlands
Atlantic Ocean
and Chad
By Jone Halos
Mises
Rose
Colleen H
Northern Valley Construction Co
Valley Ave
Winchester
Solomon
Aristotle
Mens
Madras
Jcpenney
Bargins
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