Benny Goodman Letters From Moscow Tour To Kennedy
Swing king Benny Goodman met with President Kennedy in Washington and reported that Kennedy sent a message to Soviet Premier Khrushchev thanking him for attending a Goodman concert in Moscow. Kennedy also eyed the Bolshoi Ballet stop in D.C. this fall after Goodman's six week Soviet tour.
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Soviet Union
Downpour Ends Drought in Northeast States
A Monday rain eased an 11 week drought for farmers in parts of New York New Jersey Connecticut and Pennsylvania though most of the region saw little further rain. Knudsen of the New York Weather Bureau called the weekend and Monday rain an end to the drought in affected areas with totals of about half an inch to an inch.
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New York Weather Bureau
Charles Knudsen
New York State
New Jersey
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Lessons in English by W. L. Gordon
A compact guide on word usage and pronunciation with examples. The piece emphasizes avoiding provincial terms like unbeknownst and suggests simpler phrasing. It defines consentaneous as agreeing and notes the idea that repeating a word can make it familiar.
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W. L. Gordon
Long-Stalled Money Bill Goes To President
Congress sent to President Kennedy a 373 million catch-all appropriation bill stalled since April in a prestige squabble between Senate and House Appropriations committees. The House and Senate passed the bill Monday, funding various agencies. Telephone usage in the United States rose 75 percent over the last decade.
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Congress
Kennedy
Senate
House
United States
Familiar Look Center Cross Traffic Inquiry
State police investigated a Monday traffic incident near center cross when a driver paused to view the scene. An officer noted the vehicle and traced it to Alan B. Shepard Jr. of Virginia Beach, the first American in space, after a license check. Polar bears have a protective eyelid against Arctic glare.
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Alan B. Shepard Jr
Virginia Beach
Space
Arctic
Fire Destroys Norfolk Plant
A two alarm blaze at the Virginia Tent and Awning Co. plant in Norfolk caused about 150 thousand dollars in damage. The fire, reported Monday, was punctuated by muffled explosions and destroyed canvas and rope valued at forty thousand dollars.
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Virginia Tent & Awning Co
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