Romney Receives First EDA Water Grant Aid
Romney West Virginia receives a 52000 disbursement as part of a 250000 water system project funded by the Economic Development Administration. The city will add 100000 from local funds. Parke A Cadle Co and Wilson Construction are building the system. Mayor Davis Shear notes improvements already yield results.
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Romney
W. Va
The
Economic Development Administration
Paul W. Grapes
Hampshire County
U.S. Department of Commerce
EDA
Wilson Construction
Huntington
Davis Shear
Shear
Rene V
Six Year Old Girl Recovers From First Hangover
A 6-year-old girl in Port Washington with three other children found a bottle of scotch and mixed drinks. She drank more than the others and nearly finished a fifth. She walked home on her bicycle, collapsed, and was taken to a hospital to sleep it off.
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Port Washington
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Humphrey Denies He Is Status Quo Candidate
Vice President Hubert H Humphrey rejected being a status quo candidate and promised a vigorous presidency aimed at social order and social justice. He spoke at the North Dakota Democratic Convention about tax reform medical benefits and rural revitalization while criticizing McCarthy and Eisenhower era policies.
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Humphrey
Bismarck
NLD
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
America
McCarthy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
State GOP Delegates Set Meeting in Virginia
Virginia's 24 delegates to the Republican National Convention will organize in Petersburg on July 13. Officers of the delegation will be chosen and two delegates will be named to each of four national committee groups for the Aug 5 Miami Beach convention.
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Petersburg
Virginia
GOP
State Central Committee
Miami ‘Beach
Invention of the Banjo by Joe Sweeney Guitarist
Joe Sweeney, a 19th century minstrel, invented the American banjo. He added the fifth string and altered the instrument from the prior banjer used by enslaved Africans of that era.
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Joe Sweeney
Man on horse seeks gas station after truck runs out
Madisonville Kentucky AP report: truck driver Tom Jackson was approached by a man on horseback asking directions to the nearest gas station. The rider explained he was delivering horses and chose to ride when his truck ran dry.
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Madisonville, Ky
Tom Jackson
Jackson
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