Hall's Creek Isolated by Floods Near Darwin Australia
In Hall's Creek seven miles southwest of Darwin a monsoon flood isolates the cattle town since January. The single storekeeper asks for air freighted beer along with perishables and produce as relief supplies. By February 6 the requests include beer potatoes onions creamed chops and more, showing the town's dependence on constant shipments while road and rail remain cut.
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Darwin
Australia
Hall’s Creek
280 German Shepherd Dogs Offered to Army
The U S Army Support Command Richmond reports 280 purebred German Shepherds offered from 20 states and Germany to assist military posts worldwide. Dogs must be 1 3 years old, 60 pounds, and 23 inches tall, with processing at Lackland AFB Texas and translations for German offers.
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Richmond
Germany
U.S. Army Support Command
Lackland Afb
Tex
Army Animal Procurement Office
Doctors End Strike Without Winning Demands
Athens AP reports eight thousand Greek doctors employed by public agencies ended a five day nation wide strike with no gains. They demanded higher salaries better insurance and improved working conditions across public institutions insurance funds civil services and similar bodies. Publicly employed doctors average $117 monthly wages.
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Athens
Outlaw Couple Fined $50 in Disorderly Conduct Case
Edward C. Outlaw Jr. and his wife from Wilmington faced a municipal court ruling after a misrouted trip to Baltimore. The couple paid a Harbor Tunnel toll of $51 and were charged when the husband refused to heed a toll-collector’s instruction, resulting in a $50 fine for disorderly conduct.
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Baltimore
Edward C. Outlaw Jr
Fate
Outlaw
Wilmington, del
Washington, D.C
Often Mispronounced Jocund Pronunciation Guide
A pronunciation note explains Jocund is said jock-und not joke-und. The guidance emphasizes correct stress and vowel sound.
Kennedy presses speedy push for new laws before Easter recess
President Kennedy and Democratic leaders push for rapid action on a 560 million mass transportation bill and a youth employment measure before Congress adjourns for a mid April vacation. House committees prepare a medical and dental aid bill amid GOP concerns over timing and party positions.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
House
Rules Committee
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
Dirksen
WWII Deserter Surrenders in Soviet Village
A Moscow paper says a 44 year old World War II deserter, long in hiding, surrendered in Kloptsy near Leningrad after the desertion statute expired in 1957. He had been hidden in a shed behind his sisters hut and was assigned work on a collective farm.
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Moscow
Sovyetskaya Mrovsiya
Soviet Russia
Kloptsy
Leningrad
Maurice Chevalier urged to return to Ziegfeld Theater
Producer Billy Rose plans Maurice Chevalier's return to New York for another engagement at the Ziegfeld Theater after a four week run. Chevalier grossed $173,000 with weekly box office gains and Rose seeks an indefinite October stay.
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New York
Maurice Chevalier
Billy Rose
Ziegfeld Theater
Rose
Chevalier
Female bower bird raises young separately
A female bower bird builds a small nest away from the male’s bower and raises the offspring by herself.
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