Health care vote eyed in House for Johnson plan
House leaders plan a crucial Wednesday vote to instruct conference on the Senate backed health care proposal tied to Social Security. The plan passed the Senate 49 to 44 and faces House test votes as conference expectations loom.
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How Much Do Tortoises Weigh
In Kansas City the Swope Park Zoo weighed four giant tortoises believed to be 150 years old to settle an animal dealer’s claim they average 245 pounds. They weighed one tortoise at 160 pounds and planned further weighing with rope or canvas and a meatpacking house scale after the trial weighing failed because tortoises would not stay on the scales.
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Mohair Wrap Pattern 7376 From Alice Brooks
Knit a light warm wrap from Mohair yarn with two large needles. Pattern 7376 features knit and purl bands for a mink like look and buttons in back. Price 35 cents for pattern plus 15 cents per extra pattern. mail to Alice Brooks Winchester Evening Star New York address for pattern requests.
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Uruguay closes Cuban embassy amid OAS pressure
Uruguay's governing council voted six to three to sever diplomatic ties with Cuba and end most exchanges. Mexico and Canada remain as Western Hemisphere links. police fortified embassies as protests subsided after a pro Cuban rally. Aldo Rodriguez declined comment on the move.
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Three Of First Four Chevy Chase Houses Still Stand
Three of the initial quartet of houses in Chevy Chase Maryland survive to the present day, marking the endurance of early local residences amid newer developments.
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Rome Aqueduct System in AD 97 Supply Figures
In AD 97 Rome’s nine aqueducts delivered 38 million gallons inside the city and 20 million outside. The system was built and run by contractors under the republic and later by a board of curators under the emperor with a slave staff supervised after AD 52 by an imperial procurator.
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Clarke Board Seeks Clarification on Ballot Rules
Clarke County Board of Supervisors grapples with differing ballot requirements for federal and state offices amid Novem ber election plans. A special instruction meeting with Commonwealth Attorney Edward McWilliams was proposed to explain new laws and regulations. Registration closes Oct 3 and a Master Land Use Plan discussion was deferred to September.
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Senior class at St. Agatha Academy faces homecoming crisis
In Winchester Kentucky AP reports the St. Agatha Academy senior class begins class with an unusual problem as only eight seniors remain and all are boys and must elect a sweetheart to preside over homecoming festivities.
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