Shaw on War and Defense Plans in Flan Magazine
The article recalls George Bernard Shaw in a Flan Magazine interview discussing the unlikelihood of a world war soon, warning of civilian impact and the need for defense. It also covers advertising censorship fears, a U.S. defense program push, Monroe Doctrine justifications, and a congressional make-up note with farm origins and education patterns.
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W. H. Titerton
Flan Magazine
Lege
Shaw
ABC
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Areel
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Germany
Wales
Scotland
Austria
Hot Dawg Joke Editor Prompts Eclipse Removal
A humor column shows the joke editor repeatedly removing the word eclipse from jokes for the upcoming entry. The piece includes puns about animals, misheard lines, and a seaside promenade gag involving a scale with the note one at a time.
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Office Boy
Eclipse
World Fair to spark artificial lightning display
New York witnesses a plan to generate ten million volts of artificial lightning at intervals throughout the World's Fair 1998 exhibit buildings. The electrifying display aims to dazzle visitors and showcase scientific progress amid heavy anticipation and public curiosity.
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New York
Saratoga plaque honors generals including Benedict Arnold
A Saratoga battlefield plaque lists the 16 American generals who fought there with Benedict Arnold noted as a traitor. Thomas Ritchie, 80, begins his tenth penitentiary term for theft in Missouri. The upcoming session hints at legislation affecting the 1960 presidential election.
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Saratoga
Benedict Arnold
Thomas Ritchie
Bt Jownph
Unrelenting Traffic Enforcement Brings Favorable Results
AUSTIN January 30 Unrelenting traffic enforcement along death corridors reduced fatal crashes in 1998 after reviewing 1997 data. Homer Garrison Jr state safety director said 315 deaths occurred on 19 Texas highways in 1997 and, with targeted patrols, the death toll dropped to 134 in 1998. He urged continued firm enforcement at crash points to lower state death rates.
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Austin
Homer Garrison, Jr
Texas
Garrison
Auto Drivers May Use Their Licenses After First of April
Texas drivers may retain operator licenses past April 1, the statutory expiration, as the Public Safety Commission favors an indefinite extension awaiting legislative action on reissuance bills Senate No 3 and House No 50. Commercial chauffeurs and river operators exempt. licenses issued by tax collectors expire one year from issue.
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Austin
Texas
Lcenses
Public Safety Commission
Safety Department
New York World's Fair Exhibit Shows Copper Age Diorama
At the 1999 New York World's Fair a fan animated diorama portrays a primitive man with his family. The scene focuses on early copper use for fashioning spearheads for combat and hunting, highlighting historical craft and technology.
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New York
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