Going to the Races In a Dignified Way
Buenos Aires report from the Hipodromo de San Isidro notes a lavish racing club scene with formal dress and quiet spectators. The author describes gourmet dining, scented handwashing, and a rigid betting staff while recounting his $6 loss and the polite, dignified atmosphere among 50,000 attendees.
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Frederick C. Othman
Buenos Aires
Jockey Club
Hipodromo de San Isidro
USA
Hipodrome
United Feature Syn., Inc
Ontario Holds Over Half of Canada's Autos
Ontario hosts more than half of Canada's registered private cars with 83,012 vehicles, equating to about one automobile per five people in the province, reflecting a dense automotive ownership landscape.
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Ontario
AUTOS
Toronto
Canada
Province
Five Cities Housing Over Ten Percent of U.S. Population
Within city limits of Chicago New York Philadelphia Los Angeles and Detroit is concentrated more than ten percent of the nation’s population. This item notes the high share of people living in these five metropolitan areas.
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Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Detroit
Egypt Grants 300 New Doctors to The Nation
Egyptian universities graduated 300 new physicians in December 1950 as part of expansion of medical education. The cohort marks a significant boost to national health services with graduates anticipated to enter public and private practice across the country.
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Egypt
Get Education The Hard Way Gets Deaf College Exchange
Ten students from foreign countries study at Gallaudet College in Washington under US paid scholarships. The International House program launched to give deaf foreigners access to the world's only college for the deaf and to foster cross cultural contact with American students. The writer notes feeling like the foreigner on campus and needing an interpreter while chatting with peers from Poland Sweden Israel Denmark China Japan Canada and Trans Jordan.
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Washington W.P
America
Gallaudet College
Washington
International House
Gallaudet
Poland
Sweden
Israel
Denmark
China
Japan
Canada
Trans-Jordan
Deaf students at Gallaudet mix sign and speech in study
An observer details life at Gallaudet University where deaf and foreign students converse through signs and lip reading. He cites Martin Sternberg the deaf instructor, meets Eugene Bergman a Polish-born immigrant, Hideshige Omore an arrival from Tokyo, and Carl-Gustaf Croneberg a Swedish student who made the honor roll.
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Martin Sternberg
Eugene Bergman
Brooklyn
Hideshige Omore
Sternberg
Tokyo
Omore
United States
Carl-Gustaf Croneberg
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Nero and the ring telescope through stone throne chamber
The account claims Nero watched chariot races from within a cut stone ring, his vision enlarged as if through lenses. The tale compares the ring’s view to that of modern spectacles, suggesting an extended gaze into the arena.
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Nero
Rome
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