Mind Over Dice The Rhine Dice Control Study
Duke University researcher Dr J B Rhine leads a years long study on mind driven dice manipulation noting 6 744 rolls produced 8 or higher five point five three out of twelve and that control faded after early rolls while tests with different materials and low number targets also favored mental influence, suggesting a phenomenon beyond chance.
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Durham
J. B. Rhine
Duke University
Dr. Rhine
Duke
Rhine
German Youths Raid Switzerland Reported Across Basel
Police notes indicate German youths in organized bands cross into Switzerland to steal items such as food clothing watches bicycles and furniture and return to Germany with loot. The thefts are linked to Swiss weekend houses along the frontier near Basel.
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Basel
Switzerland
Germany
Life Begins at 40 proves popular in Texas today
AP staff writer cites examples from Texas towns of people aged 40 and older enjoying life with activity and humor. Profiles include Francisca Escalante de Ontiveros 80 in Yucatan Corpus Christi George Smith 67 in Jacksonville Pop Popplewell 40 years driving buses Tom Bean 65 near Gainesville G H Kennerly Hillsboro B Abbott Bovina Roy Tisdale Coleman and others. A group of 60 union painters painted Mrs Howard’s house in 14 minutes 15 seconds and a Wolf encounter ends with Civil War rifle shot from A A Lacy Whitesboro.
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Associated Press
Francisca Escalante de Ontiveros
Yucatian
Corpus Christi
George Edward Smith
Jacksonville
Pop Popplewell
Sherman
Tom Bean
Gainesville
Cooke County
G. H. Kennerly
Hillsboro
B. P. Aboott
Bovina
Roy Tisdale
Coleman
Union
Ed Howard
Waco
Mexico Pays Heirs For Old Damages
The Carter family of Aransas County Texas received $19 670 from the Mexican government as payment for damages caused by Mexican rustlers between 1868 and 1873. Giles Carter filed the claim in 1894 and his heirs collected this year.
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Austin, Tex
U.P
Giles Carter
Texas
Carter
Aransas County
Accountants Top List in Army Aptitude Tests
The National Vocational Guidance Association said accountants ranked highest on wartime army aptitude tests given to inductees. The tests measured aptitude, not intelligence, and followed by mechanical engineering, medical, chemistry, electrical engineering, writing, civil engineering, chemical engineering, teaching, and law students.
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New York
National Vocational Guidance Association
Hoover says US fought WWII unnecessary in hindsight
Former President Herbert Hoover told American Magazine he did not believe the United States needed to take part in the fighting in World War II. He argued delaying conflict could have preserved economic resources for a peaceful postwar era and criticized Britain’s wartime stance. He also warned of Communist revolutions and questioned the value of Soviet agreements with Stalin’s calculations.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
United States
Current American
Britain
Hoover
Germany
Russia
Josef Stalin
Revolt Spreads in Guayaquil Over Ecuador Leader
The Guayaquil army garrison joined the revolt against Col. Carlos Mancheno announcing Capt. Antonio Rivas Hidalgo as commander. Regional fighting with tanks and artillery pressured anti-Mancheno forces while the regime claimed insurgent resistance was fading.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Carlos Mancheno
Antonio Rivas Hidalgo
Quito
Menacheros
Mencheno
Nuisance Drunk Fines Rise in Amarillo Court
Corporation Court Judge J A Kirkman announced higher penalties for repeat offenders in Amarillo for public drunkenness. First offenders face a 15 dollar fine while habitual offenders can be fined up to 100 dollars depending on the offense. Last night 22 people were jailed for drunkenness, above the usual 10, attributed to yesterday's holiday.
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Amarillo
Corporation Court
J. A. Kirkman
Kenneth M Renner Dies. Tech Dairy Leader
Kenneth M Renner, veteran head of the dairy manufacturing department at Texas Tech, died at 4:00 AM in Lubbock. About 50, he led the Tech dairy program since 1927 and was an original faculty member. He previously taught at Kansas State College and graduated from Iowa State College. Funeral arrangements not announced.
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Amarillo
Kenneth M. Renner
Texas Tech
Renner
Lubbock
West Texas
Lubbock College
Tech
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Kan
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
Air sickness higher in women and children says survey
A survey of 11 213 passengers on Australian air routes finds 16 in every 1000 suffer air sickness. The rate is highest in children under five, with women more affected than men per Dr F S Parle of Trans Australia Airlines.
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Melbourne
Trans - Australia Airlines
F. S. Parle
Ancient Libyan caves reveal 10000 year old cow milking drawings
Exploration of Libyan desert caves uncovers rock drawings depicting cows being milked about 10,000 years ago, indicating early pastoral practices and symbolic use of bovines in ancient society.
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Libyan
Better Bus Schedule To Hospital Sought
Lefty Fowler city transportation director discussed improving bus service to the Veterans Hospital with Paul M. Clauser hospital executive officer. Current schedule runs from downtown at 6 15 a.m. hourly to 10 a.m. then skips the afternoon hours until 2 p.m. and runs hourly to 6 p.m.
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Veterans Hospital
Lefty Fowler
Fowler
Paul M. Clauser
Odd cargo crowd rides Pan American to La Guardia
A Pan American World Airways cargo plane landed at LaGuardia from Georgetown British Guiana carrying 75 alligators 50 parrots 32 monkeys three boas and a turtle en route to various U S consignors in the east.
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New York
Pan-American World Airways
la Guardia Field
Georgetown
British Guiana
United States
One Third of U S Towns Lacking Building Codes
EAST LIVERPOOL Ohio U P The Presidents Conference of Fire Prevention reports a survey showing a third of U S towns have no building codes. Codes that exist set them up about twenty years ago and need serious revision. Federal Works Administrator Philip B Fleming says the conference will draft a basic code to improve fire safety and require non combustible fire barriers between walls.
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East Liverpool
Ohio
U.P
President’s Conference of Fire Prevention
United States
Federal Works
Philip B. Fleming
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