France Marks Napoleon's 200th Year Of Birth Celebration
The nation honors Napoleon Bonaparte on his 200th birth anniversary with pageants fairs and fashion tributes. Historians note his Code Napoleon and public schooling reforms while monuments, streets, stamps, and insignia celebrate his legacy. Born August 15 1768 in Ajaccio Corsica he died in 1821 at St Helena and was later laid to rest in the Invalides chapel in Paris amid veteran tributes.
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Adventurous Brazilians Off To See The World
Dieter Brockhausen and Ida Muhlermann, a Brazilian couple of European extraction, begin a two to five year world honeymoon on motorcycles. They left May 18 for Uruguay and Argentina, plan to cross Latin America, the United States, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia with two motorcycles and $800. They seek no prejudice and hope for help from strangers amid bureaucratic hurdles from Brazil.
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Alcoholism On Rise Among Hungarians
Budapest reports rising alcoholism with 96 000 serious cases nationwide and 30 000 in the capital. Nepszabadsag notes 89 percent are men, with women more represented among intellectuals, calls alcohol a factor in family strain, and says sales reached six billion forints with half funding recovery programs. 836 heavy drinkers died by self harm and over ten percent of mental hospital inpatients are alcoholics.
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Hatcher Move Loses In Gary Budget Ethics Resolution
Gary Indiana mayor Richard G. Hatcher proposed a measure requiring all city officials to disclose incomes. The resolution failed to gain a second and was not adopted.
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New Cork Material Promises Impervious Synthetic Substitute
New York reports that cork, noted for its resistance to liquids and gases, has not yet been developed into a synthetic material by chemistry that can substitute for natural cork. The article discusses the material's unique properties and the challenges in creating a synthetic cork with equal performance.
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