UT to Offer Meteorology Degree in Four Years
The University of Texas will start a full meteorology degree in September, adding to courses in the aerospace department since 1946. Program includes 38 hours meteorology, 20 math, 19 physics, 66 other hours. 143 total in four years. Austin climate notes: 34.08 inches rainfall, 63 percent annual sunshine, 18 foggy days, 42 thunderstorms, and March–April winds around 10 mph.
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Mark Twain
University of Texas
Weatherman
Department of Aeronautical Engineering
United States
Kenneth H. John
M. J. Thompson
Defense Research Laboratory
Aeronautical Engineering Department
John
Austin
Texas
Pakistani Pilgrims Banned by Egyptians
Karachi reports a ban on Pakistani pilgrims to Mecca at Egypt's request. Syed Abdul Hamid El Khatib, a Saudi minister, said the ban would end once the World Health Organization confirms Pakistan will follow the 1926 International Health Convention. Egypt fears Pakistani cholera exposure.
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Karachi
Mecca
Egypt
Syed Abdul Hamid el Khatib
World Health Organization
Pakistan
Steel girders move by truck for hotel extension
In Edmon ton Alberta Joseph Smith advances from hauling steel by horses and oxen 38 years ago to moving girders by truck for the MacDonald hotel 300 room extension today. He participated in both projects reflecting a change in transport methods.
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Edmondon
Alta
Joseph Smith
Loyal Forever: Traditions Drive Austin High Spirit
Austin High School traditions shape student life as over a thousand newcomers begin classes on September 12. They will sing Loyal Forever and participate in Friendship Week, pep rallies, and senior day rituals while recalling House Park ties and the campus tunnel. The piece highlights enduring school pride and the guiding role of tradition.
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Austin High School
AHS
Texas
Austin High
House Park
West Avenue
Joe White
Annie Marconie
Willie Wyllis
Comets
Weldon Covington
Fish Casting Expert Saves Four Lives
Robert Thompson, 17, used a long fishing cast to reach the mainland and pull a lifeline to four men stranded on an island as the tide rose. Lifeguards then pulled the group ashore one by one after the dramatic rescue.
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Thompson
Seventh Grade Bank Book Usage Courses Start Soon
The program begins in seventh grade teaching the purpose and use of bank books and continues through twelfth grade culminating in a discussion of investments.
Wooden flagship Pelican hauled from Halifax harbor
The Pelican, a wooden flagship of the British fleet that has protruded from Halifax harbor since 1923, will be removed. Divers will seal the hull and it will be towed out to sea for sinking.
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Sydney
N. S
Nounced
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Marie Leies
Chicago
Florida
Tallahassee, Fla
South Gate
Canlf
Robert Thompson
Halifax
Harbor Board
Congress
Edgerton
America
Ushi
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