Old Scrolls and Corsage Rules Spark 2000-Year Debate
Archaeologists from the United States and Israel plan final compilation of ancient biblical scrolls found near Jericho dating to before Christ. The texts include Isaiah and related works, with scholars arguing over their sectarian origins and impact on Old Testament authenticity.
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Yerusalem
United States
Israel
Chist
Jericho
Eleazar Lukenix
Hebrew University
Sukenik
Carl Kraeling
Yale University
Scralls
Dead Sea
Nine Hurt As Train Rams Info Iowa Bus
A Rock Island passenger train struck a Des Moines bus at an unguarded crossing, pushing it into a standing freight train. At least nine passengers were injured, with one in critical condition and two others described as poor. Bus driver Lloyd Herbst, 42, was hospitalized unconscious after rescue efforts. The crash occurred near the Des Moines station and involved hospital reports on passenger injuries.
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Des Moines
Rock Island Railroad
Lloyd Herbst
Herbst
Robert Bowman
Edwin Nelson
Fred Wright
Panhandle seeks ex-ball player in murder case
Dalhart October 17 police hunt Leonard Hawkins 35 once pro baseball player wanted for murder. He was last seen in a Dalhart cafe carrying a pistol and threatening his onetime girlfriend Jusnita Groves. Authorities pursued him after Clark, a former coworker, was found shot and robbed in Illinois last week. Groves escaped when Hawkins forced her to flee a dance scene and was guarded by deputies.
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Dalhart
Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
Leonard
Lucky) Hawking
Hawkins
Jusnita Groves
Alfred Clark
Clayton
New York
Clark
Ilinois
Mawkins
W.L. Stout
Miss Groves
Vega
Texas
Pacific Maneuvers Start Invasion Set Off Hawaii Exercise
San Francisco reports the Pacific maneuvers open with Operation Miki. A 26 ship western task force carrying 33 000 troops heads toward Hawaii for an invasion slated between October 21 and November 1. A submarine wolf pack sinking simulacrum sparked alert as the fleet neared San Diego.
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San Francisco
San Diego
Hawaii
Hawaiian
Roger
el Dorado
Oabu
Man Kills Sunday School Teacher In Love Triangle
In Columbus Ohio on October 1 Bruce Rose 41 killed elderly Sunday school teacher Frank Carson 63 then died by suicide in his basement. Rose confessed he shot Carson because he believed he had “taken my wife and children.” Carson active in church work and taught classes at his home. Rose died at a hospital after a left shoulder wound and a 12 gauge shotgun lay nearby.
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Columbes
Ohio
Bruce Rose
Feather
Rose
Sheriff's Deputies
Frank Carson
Atole
Carson
Deputier
Maida
Mexico Bans Canasta Gambling in Private Homes
Mexico City reports a government decree bars large canasta games held in private homes due to gambling concerns. The interior ministry called gambling illegal except for licensed lotteries aiding the poor or government programs.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Interior Ministry
Polio Puzzle Step Nearer in New York
New York reports that an answer to the polio puzzle is nearing as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis supports 88 investigations. Dr. Harry M. Weaver states progress toward a preventive vaccine, a serum to prevent paralysis, and a drug to treat infantile paralysis. He notes improvements in respiratory paralysis treatment and says 21 logical avenues are being pursued with speed. Meanwhile Mexican river floods rise in Chiapas near the Guatemala border.
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New York
Harry M. Weaver
National Foundation
Honolulu Star Bulletin calls for federal strike curb law
The Honolulu Star Bulletin urges federal action to shield Hawaii from shipping blockades and lifeline disruptions amid a labor strike. It criticizes the territorial legislature for not providing lasting protection and warns of broader harm as the offshore territory faces ongoing disruption while the federal government remains idle.
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Honolulu
Star
Hawaii
Hawaii-Pacific Coast
Star’ Bulletin
Seixire
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Washington
Chicago
National Capital Orchid Society
American Security and Trust Company
Mother
Nine Hurt
Iowa
Cook’s
Cook
Sa. As .A
Co Owersight
Panhandle
Pacific
Stevens
Tph
Chiapas
Guatemealan
U.S
Iday
Soca Murray
Hig
Arthur Murray
Kanralis
Texas Avene
Vis
Mada
Monument Mills
Cannon. Mills
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