Navy Albatross War at Midway Still Without Victory
At Midway Island the Navy fights a long costly battle with the Jaysan albatrosses the gooney birds now estimated 150000. Despite expert input and past tactics they persist return each November with damage to aircraft and no casualties. The Navy and wildlife groups clash over how to curb the birds.
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Pearl Harbor
U.S. Navy
Midway Island
Navy
Brass
Pacific Atoll
Midway
North Pacific
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
University of Hawaii
Audubon Society
Island Service
Green Island
Williams College Offers Adult Education Night Courses
Williams College in Williamsport Massachusetts will offer two 10 week adult education courses starting January 8 and 9. An Introduction to Astronomy by Dr Theodore Mehlin and An Introduction to Art by Dr William Pierson will meet Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 8 p m with one hour lectures followed by discussion. No credits exams or grades given. Enrollment deadline is December 20 with early applicants favored.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Theodore G. Mehlin
Field Memorial
William H. Pierson
Fred H. Stocking
Morris
Williams
Prof. Stocking
Mos cow shop runs out of holiday cards in January restock
A Moscow cow shop has exhausted Christmas and New Year greeting cards. The manager says a new shipment is expected in the first or second week of January.
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Moscow
New U S Commandant in Berlin Shaped by Precision
Maj. Gen. James H. Polk takes over as U S commander in Berlin on Jan 1. A stickler for competence and speed, he earned a reputation for hands on problem solving, once testing river depth himself with a borrowed pole. Polks steady leadership and ambition hint at a future four star rank and possible Chiefs of Staff role.
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James H. Polk
Berlin
James Hillard Polk
U.S
Polk
4Th Armoured
4Th Armored
Chiefs of Staff
TV Meaningful Drama Faces Overuse Critics Say
New York AP The NBC chairman Robert Sarnoff defends meaningful drama while a recent Eleventh Hour episode about a 19 year old accused of rape murder unfolds. He notes schools and churches request prints, yet the writer critiques TV drama for drifting into endless case histories with bleak themes and few climaxes.
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New York
Robert Sarnoff
National Broadcasting Co
Sarnoff
PTA
NBC
Nowhere To Go But Up flops as Broadway musical
Broadway watchdogs flag Nowhere to Go But Up as a $400,000 flop. The Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith tale, written by James Lipton, miscast with Martin Balsam and Tom Bosley, failing to capture the Prohibition era’s comic potential. The review laments Bloomgarden’s missteps and predicts reboots with stronger comic pacing.
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New York
UPI
Kermit Bloom Garden
Winter Garden
James Lipton
Izzy Einstein
Moe Smith
Martin Balsam
Tom Bosley
Bosley
Bobby Clark
Bobby
Census Problems Shake Nigeria’s Population Count
Officials fear a rerun of Nigeria’s national census after allegations that some regions inflated population figures to gain political power and more social services. The notice raises questions about data integrity and regional representation ahead of future planning.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Laughs at Frontier Tension Between East and West Germans
At Helmstedt border a West German trucker jokes with an East German guard over barbed wire and checks. Other drivers taunt Communist officers and a young East German mocks capitalist propaganda amid the inspection hubbub.
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Helmstedt
Germany
East Germany
Berlin
Sonny
West Germany
West Berlin
Libya Builds Navy Air Force and Plans Airline
Premier Muhammed Uthman told Parliament that Libya with new oil wealth is forming a navy and air force and will soon establish an airline. The remarks open the session of Parliament in Tripoli as the country plans expanded military and civil aviation capabilities.
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Tripoli
Libya
Muhammed Uthman
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Barca
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RTC
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U.S.A
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Vermont
Montreal
Heublein. Inc
Hartford
Conn
Woolworth’s
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