Revival of Gold Fever by California Skin Divers
A 13 year old watched divers prospecting in a Sierra stream and later inspired gold hunting in the Mother Lode. Reports trace a postwar SCUBA driven uptick in underwater prospecting from California to Alaska and the Snake River region.
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California
Mother Lode
John Marshall
British Columbia
Alaska
Snake River
Wyoming
Idaho
Utah
San Juan River
Colorado
Rio Grande
Fuller
2 Year Colleges To Be Expanded In Granite State
Education Commissioner Charles F. Ritch Jr. told the Interim Commission on Education rising demand for higher education may prompt New Hampshire to expand its two state teachers colleges to offer liberal arts degrees and teaching. He cited high tuition and fees as pricing people out of postsecondary education and noted a yearly rise in school enrollments increasing teacher needs.
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N.H
Charles F. Ritch Jr
New Hampshire
State Interim Commission On Education
Ritch
Old Hits Remade For Holiday Film Trade
Hollywood veterans William Wyler and Frank Capra lead a trend remaking classic films for the holiday market. Wyler revisits These Three and The Children's Hour while Capra restages Lady for a Day as Pocketful of Miracles.
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William Wyler
Mrs. Miniver
Ben-Hur
Frank Capra
Mr. Deeds
Wyler
Lillian Hellman
Children’s Hour.”’ Wyler
Capra
View From American Hill Overlooks Norman Island
From American Hill on St John Virgin Islands observers can see Norman Island the site famed in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island.
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American Hill
St. John
Virgin Islands
Norman Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island
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