Norwich Cadets Prepare for College Bowl Debut
Norwich University’s 12 cadets compete in twice weekly trials for a four man team to represent the college on CBS TV’s College Bowl next Feb. 24. Under Prof. Eber A. Spencer Jr. they study on campus with faculty support and aim for top academic and quick recall.
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Northfield
Norwich University
Norwich
General Electric
CBS
Spencer
West Virginia University
Simmons College
Knox College
Texas Technological Institute
Rousselot Named Regional Governor for Birch Society
Former Republican congressman John H. Rousselot is appointed district governor for the John Birch Society covering California Oregon Washington Arizona Nevada and Idaho. The move follows his loss in last month’s reelection bid.
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Los Angeles
John H. Rousselot
John Birch Society
Robert Welch
California
Oregon
Washington
Arizona
Nevada
Idaho
Rousselot
Laughton Loved America Adopting It As Home At Death
British star Charles Laughton chose American soil for burial at Forest Lawn and late in life embraced the United States by selecting favorite American writings. In his illness memoir The Fabulous Country he shares his impressions from New York New England the South and California with memories of New York’s skyline Boston clams Chapel Hill and California scenery.
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Hollywood
Charles Laughton
Forest Lawn
Laughton
United States
New York City
New York
England
America
Radio City Music Hall
Staten Island
New England
Elsa
New World
Farmington
Hartford
Conn
Boston
Chapel Hill
Prescription For Visit To Doctor Hold Up In Harlem Office
In Harlem, three thieves bound the doctor Dr. Thomas H. Amos, his nurse and receptionist then forced the receptionist to name patients in the waiting room. Eleven patients were bound and robbed as they entered the inner office, netting about 600 dollars in cash and 300 dollars in jewelry.
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New York
Thomas H. Amos
Harlem
Christmas holiday traffic deaths forecast by safety council
The National Safety Council estimates that during the long Christmas holiday period traffic accidents may kill 50 to 750 people and cause disabling injuries to 27 000 to 33 000 others in the United States Chicago AP report notes the warning.
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National Safety Council
Salt Was Vital to Early Kentuckians
Historians report salt was a vital commodity to early Kentuckians. As late as 1813 lands were granted to individuals in Pulaski and Wayne Counties for 10 cents an acre if the purchaser established a salt works.
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Pulaski
Wayne Counties
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William Rogers
H. Greenberg & Son
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