Technical Feats Answer To Worth Of World's Fair
New York discusses the 1964 World’s Fair as a showcase of inventions from Ferris wheels to television and fusion power. Historical notes trace how fairs fueled progress from the Crystal Palace to Edison lights and the first television and nylon stockings while acknowledging gaps in war tech and space predictions.
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New York
Nana
Prince Albert
London
Prince Albert's Fair
Crystal Palace
Paris
America
Philadelphia
Alexander Graham Bell Dem
Brazil
Thomas Edison
Mary
Chicago
Bethlehem Steel
du Pont
Wilmington
Del
Electro
Man
Sparky
General Electric
Earth
H. G. Wells
Nurse Betty Gow Located in Glasgow After Lindbergh Case
Betty Gow, nurse to the kidnapped Lindbergh baby, was located in Glasgow where she runs a fashion shop. On the Flemington witness stand she denied involvement in a fictitious plot. After the trial she declined to sell her story, changed her name, and moved to her mother’s home in Sauchiehall Street Glasgow.
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Betty Gow
Lindbergh
Glasgow
Flemington
N. J
Sauchiehall Street
Scotch City
Nana
West Virginia Democrats seek Kennedy sub for gala
West Virginia Democrats search for a top party figure to key note Saturday's Jefferson Jackson Day fundraiser. The dinner was to feature Sen Edward M Kennedy who suffered a broken back in a private plane crash in Southhampton Massachusetts last Friday.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Edward M. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Southamption
Mass
Moving Country About 36 Million Americans Move Each Year
A study notes roughly 36 million Americans relocate annually. The demographic breaks include families and individuals across regions, with housing markets and employment factors shaping migration patterns.
Bishops urged to tread carefully on school prayer amendments
The National Catholic Welfare Conference urged bishops to exercise caution as proposed constitutional amendments to allow school prayers circulate. It stressed the First Amendment’s benefits to religion and noted legal concerns amid House Judiciary Committee hearings. The NCWC study argues prayers reflect a Protestant tradition now outdated in a multi religion society.
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Washington
National Catholic Welfare Conference
U.S
House Judiciary Committee
Frank J. Becker
R-N.y
Fulton J. Sheen
George E. Reed
Reed
America
Supreme Court
Becker
Poles in Pairs of a Magnet
Poles of a magnet occur in pairs. When a magnet is broken in two new poles appear near the break so that each piece contains one positive and one negative pole.
Five Die in State Weekend Mishaps Across Roads and Rivers
The Associated Press reports at least five deaths from weekend accidents in the state. Causes include a head on crash on the West Virginia Turnpike near Beckley, a pre dawn rollover near Peterstown, and a two car collision near Wellsburg. Drownings include 14 year old Lyle Shumate of Rumble in the Coal River.
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William G. Carley
Maine
Mich
West Virginia
Beckley
Carley
Air Force
Orlando
Fla
Wellsburg
W.va
Harold Sloyhouse
Kenneth Martindale
Lyle Gene Shumate 14
Rumble
Boone County
Coal River
Ashford
Science Changing Fancies Into Truths
Washington columnist Philip Love argues that many long held beliefs from space travel to diet and obesity risks are being questioned. He cites experts on fats, cholesterol, aging, dental compounds, automation and red hair temperaments to illustrate shifting certainty.
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Ashley Montagu
Princeton
N.J
Dr. Montagu
Sellers Denies Retirement Plans
Peter Sellers in London denies retirement plans after a heart attack. Through his press agent he rejects a London paper quote claiming he would never work again. He says he is considering offers and will resume work when his doctor approves.
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London
Peter Sellers
Sellers
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WHIS
Mary Pickford
Russia
Hollywood
THE
Associated Press
BY Philip Love
Congress
Raymond Reiser
Texas A. & M. University
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
National Institute of Dental Research
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Rolf R. Coermann
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Max Planck Institute For Industrial Physiology
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