Californian woman bitten by cobra dies after photo
Grace Wiley 64 kept more than 100 snakes in her home including King and Queen cobras. She posed with a new Stt. cobra from India and was bitten after preparing it for a photo. Attempts to treat with rusty needles failed and paralysis spread to her heart, ending in death at Longhead Municipal Hospital.
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Grace Wiley
Roxy
India
Mrs. Wiley
Wiley
Longhead Municipal Hospital
King of the Land Changes Man's Spots and Stripes
A Melbourne shopkeeper, John Pizem, opens a tiny Elizabeth Street outlet selling a vast, colorful range of ties from around the world. The crowded display and frantic turnover illustrate a market where every man seeks a distinct neckwear statement.
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Melbourne
John Pizem
Mr. Pizem
Elizabeth St
Ties Swap Centre Brings Quirky Customers to Pizem Window
Geoff Taylor profiles Mr. Pizem who runs a trade in used ties swapped with customers for cash. Daily stock runs 4 000 to 5 000 as ties rotate, notably tartans, sports motifs and club colors. Patrons range from executives to a 90 year old veteran, with odd requests including a funeral tie.
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Pizem
Mr. Pizem
Junior
Summer fashion reformer proposes radical clothing cuts
Ben Sills the New York clothier urges cutting the seat from pants and removing sleeves from coats to ventilate wearers. He envisions holes in the back of coats for a cross breeze while the Air Force and Navy study prone flight to slice through enemies.
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Ben Sills
New York
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Sills
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Moon Seen On TV Through 40 Inch Telescope
The moon was shown on television from the US Naval Observatory Washington as a 40 inch telescope tracked the lunar surface. Viewers saw a satellite 240000 miles away with clear craters while an astronomer described the pitted surface. The experiment hints that home TV owners may study stars and planets via telescopes far away.
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US Naval Observatory
Washington
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Perth
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Narrogin & Merredin
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