The Old Lion and His Devoted Mate
An aged lion recalls a lifelong mate, their bond forged in the wild, and his enduring love. A visitor’s words spark reflections on age, courage, and the differences among living beings as the pair face memories and shared devotion.
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Lion
Nou
Mike
Antiails
Heavelfu
Shea
Breat Deverton
Mag
Honess
Hones
Old Lion
Pane
Sone
Nk Tum
Movement to Preserve Forests Traced to 1873
Post Civil War settlements spurred timber demand as forests rapidly diminished. European examples showed continued harvests possible with proper management. In 1873 a forestry committee to AAAS urged preservation, leading the federal government to appoint a forest agent and establish a division of forestry.
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Europe
France
Germany
Committee of Forestry
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Congress
Division of Forestry
Freshman Joan Stirs History Class With Canonized Claim
In Hollywood High a freshman named Joan defends a claim she read in a history book that Joan of Arc was shot. The teacher reminds her that she was burned at the stake and later canonized, prompting a classroom dispute about what the pages actually say.
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Hollywood
Joan
Joan of Arc
Los Angeles
Defiant Death by Suicide at Bank of Communications Site
A Chinese man leaped from an ornamental stone effigy on the Bank of Communications third floor in the early dawn. He left a note quoting a proverb about minding one’s own business, suggesting he wished friends not to probe his motives.
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Bank of Communications
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Webster’s New International Dictionary
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