Glacier Threat To Swiss Alpine Village
Swiss village of Randa with population 420 fears a massive Bisgletscher glacier. A 650 foot deep crevasse widens as 400,000 tons could avalanche toward the valley. Federal experts monitor with cameras and laser to decide evacuation needs before winter.
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Weisshorn Mountain
Valais Alps
Mattertal Vally
Zermatt
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Allalin
Joseph Zumtaugwald
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Hemingway Letters On Sale at Sotheby’s Parke Bernet
New York Ernest Hemingway letters to critic Arthur Mizener highlight his mixed views of F Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda. He praised Joyce as the only alive writer he respected and described Fitzgerald as talented yet severely flawed. The eight letters reveal personal tensions, Zelda’s influence, and Fitzgerald’s struggles with confidence.
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New York
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sotheby
Arthur Mizener
Hemingway
Fitzgerald
Zelda
Scott
James Joyce
Christ
Jesus
God
SCLC Faces Financial Strain and Staff Reductions Amid Campaign Links
The SCLC announces over a hundred thousand dollars in annual savings after dismissing nine full-time staff and several part-time workers. Executives Stoney Cooks and Tom Offenburger resign to join Andrew Young's Atlanta campaign, criticizing cutbacks seen as harming anti poverty and educational aims. Benard Lee cites a dire financial picture and outlines plans to push a bill providing free college education, while surveying jails and continuing antiwar efforts. In Mexico, maize and other crops look solid but rain shortages may trigger wheat imports of up to 300 000 tons, as officials note shifting crop priorities and tariffs shaping trade.
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Mexico
Agriculture Ministry
Nicolas Sanchez Duron
Manuel Bernardo Aguirre
Far East
Skopje Plans Earthquake Proof City After 1963 Quake
Urban planners aided by the United Nations propose a rebuilt Skopje designed to endure a quake as strong as the 1963 disaster. The plan bans certain zones, limits building size, uses reinforced concrete and pillar frames, and places priority on schools hospitals and theaters.
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Skopje
Justinian
Skope
Vardar
United Nations
Seismological Institute
Balkan
Churches Seek Closer Views
Delegates from England, the United States, Suriname, Aruba, the U S Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Bahamas, Guyana and the eastern Caribbean gather at the Antilles Pastoral Institute to study Caribbean native religious expressions. They urge the Roman Catholic Church and regional Protestant bodies to understand local rites before imposing outside reforms.
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West Indies
Antilles
Bermuda
Bahamas
Guyana
Caribbean
Jamaica
Barbados
Haile Selassie
Ehhiopia
Language schools see surge in learners before Europe entry
British language schools report a 10 to 30 percent rise in business learners as Britain nears entry into the European Common Market next January. French is most popular, followed by German Italian and Spanish. executives fear European competitors fluent in English. A final line notes a king cobra bite can kill an elephant in three hours.
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