Stamps Highlight Heritage and Global Issues
Article details Papua New Guinea stamp series debuting Feb 21 with four designs showing highlands headdresses and dances to promote national heritage. Norway marks its mountain tourism centenary with three stamps featuring Chimbu terrain and Glitretind peak. Barbados corrects sea horse spelling on a new 3¢ stamp with Queen Elizabeth portrait. Malaysia issues three stamps for the 100th anniversary of local postage begun in 1867.
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Barbados
Queen Elizabeth
Malaysia
Straits Settlements
Great Britain
Wyen
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American First Day Cover Society tops 8000 members
The American First Day Cover Society, founded in 1955, reached 8,000 members in its 12 year history. President Curtis Fatterson notes the nonprofit group promotes FDC collecting and serves philatelists with FIRST DAYS publication and member services. The report highlights global FDC interest and the society’s educational mission. The UN postal agency cites technical difficulties delaying a new definitive stamp. A 1968 Winter Olympics recap airs on KCRG TV 9 at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Curtis Fatterson
U.S
KCRG
TV 9
Trial by combat from Germanic roots shapes honor justice
The matter traces judicial combat to Germanic tribes over 1500 years ago as a method to determine guilt or innocence. The victor was deemed innocent due to providential intervention, a belief that spread across medieval Europe and evolved into a private means of settling honor disputes.
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Europe
Cedar Rapids Negro Civic Organization installs officers
Elmer T. Smith Jr. 905 Eight Avenue SE is installed as president of the Cedar Rapids Negro Civic Organization. Also named were Emmett A. Collins treasurer Juan Cortez secretary Dr Kingsley Grant entertainment and fund raising chairman Sam Perry scholarship and banquet chairman and Virgil Powell housing and employment chairman.
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Elmer T. Smith, Jr
Eight Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids Negro Civic Organization
Emmett A. Collins
Juan Cortez
Kingsley Grant
Sam Perry
Virgil 5. Powell
Bulgarians Say They Shot Down Western Spy Balloons
Belgrade reports that Bulgarian aircraft downed several Western spying balloons. A Bulgarian general says ten balloons were launched by Western military intelligence centers, per Yugoslav news agency Tanjug.
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Tanjug
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