Crossword Puzzle Craze Spreads Worldwide Since 1913
A look at crossword puzzles as the world’s most popular pastime. From the 1913 New York World debut by Arthur Wynne to global syndication, tales of record puzzles, tournament feats, and cultural impact across Britain, Europe, and beyond.
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U.S
America
Europe
Asia
New York World
Arthur Wynne
Wynne
Simon and Schuster
England
France
Germany
Scandinavia
Italy
The
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Two Injured in Separate Thursday Accidents
Florence C. Johnson, 52, of 3701 Sixteenth Ave SW, remained hospitalized in good condition at St. Luke's with a neck injury after a two car collision on Sixteenth Ave SW near Williams Blvd. Shirley L. Raabe, 32, of Belle Plaine, rear collided Johnson’s car at about 5 mph. In a separate incident, John S. Bagley, 21, of 1301 Eleventh St NW, was hospitalized in good condition at Mercy with a head injury after his car was struck by a westbound train engine on C Avenue near Eighth Street NW. Bagley was charged with disobedience to the signal.
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Sixteenth Avenue SW
St. Luke's Hospital
Williams Boulevard
Shirley L. Raabe
Belle Plaine
Johnson
Raabe
C Avenue
North Western Railroad
Eighth Street NW
John S. Bagley
Eleventh Street NW
Bagley
Mercy Hospital
Tet beliefs link first year omens to animal cries
The article describes Vietnamese Tet superstitions linking the first sound after midnight to the coming year. Ro explains cock, water buffalo, and dog sounds foreshadow crops, labor, or safety. Ro decorates a cafeteria wall with a poem about displacement and hope in a strange land.
New York Court Frees Press From Murder Trial Gag
An appeals court unanimously voided a gag order by Judge Starkey barring background on a Brooklyn murder trial. The ruling, sought by The New York Times and Daily News, vacated orders restricting reporting on the Sonny Carson case and related Manley kidnapping.
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NEW York
State Supreme Court
John Starkey
Appellate Division
New York Times
The
Daily News
Starkey
Brooklyn
Robert
Sonny” Carson
CORE
Philip Williams
Williams
Henry Manley
Carson
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Manley
Mineola
N.Y
Stamp Record: New Orleans Dealer Buys One-Penny Franklin
New Orleans stamp dealer buys a U S one penny blue stamp for 57000 dollars in a one day auction totaling 312750 dollars devoted to 1847 to 1857 issues. Raymond Weill named buyer. previous record was 47000 dollars for a 1924 24 cent air mail stamp.
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New York
New Orleans
U.S
Benjamin Franklin
Raymond Weill
Robert Siegel
Easter Seal Sweetheart Introduced to Senate
Kelly Stoltzfus, a 10 year old with cerebral palsy from Cedar Rapids, was introduced to the Iowa Senate by Rep. Joan Lipsky. She walks with leg braces, has hearing loss, attends Taylor School, and enjoys biking and playing the melodica. The event highlights the Easter Seal Society of Iowa aiding over 14,000 handicapped Iowans last year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Kelly Stoltzfus
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Senate
Joan Lipsky
Clete Stoltzfus
Twenty-eighth Street
Kelly
Taylor School
Lori
Vicki
Disneyland
Camp Sunnyside
Lunch at Salvation Army Antique Auction Opens Today
Lunch will be available at the special antique auction at the Salvation Army Men’s Social Service center on 2920 First Avenue NE starting at 11 a.m. Proceeds support the center’s rehabilitation work. the center is a self supporting division of the Salvation Army.
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Salvation Army Men’s Social Service Center
First Avenue NE
Edwin Seger
Men’s Social Service Center
Salvation Army
Ford not barred from Los Angeles city contracts despite minority hiring memo
City officials say Ford Motor Co remains eligible to bid on city contracts. A memo from the stores superintendent claimed Ford did not meet an affirmative action quota, but officials report the memo was internal and no contract ban is in place as Ford submits its plan. The Board of Public Works confirmed Ford and its dealers can bid while awaiting final actions.
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Los Angeles
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Merle Sutton
Hal Williamson
Robert Stenberg
Equal Employment Planner
Board of Public Works
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Daerek Crisp
Nursling
Senior Citizens Bus Service
State Department
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Senate
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Kelley Stoltzfus
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