Legacy series joins NET with ten part Western civilization tale
NET plans Legacy a ten part series beginning in October airing weekly on 91 stations. The program blends past and present with themes from Verdun to Bernini and Versailles as producer Lane Slate describes. Eight of ten films are complete and slated for a diverse cultural presentation.
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Verdun
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Television Listings Show Cedar Rapids Waterloo Ottumwa Schedule
Listing columns list programs for KCRG WMT KWWL KTYO stations across Cedar Rapids Waterloo Ottumwa. Included are afternoon and evening blocks with soap operas As World Turns and dramas Let's Make a Deal and The Price Is Right styled lineups.
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Cedar Rapids
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Waterloo
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Ottumwa
Blames Human Error for Most Crashes
Chicago report based on National Safety Council data says improper driving causes nine of ten crashes. Speed and failure to yield are top factors. drinking and mechanical issues less significant. Defensive driving courses urged for millions of drivers nationwide.
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France Faces Housing Shortage for Prisoners
An administration report from Paris notes a housing crisis for inmates with 31,245 prisoners behind bars at year start, representing 7.4 percent of the total. The figure is up about 2,000 from the previous year and there are not enough guards to supervise the population.
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France
Pied Piper Returns to Hamelin Uses Poison to Fight Rats
Hamelin hires Rentokil of Germany to exterminate rats with poison after the Pied Piper performance. A 10 year contract covers an initial three month onslaught with maps of the town and riverbanks mapped for operations. Local worker Wilhelm Klimnasch doubts the foreigners will clear the rats in six months.
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Weser
Heine Yonker
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Yonker
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First edition of Alice in Wonderland sells at Christie's
A 1865 first edition of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland illustrated by Sir John Tenniel sold at Christie's in London for 4200 pounds equal to 11760 dollars. The Earl of Harewood consigned the collection including the book, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth, and the sale totaled 42630 pounds or 118364 dollars with the Alice going to a private buyer.
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Elizabeth
Fact Swimming in Ancient Greece Rome and Europe
The practice was highly regarded in Greece and Rome and widely taught to warriors. It fell into disuse in Europe during the Middle Ages amid the belief that outdoor bathing spread epidemics.
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