38th Parallel Named From Korea War Fame
A National Geographic Society view explains the 38th parallel as a world famous line crossing Korea and many nations. It runs 19,648 miles total with 196 miles through Korea, touching Japan, the California coast, European and Middle Eastern lands, and China and Russia borders.
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38Th Parallel
Far East Peninsula
National Geographic Society
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Kaesong
Hwachon
Sea of Japan
Japan
Honshu
Sendai
Tokyo
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Illinois
Evansville
Ind
Kentucky
West Virginia
Charlottesville
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Azores
Lines
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Vasco da Gama
Cordoba
Murcia
Sicily
Italy
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Euphrates
Tabriz
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Caspian Sea
Russia
Iran
Afghanistan
Russia-China
Stalina
Kungur
China
Yarkand
38Th
Yulin
Ningsia
Wuwei
Yellow Sea
Hwang Ho
Yellow River
Egyptian surgeon priests used golden needles to close wounds
Ancient physicians who served as surgeons priests employed gold needles to seal injuries. The practice combined medical skill with ritual status, illustrating advanced wound care in early Egypt.
Polio Epidemic Eases in Mexico City
The polio outbreak in Mexico has slowed with July cases about a third below June totals. Through July, 87 cases were reported in the capital, totaling 637 for Mexico in 1951, down from 446 last year and 384 in 1949. Government actions remain in force, including banning under five from movies and advising church participation restrictions. rains and cleanup efforts are cited as contributing factors.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Alfonso Angelina
Health Ministry
Catholic Church
Mobile banks roll through Charhar Mongolia boosting deposits
Hong Kong report notes state banks on wheels surpass private deposits from 1950. Starting with 25 mobile banks in October, 21 remain and they offer savings, banking, and insurance. They have funded 20,000 head of cattle and directed two thirds of deposits to peasant relief and one quarter to handicraft production.
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Hong Kong
China
Charhar
Mongolia
America
Tientsin
Four leaf clover thrill hits Schoolcraft man
Schoolcraft Michigan. A. C. Middleton found three leaf clovers then picked up a five leaf and a six leaf clover within minutes.
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Schoolcraft, Mich
A. C. Middleton
Rain Delays City Playground Events and Meet
Wet grounds and rain disrupted the summer playground program last week with the annual city-wide track and field meet postponed twice and now set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. on the Coe College field. Activities included crafts, games, and table tennis tournaments, while the upcoming Ellis pool swim meet is slated for July 25 at 11 a.m. Plans across playgrounds feature new braided lace lanyards and a week of sound motion pictures at several parks.
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Coe College
Ellis Pool
Reed Park
Whitlam Park
Bever Park
Arthur Playground
Hayes
Arthur
Bever
Colonial Bakery
Cee
Daniels
Ellis
Gazette and Public
Harrison
Community youth programs and tours listed for week
Daily activities feature tours of local facilities and outdoor events. Hayes A plans library visit and Friday night program while Kemwood and Lincoln groups host hikes, pet shows, swims, and football events through Friday. Reed and Riverside kids add hikes, roasts, contests, and plant tours alongside civic tours of Fire Station and police station.
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Public Library
Kemwood
Lincoln
McKinley
Central Fire Station
Reed
Ellis Pool
Other and Son
Riverside
Cedar Rapids Cadets
Robbins
Roosevelt
Coca Cola
Sinclair
WMT
Whitlam
Bever Park
Russell
Children’s imaginary circus and craft activities at Redmond and Franklin
Children at Redmond’s tot lot enacted an imaginary circus with clowns, trapeze artists, elephants, tigers, lions, monkeys, zebras and ponies. Franklin tots made mosaic pictures from scraps and created a clay Dumbo model after a story. The Ellis children hiked and spotted bluebirds robins sparrows and a red bird near a tree nest, and built an Iowa farm in a sandbox.
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Redmond Tot Lot
Dumbo
Franklin
Ellis
Iowa
Band Concert at Ellis Park Tonight
The Cedar Rapids Municipal Band plans an 8 p.m. Sunday concert on the Ellis Park archery range weather permitting. Last week both Sunday and Wednesday concerts were rained out but musicians hope to play between showers. The program mirrors last Sunday's with Elsa Entering the Cathedral, Overture Hongroise, and March Militaire Francaise.
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Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Elsa
Wagner
Army uses Korean patients to test frostbite treatments
Washington briefs report the army is studying new frostbite treatments using patients from Korea. The toughest prescription cited is no smoking. The air force tests an 11.5 ounce aluminum revolver. Government cafeteria operators estimate federal workers drink about three cups of coffee daily at lunch and during coffee breaks.
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Washington
Korea
Air Force
Typical Civilian Pilot Tells His Ideas of Flying
The article profiles Wayne Dutton a Manchester man and Castle Theater manager who owns Bonanzas and flies for pleasure. He critiques flying costs insurers and parts while praising tricycle landing gear faster speeds and better visibility. He notes transportation gaps at fields and supports drive it car programs.
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Dutton
Des Moines
Stinsons
Hunterfield
Blind couple builds house in Winnipeg
Mr and Mrs Isaac Fehr a blind couple have moved into a new home with their two children Violet five and Walter three Fehr a carpenter started work on the house nine months ago aided by volunteer labor and local contributions.
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T. E. McConnell
Winnipeg
Isaac Fehr
Violet
Walter
Fehr
Second Atomic Disaster Course For Nurses Set
The second and final week long Luke's hospital course targets about 200 nurses from Mercy hospital and St. Luke's. The joint program with civil defense officials covers atomic energy basics, medical care for blast casualties, burns and trauma, panic control, and civil defense organization with sessions hosted Monday to Friday.
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Luke’s Hospital
Mercy Hospital
St. Luke's
Red Cross
W. K. Cooper
Cedar Rapids and
Linn County
Kenneth Moon
Cedar Rapids Civil Defense Council
Louis B. Blair
St. Luke’s
Marjorie Kroeger
St. Luke’s Hospital
E. L. Lindley
Miss Kroeger
H. O. Jirsa
Elizabeth Slife
L. B. Sedlacek
Betty Blanchard
E. H. Files
Cedar Rapids
American Glassware Jubilee Planned by U S Makers
New York officials of the American Glassware Association announce the first nationwide promotion by the industry the American Glassware Jubilee set for October 7 to 13. The campaign aims to acquaint homemakers with the beauty and variety of glassware produced by automatic modern processes.
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New York
American Glassware Association
H. L. Dillingham
Association
Britain to name new ambassador to Russia soon
London reports Britain will appoint a new ambassador to Russia as Sir David Victor Kelly nears retirement at age 60 in September. The successor is expected to be a career diplomat with Far Eastern experience.
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London
Britain
Russia
David Victor Kelly
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