Alaskan Priest Forms New School for Indians
The Copper Valley School for Indians near AZLINA grows with 50 pupils under Rev. John Buchanan a Chicago native and Jesuit missionary. He gathered materials donated labor and land, hauled lumber to build chapels and classrooms, and plans a Catholic university of Alaska while securing food and supplies from donors and volunteers including Bing Crosby and Alaska Airlines.
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Mike Grehl
Anchorage Daily Times
Azlina
Alaska
Copper Valley School For
John Buchanan
Chicago
Tazlina
Copper
Anchorage
Buchanan
Copper Valley School
United States
Idaho
Seattle
Bing Crosby
Steve Jankowski
Worcester
Mass
One Lumber Company
Associated Press
Copper River Valley School
Boston
Catholic University of Alaska
Delta Flight Delayed Over Suspected Bomb Plot
A Delta Airlines DC7 bound for New Orleans was held for almost five hours at Midway Airport after a passenger handed a green bottle later found to contain about a pound of triple distilled mercury to a stewardess. Police and authorities said mercury would not explode but could emit toxic fumes in a closed cabin. no passenger claimed the bottle.
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Chicago
Delta Airlines
New Orleans
Midway Airport
Dorothy Donlevy
Oconto
Wis
Dan Dragel
New Letters Shed Light on General Lee
A cache of 13 unpublished letters by General Robert E. Lee, dating from 1831 to 1846, reveals a humorous, warm side of the future Confederate leader. Written to Lt. John Mackay from Arlington, Virginia, the notes recount army life, adventures, and a California expedition while showing Lee’s affection for family and friends.
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Lee
New York
Robert Edward Lee
U. S
West Point
John Mackay
Macckay
Over Eating Termed Form of Malnutrition in U S
Dr Charles Glen King of the Nutrition Foundation warns that the United States faces a serious malnutrition problem not from scarcity but over consumption. He tells the Institute of Food Technologists and Nutrition Foundation that excessive eating leads to obesity and wasted calories as a major health issue.
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Pasadena
Calif
United States
Charles Glen King
The
Nutrition Foundation
New York Food Authority
Institute of Food Technologists and Nutrition Foundation
Wrong Way
FAIRVIEW Mont AP reports Mrs Elmer Martin used a light to deter marauding badgers guarding sweet corn. She jokes the lights helped the badgers locate the corn better than before, reflecting a quirky rural misadventure.
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Fairview, Mont
Elmer Martin
Chicago Doctor To Speak in C R Lin County Medical Society Dinner
Dr J W J Carpender of Chicago will address the Linn County Medical Society dinner at the Roosevelt hotel Thursday night. He is professor of radiology at the University of Chicago and director of the Chicago Tumor Institute, radiologist in charge at Billings hospital, and has worked with the Chicago cobalt unit for five years. The talk covers active radioactive cobalt teletherapy and new evidence about notable historical figures.
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J.W.J. Carpender
Chicago
Linn County Medical Society
Roosevelt Hotel
Dr. Carpender
University of Chicago College of Medicine
Chicago Tumor Institute
Billings Hospital
Chicago Cobalt
United States
Lee Letters Reveal Army Critique and Bachelor Reflections
A collection of unpublished letters by young officer Lee includes a 1838 Oct 19 note from Des Moines Rapids criticizing how the army is treated by the country and the officials who support it, plus bachelor era musings about pretty young ladies. Charles Hamilton of New York, an autograph dealer, reports the find.
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Lee
Des Moins Rapids
Charles Hamilton
Madison Ave
New York
City Planners Call Cars a Nuisance Amid Transit Debate
Miami Beach AP report shows Victor Gruen and fellow architects urging limits on cars to reclaim pedestrian space. They advocate banning autos from certain areas and boosting park ing garages to ease congestion and improve public safety and flow.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Victor Gruen
Florida Architects Convention
Gruen
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