Tragedy on the Raft: Parrot and Cat Fates on Pacific Voyage
William Willis recounts 115 days at sea on the raft Seven Little Sisters with his two pets, Meekie the cat and Eekie the parrot. Meekie narrowly escaped a fall overboard during a shark-filled voyage near the Marquesas and Samoa, while Eekie provided comic relief with a repertoire of voices. Both pets accompanied Willis from Callao toward Pago Pago, enduring storms, hunger, and uncertainty as landing options shifted between American Samoa, the British Samoas, and Fiji.
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New York
Callao
Pago Pago
Eekie
Meekie
Capt. Saldias
Peru
Pacific
Parrot Meekie and Eekie Die After Pacific Voyage
A shipboard narrator recalls Eekie and Meekie the parrots during a Pacific crossing toward Tutuila. Meekie escapes, attacks Eekie, and both parrots face peril as the voyage ends with Eekie killed by a shipmate and Meekie left aboard salvaging after the cage tragedy near Pago Pago.
General Foods raises wholesale coffee price by three cents
General Foods Corp announces a three cent per pound rise in wholesale coffee. Maxwell House division general manager J. K. Evans notes that coffee prices had previously fallen 20 cents below the market peak.
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White Plains
N. Y
General Foods Corporation
J. K. Evans
Maxwell House
Coffee Costs Drive Market Rise This Year
This year the higher cost of green coffee contributed to the present increase in prices. The statement implies supply factors and market pressure affecting beverage costs.
Russians Take Key Roles in East German Uranium Mines
Russians have assumed major supervisory posts in East German uranium mines and set a high production target, pressuring workers. Refugees report lure and coercion of young Germans into mining work with poor health conditions, while Soviet guards attribute most breakdowns to sabotage.
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Washington
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Ofu
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Ohm
Ike and
Mike
Cage
Samoan Islands
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Davis
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Picker
General Foods
Lincoln
America
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Lincoln-Mercury
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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