Government braces for internal defense against fifth columnists
J Edgar Hoover reports a nationwide, coordinated effort by FBI, Treasury, military and local police to counter espionage and sabotage. He notes 500 graduates trained at the National Police Academy act as liaisons, emphasizing preventive counter espionage over arrests and praising press cooperation.
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Naval Inteligence
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United States
National Police Academy
Leaf found in bridge abutment from 1915 construction
Workmen during demolition in Norman Oklahoma uncovered a leaf embedded in the concrete of the abutment. The color and shape remained unchanged after an estimated 25 years of burial.
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Norman
Oklo
Draft Registration Has Its Lighter Side
The Associated Press reports a nationwide set of odd moments during draft registration day. In Philadelphia a registrar was proposed to marry to avoid service, while in other towns quirky scenes occurred including mis-spelled names, a man trying to register with a sheet as a ghost, and a dog guiding a blind registrant to the station.
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Hardy
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William Howard Taft Weddington
John B. T. D. W. H. T. Weddington
Shreveport
Newark
N J
Plainfield
Buffalo
Alvin D. Loomis
Glendale
Calif
Charles Gillam
Gil
Bull Lunges as Farmer and Help Slant Windmills
Elgin news from AP reports farmer Rup pert Krumms and a hired man guiding a bull toward a barn when the animal bolted free and lunged. The bull's erratic motion created a dramatic scene as it evaded capture.
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Elgin
Rupert Krumms
Don Quixote
Krumms
Windmill Collapse Injures Hired Hand As Bull Escapes
A 50 foot windmill toppled during strong winds trapping a hired man under tangled metal. The bull on site escaped uninjured, while bystanders rallied to free the worker. No further injuries reported.
Passenger Pigeons Sighted Near Louisville In 1813
In 1813 J J Audubon observed a flock near Louisville Kentucky estimated at over a billion birds. He calculated such a flock would consume about 8 712 000 bushels of food daily.
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