Guinness Book of Records lists new marks and changes
The 1977 edition reports 700000 copies sold, 300 new illustrations, and records from Montreal Olympics. It notes changes such as the pygmy shrew and Kitti’s bat, updates on the speed of light, a 102-foot cork flight, rising TV sets and prices, and the Rockettes as the world’s longest chorus line.
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London
Norris McWhirter
Montreal
Thailand
Gary Mahan
la Habra
Calif
David John Wiener
San Diego
Guinness
Radio City Music Hall
New York City
Laser cane aids blind and vasectomy reversal discussed
A reader asks about a laser cane for the blind. Dr Solomon explains the infrared device from Bionic Instruments. The column covers vasovasectomy success claims, costs for families, and a consumer safety helpline 800-638-2666 with swine flu vaccine booklet order details.
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Neil Solomon
Dr. Solomon
Roz
Bionic Instruments of
Pennsylvania
Pat
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Continental
United States
The
Gazette
the Gazette
P.O
Port Washington
N.Y
Crocodiles Escaped Thai Floods Threaten Rice Paddies
Police report crocodiles escaped from a farm 120 miles northeast of Bangkok as floods swamped the region. Crocodile farm manager Sak Raemchand said about 200 reptiles were at the farm before the rain, and workers struggle to round up the escapees in flooded canals and fields.
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Kitkosol
Bangkok
Sak Raemchand
Sak
Noted Historian Glenn Tucker Dies at 83
Glenn Irving Tucker, former newspaperman and advertising executive who became a prominent historical author, died Tuesday in an Asheville hospital. He was 83.
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Asheville, N.C
Glenn Irving Tucker
Asheville Hospital
Prohibition Becomes Law After Wilson Veto Override
On this date in 1919 Congress overrode President Woodrow Wilson's veto and enacted national prohibition, establishing a nationwide ban on alcohol. The action marked a major shift in U.S. social policy, reflecting the era's temperance movement influence and legislative resolve.
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Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Peter Ireland Cast in Gray Lady Down Role
Actor Peter Ireland will portray Peter Ireland in Gray Lady Down and obtained permission to use his own name. The film stars Charlton Heston David Carradine Stacy Keach and Ronny Cox and tells of a submarine disaster search for survivors.
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Los Angeles
Peter Ireland
Down
Ireland
Charlton Heston
David Carradine
Stacy Keach
Ronny Cox
Rescuers Set Out for Eskimos Trapped by Ice
Four snowmobiles towing provisions left Gjea Haven for a rescue of eight children and seven adults stranded by ice off Canada’s northern coast. The group, on a caribou hunt, camped at a damaged 40-foot cabin cruiser. Helpers planned a 65 mile plus 40 mile approach to reach them, with milk sugar tea and flour air dropped once located.
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Spence Bay
Canada
Northwest Territories
Gjea Haven
Queen Maud Gulf
Gladman Point
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