Smithsonian 125 Years Preserves Nation’s Attic of Art and Science
The Smithsonian Institution spans multiple buildings on the Mall with 62 million objects and 55 square miles of tropical forest research in Panama. Secretary S Dillon Ripley notes open access while the museums report 114 theft and vandalism incidents last year despite 280 guards.
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Washington Monument
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Chicago film to be shown by Chamber civic program
Chicago will be the film topic at a Chamber of Commerce civic bureau program at the Coliseum armory Wednesday after a 6 pm dinner. Art Wilson and Fred Keiffer present a view of the city not usually seen by business visitors. Reservations at 364-5135.
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Chamber of Commerce Civic Bureau
Coliseum Armory
Chicago
Savings and Loan
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation Insurance of Accounts
Plains Indian Burials Found Near Mobridge SD
Scientists unearthed 283 well preserved Arikara skeletons at a site near Mobridge South Dakota. The Arikara, an agricultural people, lived in earth lodge villages, tended gardens, made pottery, and hunted buffalo with bow and arrow.
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Washington
Great Plains
Missouri River
National Geographic Society
Mobridge
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Highest Town Aucanquilcha in Chile Claims Record
Aucanquilcha in Chile at 17 500 feet above sea level is described as the highest town on earth. The claim highlights its extreme altitude and remote Andean setting.
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Chile
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