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Askandy City Boy Wins Prize and Himalaya Tale
In Charleston West Virginia Steven Roberts 12 receives a 15 volume Compton’s encyclopedia set from Andy for asking how old the Himalayas are. Geology notes the Himalayas began rising about 6 million years ago and may be the tallest peaks ever, still growing while other ranges erode. In Burma near Kengtung rebels and Chinese Nationalists killed 13 as Burma fights Shan state insurgents and cross-border guerrillas.
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Andy
Compton
Steven Roberts
Charleston
West Virginia
Rockies
Andes
Appalachians
Sierra Nevada
Himalayas
Texas
California
Etna
Vesuvius
Columbia Plateau
Northwest
United States
Grand Canyon
Yellowstone
Great Ranges
Rangoon
Burma
Kengtung
Shan
China