Ask andy calendar adapted to odd periods
Andy sends a 15 volume set of Compton’s Picture Encyclopedia to Richard Vendemio in Pittsburgh for his question how we got the calendar. The period from one midsummer noon to the next is roughly a solar year with 365 days 5 hours 48 minutes and 45.575 seconds.
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Andy
Compton
Richard Vendemio
Pittsburgh
Penna
Anne
Man Ite
Avie
Manthichasedleade
Nolandar
Calendar reforms explained by Pope Gregory XII
The article recounts the shift from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar in 1582, shaving 11 days to align with the solar year. It notes Julius Caesar’s earlier reform, the roles of Sosigenes, and the gradual adoption by nations, keeping focus on calendar accuracy and the solar-year cycle.
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Caesar
Cascar
Heat Overcomes 5 Guardsmen At Ft Sill
Five National Guardsmen undergoing officer training at Ft Sill collapsed from heat prostration after a Saturday hike. The group, led by Lt Will Bowdoin, included John W Crowe 22 Moscow Idaho Wilbert C Carter 23 Batesville Ark Ray A Jones 21 William A Burt 22 Hudson NB and Jack L Hoaglin 22 Albion Mich. All but Crowe were reported in satisfactory condition.
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FT. Sill
Okla
Army Artilery and Missile Center
Will
Liam Bowdoin
Casiie
John W. Crowe
Moscow
Idaho
Wilbert C. Carter
Sumter
Ray A. Jones
Batesville
Ark
William A. Burt
Hudson
N. B
Jack
L. Hoaglin
Albion
Mich
Crowe
Toulouse - Lautrec
Custer
Little Big Horn
Marie Antoinette
Roger Price
Oil Find in Sinai Red Sea Coast Field Reported
Cairo Industry Minister Aziz Sidky announced the Egyptian General Petroleum Co. struck a new well on the Red Sea Desert coast in a field with potential in the millions of tons. He said $5.4 million has been allotted to develop the field and drilling gear will be imported from the Soviet Union.
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Cairo
Aziz Sidky
Egyptian General Petroleum Co
Sinai
Red Seal
Soviet Union
Canada to fund Arctic and Yukon road network
Ottawa advances a plan to build new roads to reach isolated natural resources. The government would cover full construction costs for routes in the Arctic and Yukon and seek cost sharing with provinces for roads within provincial boundaries.
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Ottawa
Arctic
Yukon Territories
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Gravestons
Pierce
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Babylon
Julius
Sisigenes
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Wuwu Ue
Energy and
Is Laboratory
Lit Company
Rip Kirby
Rere
Desmone
New York
Mrs. Fitz’s
Danube
Juliet Jones
MR. Trent
MR. Abernathy
Reakfist
Dudley
Moon Mullins
Mamie
MNC
Willie
Mike
Uncle Willie
Bea
Lee
Buz Sawyer
Dick Tracy
Steve Canyon
Unsuel
Els
Canyon
SERVI
Rev Oyerl
Cole Jewelers
Droodles
By Roger Price
General Electric
Sloan’s
Dunbar
W. VA
Red Sea
Touts
West Va
Terminix Co
Broad
Park Ave
Nitre
W. Yo
Nome
Suerte
Aluminum
McCorkle Ave
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Street and Lee
Joyland Park
Charleston
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