He's Reached 50 Pinnacles of Success
Mitch Michaud climbed the highest point in each of the 50 states during 1970 scattering grass seed on each summit as an ecological gesture. He traveled 46,000 miles by road and was joined by family members on many climbs.
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New York
Mitch Michaud
Michaud
Tallahassee
Oregon
Mary Emma
Halle
Wende
Portland
Peter
Eric
Tom Yvette
Delaware
Department of Interior
Mt. Magazine
Arkansas
Blue Mountain
Maine
Germany
U.S. Army
Switzerland
Italy
France
Corsica
Pacific Northwest
Summit Bound
Mazamas
Mountain Rescue and Safety Council of
Florida
Mt. Hood
Julian Huxley Remembered A Renaissance Man of Science
Sir Julian Huxley at 83 recalls a long career as biologist, author, teacher, traveler and intellectual. He covers his life up to 1945 when he became UNESCO head. anecdotes recount his famous contacts, WWI shifts, the Rice Institute project, and work at Oxford and the London Zoo.
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Julian Huxley
Harper
Unesco
T.H. Huxley
Aldous Huxley
Rice Institute
Houston
Tex
Africa
Russia
Greenland
Oxford
HG. Wells
London Zoo
Huxley
Leary Granted Bail By Swiss Government
Dr. Timothy Leary is freed on bail in Switzerland after escape from a California prison and arrest in Lausanne. He faces no extradition request from the United States yet under the U S Swiss treaty, with reporting requirements to local authorities.
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Bern
Swithzerland
Timothy Leary
United States
Leary
San Luis Obispo County
Calif
Villarssurollon
Lausanne
Laredo
Texas
Harvard University
Linda Howell Arrested In Tulsa Thursday
Linda Howell was picked up in Tulsa Thursday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Odis Burrows and returned to Childress where she was placed in County jail in lieu of $2,000 bond. She has been indicted on the charge of swindling by worthless check. Regina Rasco of Amarillo was arraigned in county court on the charge of swindling by worthless check to which she entered a plea of guilty. Punishment was set at $52 fine and court costs and one day in jail.
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Linda Howell
Tulsa
Odis Burrows
Childress
Regina Rasco
Amarillo
Automated DriveTEST to Replace Pencil Tests in Iowa
Iowa to pilot DriveTEST an automated driver license exam using 20 booths color film questions and push button answers. The system scores instantly prints data and teaches as it tests while maintaining vision and road exams for licensing.
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Des Moines
Iowa Department of Public Safety
US Department of Transportation
Aetna Life & Casualty
Visual Educom, Inc
Aetna
Iowa
University of Iowa
Jefferson Memorial details and Roosevelt dedication
The World Almanac notes the Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a circular marble structure with a central chamber and a 86.3 foot diameter. A 19 foot tall full length statue of Jefferson by Rudulph Evans dominates the interior. It was dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 13, 1943, marking Jefferson's 200th birth anniversary.
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Thomas Jefferson
Rudulph Evans
The
World Almanac
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jefferson
Strikes Hit Esso Plant Amid Aruba Cruise Passengers
In Oranjestad Aruba the Esso refinery laid off half its 1000 workers triggering picketing and clashes with vacationers and 1500 QE2 cruise guests. Bars faced closures and a hotel tried to charge 18 dollars for whiskey. Officials fear reprisals as the refinery dominates the island's economy.
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Oranjestad
Aruba
Esso
Scots Kirk Geneva Names Rev John B Hood Minister
Rev John B Hood of Scotland is appointed minister of the Scots Kirk in Geneva replacing the previous pastor. The assignment places Hood in Geneva to lead the Scottish church community and oversee services and duties.
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Geneva
Edinburgh
Scotland
John B. Hood
Scots Kirk
Hexagonal Church Opens In East Kilbride With 600Seats
The Church of Scotland has built four new churches in East Kilbride Scotland including a hexagonal church that seats 600 and features a central communion table.
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East Kilbride
Scotland
Church of Scotland
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Idaho
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Hawaii
Mt. Sunflower
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Charles Mound
Illinois
Childress, Texas
Fabulous New
Tohnkawa Downs, Inc
Graham, Texas
Breckenridge
Brazos
River Bank
Rae
Belguanac Electric Rances
WTU
West Texas
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