Refugees Flood West Germany Shape Nation's Demographics
United Press International reports Germany absorbs about 1,600 refugees monthly from the East. Ethnic Germans from Silesia Sudetenland East Prussia Pomerania and other regions total over 9 million in West Germany's 55 million population. The refugees strain resources while many seek rights to return, though younger exiles favor integration into the economy.
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United Press International
Frankfurt
Germany
UPI
Bonn
Hitler
Europe
Red
United Nations
East Prussia
Pomerania
Poland
Danzig
Hungary
Russia
Baltic States
Yugoslavia
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Scientist detects atomic blast iodine in world cattle thyroids
UPI reports Dr. L. Van Middlesworth of the University of Tennessee says a sensitive detector in sheep cattle and swine thyroids recorded two unexplained positives for iodine-131 this year. He notes spikes near Nashville and widespread rises following Sahara tests with possible two phase fallout.
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UPI
New York
Middlesworth
Sahara Desert
Discrepant Thyroid Radioactivity Peaks Among Sheep and Cattle
Data show thyroid measurements spiking in sheep in Portugal and Germany earlier, with maxima in areas around London Nashville and Memphis for cattle. After April 1 tests, sheep near Munich Portugal rose, while London Memphis peaks followed February explosions. Middlesworth cites insufficient data to explain the difference.
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Portugal
Germany
London
Nashville
Memphis
Formosa
Munich
Middlesworth
Sailor Buys Trophy For Wife Instead Of Clothing
In Memphis Tennessee a sailor, married under a year, spent six dollars on a trophy for his wife rather than clothing. He had the store inscription read To the most outstanding wife 1990 on the trophy. His wife praised the gift as she endured weeks of hard work amid a crowded home with visiting mother.
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Memphis. Tenn
UPI
E. W. Mular
Mular
Bernadette Dowdy
Gara Faye Mular
Detroit
First UPI Human Speech Transmitted Across Atlantic in 1919
In March 1919 D T Ditcham transmitted from Ballybunion Ireland to Louisburg Nova Scotia marking an early United Press International milestone in transatlantic human speech.
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United Press International
Uman
Atlantic
D. T. Ditcham
Ballybunion
Ireland
Louisburg
Nova Scotia
Boland Sweeps Four Races at Narragansett Park
Charlie Boland rode four winners at Narragansett Park on Wednesday. He captured Skylark Road in the opening race, Passage West in the second, Blueberry Hill 2nd in the seventh, and Right Service in the ninth, comprising both ends of a 32.29 daily double.
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Pawtucket, RI
Charlie Boland
Narragansett Park
Skylark Road
Passage West
Blueberry Hill
Moscow Maine considers name change to Wy man Dam
In Moscow Maine a small Somerset County town with 60 residents weighs changing its name from Moscow to Wy man Dam the nickname used for the post office. The move follows years of jokes from visitors about Khrushchev’s House and reflects local resentment at the old name. The effort has been discussed but no formal action has been taken yet.
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Danzig
Breslau
Konigsberg
Germany
Somerset County
Wyman Dam
Khrushchev
Wyman
Moscow
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Dallas
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Science Today
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Sahara
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Israel
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Hotel Childress
Pet
Louisiana
Wahagas
Wright
Hershey
Ainties
Kraft Mersh
Pillsbury
Sale
Eres
Maryland
KLEER
Gage Food Store
Pretty
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