East Meets West As Japanese Children Swap Paintings
An exchange art exhibit titled Art from Osaka showcases about 50 works by Japanese children aged four to fourteen at the Japan Trade Center in New York. The display parallels a Silvermine Guild School of Art show sent to Osaka last spring, organized by Kakuzo Inoue of the Nika Kai group.
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James Flowers
NEA
NEW York
Osaka
Japan
Silvermine Guild School of Art
Norwalk
Conn
Japan Trade Center
Silvermine School
Nika Kai
Silvermine
Inoue
New Tactics Face Pigeons Starlings in City Districts
The American Public Works Association reports trials to repel pigeons and starlings from business districts. Researchers at State College, Pennsylvania, captured a starling distress call on tape, amplified it to 120 decibels, and directed it at infested trees, prompting the birds to fly away. Cincinnati tested a loudspeaker strategy with mixed results and is exploring roofline chemical barriers as another option.
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American Public Works Association
State College
Association
Cincinnati
Iceman Mary Lou Thrasher Trades Jeans for Dress in Whitewright
Whitewright Texans find Mary Lou Thrasher known as Douse has swapped blue jeans and ice truck work for a dress in a grocery store job. After years wearing trousers and telling no one, she hints at marriage and vows to wear pants only if she wed. Her change astonishes town residents and relatives across Texas.
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Whitewright
Tex
Mary Lou
Ioleman
Texas
Southern Ice Co
Douse
Highway 69
J. H. Gosnell
D. H. Thrasher
Clouds Fascinate Woman Weatherman at Newark Station
Jeanette Shumante, a longtime meteorologist with the U S Weather Service, recently transferred to Newark after ten years in Dayton and a year in Louisville. The Bluefield, West Virginia native pursued weather for a cloud loving childhood dream and now identifies cloud types swiftly for forecasts.
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Newarde
N.J
Jeanette Shumante
Jeanette
Bluefield
W. Va
Newark
Dayton
Louisville
U.S. Weather Service
Mrs Bird Wins Prize With Tea Sombrero Display
WATERVLIET NY Mrs William Bird captured first prize in a women s club hat parade for a 10 gallon sombrero tea display. Her hat held cups saucers spoons teabags and two lumps of sugar, a quirky inventive confection.
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Watervliet
N. Y
William Bird
Pigeon Slides Aimed at Cutting City Hall Bird Nuisance
Describes metal pigeon slides used in St Louis to deter birds at entryways. Notes the steep angles force pigeons to slip upon landing. Mentions U S soybeans rising to world production alongside China and Manchuria.
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St. Louis
City Hall
Oldest Statue Misidentified at Fortage and London
The report notes an error about the oldest statue, claiming an equestrian Gen Andrew Jackson statue in Ington DC was the oldest, while a gilded lead bust of King George III from Fortage New York dated 1770 was torn down in 1776 by patriots and melted into Revolutionary bullets.
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Andrew Jackson
Ington
D. C
United States
George III
Fortage
N.Y
New field develops as radio astronomy studies cosmic signals
A new science frontier emerges with radio astronomy detecting signals from across the universe. Researchers interpret radio waves as messages from distant stars and galaxies, expanding understanding of cosmic phenomena and enabling novel observational methods.
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New Science
Earth
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