Ford Rotunda Reopens On Ford 50th Anniversary
Ford Motor Company plans to reopen the Ford Rotunda in Dearborn around June 1 as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. The remodeled gear shaped tower will welcome visitors daily from 3 am to 10 pm with new exhibits on progress in the automotive industry and future life, plus a 385 seat theater for daily films and a scale model city of the future by the W B Ford Design Corporation. Notable contributors include Marshall Fredericks sculptor and Buckminster Fuller designer, with a geodesic dome over the inner court and a half mile road on the grounds showcasing evolving highway surfaces.
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Pharmacy Celebrates Its 100th Birthday In New York
New York marks a century of modern pharmacy as R. Richards of the American Pharmaceutical Association notes the past and present of the field. He highlights advances from medieval potion crews to rifle‑aimed drugs and calls for ongoing ethical standards and education in pharmacy.
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Overweight burdens body and mind across life
The article discusses how excess weight shortens life and causes social and economic disadvantages. It notes early health effects, social penalties for women, job barriers for both genders, and a link to psychological strain and various chronic diseases. The piece emphasizes health as the major penalty of overweight.
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin Still Doing Service
The article reflects on Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin and its impact on the abolitionist movement and the Civil War. It notes mixed reactions in the North and South and mentions a Czech book shop displaying a copy with a sign protesting reading in capitalist America.
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Lions and Baboons Disrupt Africa Explorer Camp Access
An American expedition in French Equatorial Africa faced disruptions as a hungry lion stole a hartebeest carcass and baboons toppled camera equipment while researchers, including Mrs Weeks and T Donald Carter, planned wildlife photography. The sponsors are National Geographic Society, American Museum of Natural History, and Weeks. A 17 day 600 mile trip yielded notable specimens, with cooking oil mix ups adding to challenges.
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Monkeys and Insects Challenge African Rail Work
Reading describes central Africa railways plagued by termites ants and monkeys. Insects eat wood making ties metal and poles used for curves and signs. Engineers add five foot high barbed wire patches around poles to prevent monkey climbs and wire breaks.
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Super Low Temperatures Dike University Physicists to Begin Experiments
Report describes upcoming low temperature research at Duke as physicists study helium and metals at 445.5 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. Observations note helium's unusual behavior in containers and potential heat transfer without friction. About 20 particles also show strange properties when cooled, including possible superconductivity.
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Hitchhiking Makes For Happy Marriage
In Germany hitchhiking is described as both transport and trap for husbands. The piece notes women use cosmetics and fashion to lure drivers, leading to many marriages while men are in short supply. It mentions American and German truck drivers as favored targets and portrays bridal outcomes as common after rides.
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