New Weather Warning System Monitor Centers Warn Local Storms
A new Severe Local Storms warning unit under the Bureau monitors storms east of the area and transmits warnings to police fire and media. The SELS Center issues alerts for Massachusetts Vermont and New Hampshire coast to coast, with radar and observer networks feeding alerts to cities like Boston Pittsfield Concord and Burlington.
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Concord
N.H
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Massachusetts
Sels Center
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New Hampshire
Pittsfield
Mass
Burlington
Federal Civil Defense
Red Cross
Ground Observer Corps
State Police
Forestry Wardens
New England Power Co
New England
Meteorology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Bradley Field
Windsor Locks
Conn
Weorcester
No U S Stamp Honors Son of Massachusetts
Massachusetts faces absence of Adams family on recent stamp issue. Secretary Cronin filed a complaint with Postmaster Emmerly to explain why John Adams and John Quincy Adams are not featured, while Virginia is represented by seven names.
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Harman W. Nichols
U. P
Washington
U. S
Massachusetts
Bay State
Edward J. Cronin
Arthur Emmerfield
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Cronin
P. M
Adams
Virginia
Jefferson
Monroe
Wilson
Robert E. Lee
John Marshall
Patrick Henry
Radar warning service expands to Albany area stations
A new local severe storm warning network will install radar at Albany and other sites to improve alerts. Officials acknowledge imperfect forecasting and occasional false alarms but cite saved lives in Michigan and Wisconsin as proof of dividends from the system.
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Mass
Albany
N.Y
Blue Hill
Weather Bureau
Michigan
Wisconsin
Wallet prints for graduates from yearbook pictures
John Van Guilder urges graduates to order small prints of their graduation pictures, calling them wallet or friendship prints. He notes these compact photos are inexpensive in quantity and popular for enclosures with thank you notes, and suggests making a list of recipients to order promptly.
Adams stamps recalled as Massachusetts seeks mail reparation
Cronin argues Massachusetts is being treated as an orphan by the postal system. He profiles John Adams as architect of state and national constitutions, defender of fair trials, and father of the American Navy. He urges the postmaster general to restore Adams stamps to the mails.
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John Adams
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United States
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Boston
Adams
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John Marshall
Supreme Court
John Quincy
Cronin
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First WAVE Officer Serves in Europe During Berlin Airlift
The first U S Navy WAVE officer to serve in Europe joined the Navy contingent of the Berlin Airlift in April 1949, marking a historic milestone in military integration and postwar relief operations.
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Europe
Navy
Arctic water named for Baffin called a sea not a bay
Dr John Harvey Furbay notes the large Arctic body of water named for William Baffin is a sea, not a bay, and is far larger than the Mediterranean and six times the size of the Black Sea. He explains the naming dates to discovery when its extent was misjudged. The Baffin Sea lies within the strait separating Canada from Baffinland.
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William Baffin
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Baffin Sea
Long Strait
Baffinland
Canda
Extension Chords Quartet Emerges In Grand Rapids
Four young men from Grand Rapids form one of Michigan's top barbershop quartets named The Extension Chords in Grand Rapids Michigan.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Light Stogies in Place of Giving Cigars
Washington reports trend of using match books in political campaigns. Collectors boast high win rates for candidates distributing matches. Notable figures include Dr. Charles J. Higgs with 2,500,000 match books, Bob Oliver leading the Match Cover Collectors Society, and reporter Betty Scheibl compiling Texas data. A Kentucky candidate and a sheriff used match book slogans in campaigns.
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Harman W. Nichols
U. P
Washington
Charles J. Higgs
Wilkes-Barre
Higgs
Bob Oliver
Setauket
L. I
N. Y
San Antonio Light
Betty Scheibl
Texas
John C. Anggelis
Kentucky
Young John
Critical forest fire danger sweeps New England
The forest fire danger rose to critical in much of New England with Massachusetts declaring tinderbox conditions and Rhode Island banning open fires. One hundred burning index in MA, about 50 fires logged and acres burned across Canton Blue Hills Peabody Franklin Abington Wrentham Plymouth and Sturbridge.
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New England
Boston
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
John L. Rego
Agriculture and Conservation
New Hampshire
Vermont
Weather Bureau
William Bellegarde
Hudson
Blue Hills
Canton
Appalachian Mountain Club
Peabody
Franklin
Abington
Wrentham
Plymouth
Sturbridge
Soldier earns Army Extension Course certificate
Fort Benning Georgia MSgt Edgar R Lake of Witherbee Street has received a certificate from The Infantry School for completing a course of study appropriate to the rank of second lieutenant.
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Fort Benning
Edgar R. Lake
Witherbee Street
Army
Infantry School
New York Dealer Claims Record Political Match Books
Sam Rosen of New York asserts the largest collection of political match books. His presidential series traces back to William Howard Taft.
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Sam Rosen
New York
William Howard Taft
Suffolk University Born of Chance Meeting
Boston report recounts how Suffolk University started from a chance meeting in 1903 between George A. Frost and Gleason Archer. Frost funded Archer through Boston University Law School, leading Archer to open an evening school in his Roxbury flat to aid poor students. The institution grew into a college of liberal arts journalism business administration and a graduate school of law. Archer participated in the golden celebration.
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Suffolk University
Maine
Cape Cod
George A. Frost
Gleason Archer
Archer
Boston University
Roxbury
Suffolk
Liberal Arts
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