Bananas in Language and Lore From a Witty Column
A humorous column explores bananas as a linguistic and cultural motif. It traces phrases like going bananas and banana republics, notes historical anecdotes from ancient Greece to 11th century Indian Ocean trade, and playfully riffs on banana lore, science, and lore while joking about banana jokes and recipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Banana Republic
Asia
Alexander the Great
India
Greece
Linnaeus
Muse Sapientium
Tarzan
Theophrastus
Adam
Paradise
Indian Ocean
Africa
Portugese
United States
America
Funeral notices from South County area October to December 1973
Long list of obituaries and funeral notices for residents of San Leandro Hayward and surrounding towns. Names include Gualhermina Neves Jose Neves Maria Arauja Lucille Hawkins Herman Neves Mery Andrews Lachlan Elder Manuel Silva and many others. Requiem masses interments and rosaries noted with dates December 1973 and events at Santos Robinson Guerrero and Hayward mortuaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neves
Gualhermina J
San Leandro
Jose Neves
Frank
Isleton
Manuel A. Neves
Pauline Arauja
Modesto
Lucille Hawkins
San Jose
Herman
San Lorenzo
Joe Neves
Mery Andrews
North Carolina
Eliza Rodrigues
Portugal
Maly Sepulchre
Hayward
Santos Robinson Mortuary
Guerrero Mortuary Chapel
Estudilia Ave
San Leandra
Golden Wave
OES
Clittardee Cancer Memorial Fund
O.E
West Josavin Ave
Estatilts Ave
Alameda Cancer Society
Santos Robinson
Lachlan
Dorothy Elder
Jack Elder
Betty Alecock
Lona Beach
Alex
Clark Elder
Los Angeles
Aly
San Leandro Lodge
Ashrnes Shrine
Oakland
Scotland
Esudilto Ave
Chapel of the Chimes
U.P E.C
Irmande de de Santa Christa Na 2H
Alameda County Heart Association
Fission San Jose
Sorensen Bros. Chapel
Sto Haywerd
All Saints Church
Suidey
Freenas
Holy Sepulchre
Maat
Rensen
Lunge
Cora Frances
Chris Lunges
George Lungé
Christine Cooke
James Steele
David J. Lunge
Castro Valley
Chris Lunce
Franklyn Dellenbauch
Napa
Robert
Steven
Loren
Daryl
Merry
Mark
Cynthia
Kimberlee Lunde
Carla
Richard Steele
Emilyy
Alameda County Cancer Society
Rose Leper
Clarence Silva
Ed Silva
Ann Silva
Ernest Silva
San Joa
Aailve
Milpless
Teamster
Hayward Mortuary
Mitsion Blvd
Thonca
Jonn’s Catholic Church
San Loteono Tor
How Sa Pulchre
Weather summary for California regions Sunday to Monday
The report outlines rain chances in the Sierras and coastal valleys with snow possible Sunday at higher elevations. Temperatures range from mid 30s to 50s across regions with light to moderate winds. Frost is forecast for Monterey Bay Area and Santa Clara Valley with patchy fog and clearing later Monday. High tides around 12:30 pm and 10:32 am with low tides near 4:27 am and 9:29 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Achamerto Valley
Wye
Sala
Mount Shasta Siskiyou
Sierra Nevada
Tahoe
San Joaquin Valley
Las Vena
Butt Setann
Jan Les Ban
Franchece ‘Thermal
Salinas Valley
Salinas
Paso Robles
Monterey Bay Area
Santa Clara Valley
Wight
Marina
Oregon takes soft stance on marijuana law
Oregon abolishes jail terms for possession and treats citations like traffic violations with a maximum fine. The law, now the nation's most lenient, reports no criminal record for cannabis possession and has not caused a spike in crime or open drug haven. Local officials describe mixed reactions but largely support reduced prosecutions and resource shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Oregon
New electronic suspect in Watergate tape obliteration
Washington AP reports technical experts say the tape recorder may be the likely source of the 18 minute buzz in the June 1972 Nixon Haldeman call, not Woods or her typewriter or lamp. Judge Sirica notes potential erased segments and reviews Woods testimony about the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rose Mary Woods
Miss Woods
U.S
John J. Sirica
H.R. Haldeman
Uber
Sirica
Haldeman
Simca
Mafia informer faces prison term that could carry death risk
George E. Hammond, a known Mafia informer also called George Elias, was ordered to ten years in state prison after his lawyer warned the sentence could provoke lethal retaliation. Judge John T. Racanelli rejected a request for county jail confinement, citing Hammond’s offenses and background. Hammond’s cover was exposed after his 1969 Utica trial testimony led to his federal pardon and new identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Falange
Utica
N.Y
Hammond
Ron Rose
California
Rose
Racanelli
Ratanelli
State Department of Corrections
Titas
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto
Milpitas
Joan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ray Orrock
Banana Institute
Whch
South County
Harmears
Alburane
Ransat
Las Visas
Anchorage
Bir
Louisvilla
Chleagh
Philacipals
Cincinnati
Eleveland
Buran
Denver
Datrait Ee Moines
Prana
Bututh Aig
Fairbanks Fort Worth
Richmond
St Ant Salt Lake
Menatula
Santile
Houston
Seokare
Yashinaton
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Peggy Sue
Montgomery
Ala
Mark Kennedy
Greenville
Wallace
Kennedy
St. James Methdist Church
Bill Youngman
Multnomah County
Michael Bailey
Spt
Carl Dunavan
Portland Police
Lawrs
Bailey
Woods
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