Fleet Era Echoes as Great White Fleet Cruise Recall
The piece ties the modern First Fleet departure to 60 years past when the Great White Fleet began its around-the-world voyage in 1908. It notes Admiral Dennison leading 36 ships and 26 aircraft squadrons in Exercise Blue Bolt from San Francisco, with Honolulu next port. It mentions the Nebraska quarantine and Friday superstitions tied to the ship’s contract, keel, and transfer.
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U.S
Teddy Roosevelt
San Francisco
Avith
Honolulu
Robert L. Dennison
USN
First Fleet
San Franccisco Bay
Dennison
Lexington
San Francisco Bay
Nebraska
British Prefer Holidays Abroad
London dispatch notes Britain markets as ideal for world tourists while 1,750,000 Britons are expected to vacation abroad in 1958, a rise of 250,000 from 1957. Spain and Adriatic Italy top desires, with rising air travel on inclusive holidays and growing tours to Iron Curtain nations barring world tensions.
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London
UPI
Britain
Spain
Italy
Rivieras
Belgium
Holland
Yugoslavia
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
U S Poultry Exports Reach Record 50 Million Pounds
The United States shipped a record 50 million pounds of poultry during the 1936 57 season, a 66 percent increase from the previous year as exports surged amid new market activity and expanded export traffic.
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U.S
United States
Distaff Politeness Urged for Accident Cut
Midland based report cites Mrs. R I C Prout urging women to apply highway courtesy to reduce crashes. She lists social errors such as failing to signal, sudden turns, staying out of one’s lane, crowding the car ahead, monopolizing the road, and long continuous drives without breaks. She urges restraint, diplomacy, and preparedness for rude behavior while driving and warns against overdoing politeness.
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Midland
Tex
UPI
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Texas Court Program
Federation
R. I. C. Prout
New County GOP Unit Holds Meet Tomorrow
Alameda County Republicans announce a new unit will hold a meeting tomorrow in Oakland. J Marcus Hardin, current County Central Committee Chairman, says the GOP aims for a long range, permanent program in the county. He notes changes ahead and broad recognition from local readers.
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New County
GOP
Oakland
Alameda County
J. Marcus ‘Hardin
Centr
Republican Central Committee
Cities Share In License Fee Receipts
Alameda County cities received 3.588 million in license fee receipts for the six months ending May 31, with Oakland leading at 1.73 million and San Leandro, Hayward, Fremont, Livermore, Newark, and Pleasanton totaling the rest. The statewide license fee payments amounted to 36.6 million, with 6 million coming from highway user funds. gasoline and motor vehicle taxes are major sources.
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Eda
Oakland
San Leandro
South County
Hayward
Fremont
Livermore
Newark
Pleasanton
Alameda County
Thestate
Alex Meda
Freshman Counseling Program Expands At UMass Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst expands freshman guidance with a summer counseling and testing series through August 14. Groups of 200 will visit campus for two and a half day sessions featuring aptitude and achievement tests and conferences with faculty counselors. Provost Shannon McCune says the shift moves testing from fall orientation to a quieter summer period to provide individualized attention and proper class placement.
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Amherst
Mass
UPI
University of Massachusetts Aga Gat
Shannon McCune
Deepest Lake in America Rumored at Crater Lake
A fragment indicates Crater Lake in Oregon near Portland is considered the nation’s deepest, with a reported depth around 1,966 feet following an explosion at Mount Ma mama. The readable notes reference hollowing and deep lake formation near Crater Lake.
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Portland
Mamama
Oregon
Crater Lake
Guesses Aid Power Planning at IIT Chicago
A team of educated guessers from the Illinois Institute of Technology and an electric power firm builds a networks analyzer to predict yearly electricity consumption. They map a full generating system in a diagram and run checks in a room measuring 30 by 20 feet. The setup can take a day or more and a week or two to verify the plan is sound.
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Chicago
API
Iinois Institute
Tech
ITT
Donkey Wanted as Top Ad in Classifieds
A terse classified note proclaims a want ad for a donkey. The brief item signals a local exchange listing in the current paper's ADS CLASS section.
Population density contrasts Canada and United States
Ottawa report notes Canada averages 43 persons per square mile versus about 33 in the United States. It states nearly two thirds of the commonwealth population resides in Ontario and Quebec provinces.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Commonwealth
Ontario
Quebec
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