New Peron Wife Tries Eva's Role in Argentina Politics
In exile in Spain, Juan D Peron pushes his wife Maria Estela Isabelita into Buenos Aires to rally Peronist followers and ally factions. Eva Duarte Peron, died 1952, was longtime political saint. Isabelita struggles to match her aura while facing leadership clashes with Victor Vandor and others as she wages a daily influence campaign.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Spain
Maria Estela Peron
Tsabelita
Eva Duarte Peron
Isabelita
Eva
Sam
Augus
Vandor
Distinctive Timpanists Shine in Cape Cod Summer
Elayne Kaufman Jones, a 36 year old mother of three and one of the few women timpanists in America, performs this summer with the Cape Cod Mel ody Tent after stints with the New York Opera Company and Stokowski's American Symphony. The article highlights her role in this distinctive percussion field.
Coin Corner: Are Mint Errors Worth Saving?
The piece explains mint errors in US coins from Philadelphia Denver and San Francisco, defines terms like Fido Hunter and Fidos, contrasts varieties with errors, and weighs whether odd coins are worth collecting or investing. It notes fluttered wing quarters and cracked dies, and promotes a booklet on collecting for pleasure and profit.
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United States
Philadelphia
Denver
San Francisco
P.O
Hollywood
Calif
Surface tension moves ball toward dish edge
Science for You describes a simple water dish experiment with two dishes and two balls. In plain water the ball gravitates to the nearer edge due to surface tension, while in soapy water the surface tension weakens and the ball stays centered. The note also mentions a book titled Science Circus by Bob Brown.
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Science
Bob Brown
Stamps in the News highlights colors and history
West Germany issues a 20 pfennig stamp honoring Cardinal von Galen for the 20th death anniversary. The U S postal plan for 1965 includes several new stamps. Switzerland releases two stamps replacing earlier issues. Henry E. Harris reports Canal Zone Thatcher Bridge error stamps exhibit at SIPEX 1966. Zanzibar issues 14 new definitive stamps featuring island life.
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Germany
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World Wide Philatelic Agency
Henry E. Harris
H. E. Harris & Co
Boston
SIPEX
Washington
Canal
Thatcher Bridge
Harris
Canal Zone
Zanzibar
Crown Agents Office
Pemba
Lumumba College
Hallmark origins in Middle Ages guilds and stamps
The term hallmark arose from medieval London guilds such as the Goldsmiths' Company. After assaying gold and silver, items were stamped with purity marks by top experts, ensuring genuineness. The word shortened to mean a stamp of authenticity beyond its metal purity origen.
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United States
Pos Administration
World Health Organization
London
England
The
Goldsmiths’ Company
Goldsmiths’ Hall
Antarctica Records Earth’s Coldest Temperature
Washington based report from UPI says Vostok Antarctica recorded the lowest temperature on Earth at 127 degrees below zero Fahrenheit on August 24 1960. The National Geographic notes Antarctica is the world’s coldest region and coldest days align with northern hemisphere summer.
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UPI
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Vostok
Antarctica
South Pole
National Geographic
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