Desert Adventure Woman Sees Rail Way Rebuilt In Saudi Arabia
Beiruti writer’s wife travels with AP team into Beij Zhateh Well of the Pilgrim region in Saudi Arabia to inspect a railway rebuilt by two British firms. She endures cold desert nights, veiled towns, and a frightening camels and police camp encounter while detailing sparse water, mirages, and a rare woman’s view amid Bedouin life.
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Lancashire
Adrienne Lancashire
Beirut
Saudi Arabia
Hejaz
Lawrence of Arabia
Desert
Pledge of Allegiance to the Christian Flag Origins Explored
The pledge was first recited on Christmas Eve 1908 in Long Island City New York at Third Methodist Episcopal Church during Rev Lynn Hough’s pastorate. Ralph Diffendorfer helped prepare the pledge after Hough suggested one for saluting the Christian flag. I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the Savior for whose Kingdom it stands uniting all mankind in service and love. The lines link the Christian and Stars and Stripes pledges in purpose and language.
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Third Methodist Episcopal Church
Long Island City
N.Y
Lynn Hough
Ralph Diffendorfer
Brooklyn
Hough
Diffendorfer
Dewey Swicegood
Swicegood
House Fire Triggers Wider Trouble for Branham
PAINTSVILLE Ky AP It was bad enough the house burned but trouble followed. A neighbor tried to call the fire department 10 miles away but the line failed and another call had to be placed from a second phone five miles distant. En route the fire truck ran dry of gas and arrived after the house was destroyed. Branham had just paid off the mortgage and was changing insurance. he values his loss at 15000 dollars plus 800 dollars cash lost. JAIL KEY WEST Fla AP Monroe County jail built in 1952 will be replaced this winter rather than repaired. A former 1890s jail now sturdy is renovated for interim sheriff’s use.
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Ramm
Gergess
Sitt
Paintsville
Sam Branham
Branham
Key West
Fla
Monroe County
Sheriff's Department
predictions of fully computerized classrooms dominate education
Washington AP Education Writer Geoffrey Gould reports Richard Louis Bright, new director of educational research, envisions a decade to 15 years for fully computerized classrooms with each pupil at an individual console. He says computers will handle information delivery but teachers will guide discussion and develop creativity, changing but not replacing the teacher. Economic factors could drive adoption.
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Geoffrey Gould
Washington
Lducational
Richard Louis Bright
Bright
U.S. Office of Education
Westinghouse Electric Co
Pittsburgh
Research Bureau
Westinghouse
Carnegie Tech
Office of Naval Research
Bose
Wadenty
Curious mother compares Holsum bread to milk nutrition
She finds Holsum Bread ounce for ounce has twice the protein of milk, 13 percent less fat, 60 percent of calcium, more iron and B vitamins. Two slices offer fewer calories than a glass of milk. Helium and milk both provide nutrients with few calories, so she serves both daily for her family.
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Arabian Desert
David
Associated Press
Jordan
Amman
Hasani
Harry Koundakjian
Eric Greig
The
Hejaz Construction Co
Oasis
Medina
Mecca
Tebuk
Middle East
Lawrence
Wadi Ramm
Eric
Cairo
the Register
Danville
Albert Maurakis
Roanoke
Shenandoah Life Insurance Company
Maurakis
Shenandoah Life
Main St
Roanoke Agency
WSLS
TY Building
Albert P. Maurakis
CS Ohne
U. S
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