Tell Me Why Britannica Quiz Winner and Science Notes
Today's Britannica quiz winner is Dennis De Vogel 13 Mountain View Calif The article explains St Elmos fire as a glow from brush discharge during lightning and describes how lightning rods work It covers charge separation in clouds and pathways to earth and mentions other observations of St Elmo's fire on ships towers propellers and aircraft wings It ends with a riddle section and another winner Willeke 1712 Mansfield
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Dennis de Vogel
Mountain View
Calif
St. Elmo’s
Willeke
Mansfield
Last Primaries Come Tuesday
The final three presidential primaries on Tuesday will be held in New York California and South Dakota. Kennedy leads Democrats with about 348 convention votes while Nixon surpasses 800 in unofficial GOP totals. New York and South Dakota contend with competing slates and pledged delegates as the race narrows toward the convention.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
New York
California
South Dakota
Sen
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Nebraska
New Mexico
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Associated Press
Johnson
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Adlai E. Stevenson
Carmine G
Tammany Hall
Edmund G. Brown
Los Angeles
George McLain
Nixon
Bookmobile Schedule for June 8 Across Local Stops
The booklet lists bookmobile visits at Coffman's Store Salem 9:40 to 10:20 Lester Library 10:45 to 11:30 Union Hill 12 to 12:30 Bailey's Store Good Springs 12:50 to 1:30 Davis' Store 2 to 2:30 Peek's Store Pleasant Grove 2:45 to 3 and Kelley's Store Cairo 3 to 3:30. The note adds unrelated trivia about strawberries and Texas state division.
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Coffman's
Salem
Lester
Union Hill
Bailey’s
Good Springs
Davis
Peek’s
Pleasant Grove
Kelley’s
Cairo
Houston Sheriff Goes On Trial
Houston County sheriff Alvin D. Davis faced trial amid political tension as a delegation from Houston County pursued charges. The case centers on allegations of assault against four men recaptured after escaping a county work gang, with Davis denying any wrongdoing and calling the charges politically motivated.
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Houston
Dothan, Ala
Alvin D. Davis
Columbus
Worth Hatch
Thomasville
Gruenaen
Fi Hori
Houston County
William J. Barentine
Enterprise
Ala
Gerald Sheffield
Ozark
Walter R. Smith
Rocking Chair Makers Count in Gardner Mass
The brief notes that Gardner Massachusetts, a town of about 22 000, has twenty rocking chair manufacturers operating within its area.
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Gardner, Mass
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Fran
Joe
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A.e. S.E
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Colorado
Washington
Europe
United States
Moulton Street
Elgin
Huntsville
South Side Square
Jefferson
Florence
East Férnesses Street
Atwater
Pierre
Pette
Wisted
Pit Ag
Davidson Coal & Feed Co
Delegiee Edudidelente
Caplotand
Humphrey
Decatur Garden Center
Hwy
Mommie
Daddy
American Legion Auxiliary
Little Miss
Morgan County
Princess Theatre
Robinson's
Holsum
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