Democrats debate strategy for 1940 House gains
Washington insiders say the party may accept a weaker House majority to avoid a top-heavy margin and to force Republicans to govern. The wage hours bill stalls over Perkins and potential administration discretion, with Green and Lewis blocking. McGrady as a possible fix is unlikely. Roosevelt signals cautious support amid a splitting of party factions and electric utilities debates.
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Mystery Kidnapping Trick Revealed By Sam Wolff
Sam Wolff a Brooklyn truckman was lured into moving three trunks in Manhattan August 1934 a masked man and a young helper bound him and planned a robbery of a Bleecker Street dress goods house. After an hour the pair freed him and the police traced the crime to the trunk he was hired to move.
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Moth er of the World title and 465 cities in government form
Cairo is cited as the mother of the world in a quiz. Five grades of meat are recognized: Prime, choice, good, medium, plain. There are 465 cities and 7 counties using the city manager form, Staunton, Virginia began the movement 30 years ago. Stingless honey bees exist in tropical regions but yield little honey.
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Basilisk Lizards Jumpers of Central America
Four species of basilisk lizards live in and around Central America with a range from a few inches to three feet. They spend much of their lives in trees by rivers, are superb climbers and jumpers, dive from trees into water, run across streams on hind legs, and can stop so abruptly that human eyes cannot follow.
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The Pyramid at Gizeh Structure Details
The great pyramid at Gizeh stands 48114 feet high with base sides 755 feet wide Each sloping face rises at 51 degrees 50 minutes and the slant height is 568 feet This description provides basic measurements of the monument.
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Paper history from papyrus to modern newsprint
The text traces papyrus origins and notes that since 1880 American conifer forests, especially spruce, have been the main source for paper used in printing. It explains that virtually all newspapers are printed on paper derived from ground and chemically digested wood.
Definition of gross and tare weights in shipping
Gross weight is the total weight of goods as shipped with no deductions for containers or waste. Tare is the deduction for the container's weight allowed to the purchaser. tare reduces the shipment's weight to reflect product only.
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