Mankind Remembers Life's Little Events
Hal Boyle reflects on two kinds of milestones, personal and global, noting how small, private moments shaped his life more than grand historical events. He recalls key personal memories from childhood, school, and adulthood that altered his views on war, gambling, swimming, and sacrifice, arguing tiny events mold the century as much as landmark inventions.
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New York
Atom Bork
Irving Grammar School
Kansas City
Galahad
Alabama
Oscar W. Underwood
Gilda Gray
Laiter
Court reverses Atlanta school desegregation ruling
The Fifth Circuit reversed a District Court decision against Atlanta Board of Education, sending the case back to try to settle grievances with the State Board. Davis and others claim pay inequity for Negro teachers. Kadokura, a Japanese exchange student at University of Florida, notes few Americans speak Japanese. He hopes education in the US aids Japan reconstruction.
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New Orleans
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Atlanta, Ga
Board of Education
State Board
Samuel J. Davis
E. S. Cook
Gainesville
Yasuo
Kadokura
University of Florida
United States
Institute of International Education
Yasio
Japan
Himen City
Hyogo- Ken
Florida
Women of Salvation Army Aid Quake Victims Through Home League
Women linked to the Salvation Army Home League aid quake victims in Colombia and support local needs in the Wiregrass. They sew, coach, visit hospitals, and deliver clothing, while lectures and training foster home management skills. The group, overseen by Mrs. Leslie Carter, aims to serve communities and earn a state banner for efficiency.
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Leslie Carter
Saltalloh Army
Dothan Home League
League
Eagle Stati
Joe Campbell
Columbia
South America
Home League
Salvation Army
Carter
Dotham
Lestie Carter
Claudie Mercer
John Parker
Carter Sid
Dothan League
Col. B. 2. Huttman
Changing Country The long stream of conquerors in Palestine
The Jews were driven from Palestine by Rome in 70 A D and the land was later invaded by Arabs in the seventh century. The Arabs were then conquered by the Turks who ruled Palestine until their defeat in World War I.
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Palestine
Palestina
Laughton Receives Warm Welcome On Bible Reading Tour
Hollywood AP report notes Charles Laughton toured 53 towns covering 5000 miles reading the Bible Shakespeare Wolfe and Thurber to audiences from Canada to Texas. He faced one disruption in Chicago when a drunk heckler was removed by the crowd. The program closed with the Gettysburg Address to large crowds, including up to five thousand in Bloomington Indiana.
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Hollywood
Charles Laughton
Canada
Texas
Laughton
U. S
Chautaqua
Thomas Wolfe
James Thurber
U.S
Chicago
Bloomington
Ind
Jettysburg
Hot Scooter Firemen Put Out Blaze In Anaconda
A fireman described the motorcycle blaze as a new version of a hot rod after he and crew extinguished a scooter fire at Anaconda. Leroy Fitzgerald, 16, jumped clear without injury.
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Anaconda
Mant
Leroy Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Former Georgia dean shot by ex wife released on bond
Athens AP report states Miriam Thurmond was out of danger and released from hospital. Kathleen Drewry, 45, ex wife of the University of Georgia journalism dean, was freed on bond after being charged with assault with intent to murder her ex husband and his 2 year old son Milton. The dean, 47, walked around at the hospital and is expected to leave soon. Thurmond had been shot alongside the dean by Drewry in their home during a confrontation.
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Athens. Ga
Stim
Prunétfe
Miriam Thumpond
Bean John Drewry
Kathleen Drewry
University of Georgia
Tammy Hutt
Miss Thurmond
Sol
Marshall Pollock
Grand Inv
Irs
Drewry
Thurmond
Betty Lou Marbury Recovering From Hand Amputation
Betty Lou Marbury the 10 year old from Brownsville Tennessee suffers a malignant bone tumor requiring amputation of her right hand between the wrist and elbow. Doctors in Memphis and Boston approved the procedure to halt spread. She remained calm with faith in God and greeted her parents after surgery.
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Memphis, Tenn
Betty Lou Marbury
Brownsville
Tenn
Boston
Betty
Clay Marbury
I. P. Loman
Loman
Tree Restaurant in a Redwood Hollow Forms Unique Eatery
A hollowed-out space 27 feet at the base of a giant redwood near Piercy California houses a fully equipped restaurant. The unusual dine-in setup turns a tree into a complete dining venue with furniture kitchen and service area carved into the trunk.
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Piercy
Calif
Sheep Shearing by Pocket Knife in New Guinea Highlands
Australian rancher JH Gibbes reports native jackeroos in the New Guinea highlands sheared prize sheep using pocket knives. After an initial example, the workers clipped the rest of the flock quickly and neatly, suggesting the Wawat highlands near Wewak may rival other regions for sheep shearing.
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Ayoney Australia
Prentice Ranchhanis
New Guinea
Ashe
JH. Gibbes
Wowsly
Gibbey
Wawat
Wewak
Austral
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