Earl Warren Balances Governorship with a Large Family
Archibald profiles Earl Warren and his wife as they raise six children while serving as California's governor. The piece notes Warren's two roles as chief executive and family head, detailing family life, the mansion, and how public image rests on a strong, involved home front.
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Archibald
Dorothy
Kicn
Earl] Warren
Earl Warren
California
Philadelphia
Poli Hes
Bert Warren
San Francisco
Humeomer
Nina Palmquist Meyers
Oakland
Warren
Maritime Union
Calfornia
Apertural College
Virgins
Asia High School
Nina Flizacc
Honey Beag Ie
Tieweu
Old Bobby
Sacramento
Earth health checked by scientists using automatic instruments
Scientists mount a comprehensive Earth checkup at Michigan State in cooperation with the US Department of Agriculture. They measure soil moisture at depths, frost depth, rainfall, runoff, topsoil loss, wind, energy from sun and sky, and water presence. The project aims to aid farmers, road builders, and planners across northern tier states by predicting floods and moisture patterns.
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Tet
Mchiran
Slchivan Agricultural Experiment Station
De‘marimento of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Dr. Vo O R. Gardner
Experi
C. Eyre Held
Department of Soil Se
Preety
Lewara Live Oak Society Honors Ancient Trees
The Lewara Live Oak Society ranks trees aged at least a century with human sponsorship and annual dues of 23 acorns to fund seedling distribution. President is Locke Breauyw Oak. headquarters at Hahnville near New Orleans, Louisiana, famed for a vast ice cake.
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Lewara Live Oak Society
Locke Breauyw Oak
Hahnvile
New Orleans
Sea-Going Postman Delivers Mail by Louisiana Swamps
Napoleville La AP T J Dumac delivers mail by boat along a 65 mile water route serving about 900 residents west of New Orleans. On a three day weekly schedule he has worked 14 years on the marine postal route, missing few deliveries due to storms. Fluent in French, he assists swamp residents who cannot read English by reading ads and arranging money orders.
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Napoleonville
T. J. Dumac
Louisiana
Lake Verret
Bayou Country
New Orleans
Dumac
Shrinking Runways Challenge Pilots Across Temperatures
In a briefing on temperature accountability the Civil Aeronautics Board notes heat shortens takeoff runways by altering airplane performance and altitude effects. Examples show 650 feet at 59F vs 790 on 100F, Denver needing longer runs in heat and shorter in cold, with impacts on climb, approach speed, and landing roll.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
New York
Miami
Denver
Tabu Word Notion Echoes From Captain Cook Discovery
A fragment notes the term tabu as one of the few savage words embedded in English. It credits Captain Cook with introducing the concept during early exploration and notes its lasting linguistic footprint.
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Capitan Cook
Glutton crab may burst if nerve links severed
Readable fragments describe a crab that would keep eating until it ruptures if the connecting nerves between its brain and abdominal nerve cord are cut. The second fragment notes the onset of spring with the sun.
Zodiac signs misaligned by equinox procession
A historical note explains that entering the sign of Aries occurs while the procession of the equinox causes the constellations to no longer align with the traditional zodiac signs. It highlights the discrepancy between observed sky positions and astrological dates.
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Aries
Parrots Used as Religious Offerings by South American Tribes
Britannica notes that some South American Indians taught parrots prayers or messages and sacrificed the birds as religious offerings, reflecting ritual practices and beliefs of the region.
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Encyclopedis Britannica
Let George Do It Phrase Emerges in Louis XVI Era
A fragment traces the coinage of the phrase Let George do it to Louis XVI era. It notes Louis XVI used Cardinal George of Amboise to handle duties he wished to dodge, illustrating courtly avoidance and loyal ministerial subterfuge.
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Louie XVI
France
George
Cardinal George
Amboise
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