Secret Love Game Among Friends
Jim Hazen discovers Sheila suspects he loves Bette, Gill and Bette’s married life becomes the center of a risky wager. Sheila urges him to quit the affair and face the truth, revealing Gill and Bette may already know the hidden motive for the other women.
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Sheila
New Hampshire
Boston
Fenway
Bette
Gill
Thoes
Hazen
Jim
Gill's
Banat Jook
O.K
Gil
Ghalla
Mad Foxes Terrorize Pennsylvania Towns
Philadelphia dispatch reports a rabies exposed fox plague sweeping Pennsylvania towns and rural areas. Foxes attack pets and livestock including dogs poultry and cattle while residents are urged to arm themselves as authorities launch a months long extermination campaign targeting about 95 000 foxes.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Money Hunt in Eden as Train Drops Bank Bills
A Fond du Lac bound train in Eden Wisconsin spilled a $14,000 bank shipment when a clerk dropped the money bag. Bills flew along the track, with some recovered by officials and locals. About $1,000 remained missing as the area searched.
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Eden
Wis
Fond du Lac
First Wisconsin Bank
Bank of Eden
L.R. Henderson
Nick Braun
Sheriff's
Henderson
Edan
Village Women Lose Fight To Save Trees
In Oxford Michigan the Garden Club led efforts to save 130 maples on Washington Street from a road widening project. Circuit Judge George Hartrick ended a temporary restraining order, allowing the state to proceed with felling trees amid protests from 3,500 residents and tearful housewives who cited the trees as a community loss and asked for relief from President Truman.
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Oxford
Mich
Washington Street
Truman
Garden Club
Robert Reid
Reid
Town Without Police Tries to Stop Speeding
SOMERVILLE, NJ town with 9 000 residents and 76 miles of roads lacks a police department. Speeding complaints rise as committee estimates a $100 000 yearly department cost, prompting talk of residents policing themselves and a 15 officer, 3–4 car force. State police assist as available.
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Somerville
James Dobson
Committee of Protective Services
Dobson
Arthur Tutte
Ownahia
Population Movement Greatest Between 1930 40 Decade
Population movement in the United States peaked from 1930 to 1940 due to economic gloom and better transport. From 1940 to 1947 mobility remained high with about 70 million people aged 7 plus living in different homes than in 1940. Within-state moves numbered over 13 million and inter-state moves over 12 million. The Census Bureau finds unprecedented internal population movement in seven years.
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United States
Bureau of the Census
Wow Seuple Soup Helps Sick Patients In New Therapy
Protac, a nutrient formula resembling black coffee, aids strength before or after operations. Developed by Dr. John Elliott, it feeds through a nasal tube, provides calories and protein, and has sustained patients for days or weeks in coma or after major surgeries.
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John Elliott
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Flosidua
Dade County
Frs.) Blood Bank, Inc
Radiation watchdog to monitor dangerous radiation in US cities
A new area health monitor will alarm when atomic radiations become harmful. Installed in plants, water works, labs, hospitals and other sites, it records ionizing potential of gamma rays to indicate when contamination risks humans.
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Usana
Cleopatra Used Incense in Ancient Fragrance History
The earliest perfume form was incense made from powdered flowers leaves woods and resins. Initially used in religious rites its pleasant scent broadened to many occasions. Cleopatra reportedly burned rose and jasmine on Marc Anthony visits with an Oriental hint. Romans and Crusaders popularized fragrance in courts and boudoirs.
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Cleopatra
Marc Anthony
Rome
Jerusalem
Europe
White House repaint brings new colors to East Room
The White House completes its renovation after three years with fresh paint and new decor. The President and family are settling into updated living quarters as Americans await a first look at the redesigned East Room and the celadon green dining room. The Blue Green and Red Rooms receive refurbished color schemes familiar to many.
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White House
Milliona
Cold light from fireflies and luciferin puzzling scientists
A National Geographic Society note details cold light produced by oxidation of luciferin as natural firefly glow. Science has not yet replicated the effect artificially, though related chemistry can yield cold light under certain conditions.
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Acience
National Geographic Society
Soca Agat
Ancient French village of Tignes evacuated for dam floodwaters
In Tignes France villagers resisted evacuation as hydroelectric dam waters rose. French guards moved in at dawn surrounding the town hall and church. Homes and a 130 grave cemetery were moved or exhumed while bulldozers cleared a path for reburial and the village faced being submerged under 500 feet of water.
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Tignes
France
United States
Wetumka Names New Sucker Day For Wetumka Okla
Wetumka Oklahoma population 2 500 designates August 30 as Sucker Day for a second year. A smooth talking stranger named F Bam Morrison sold a hot dog concession and fed elephants on a circus that never arrived. The misdated March 5 greeting by city officials and a missing Oklahoma City delegation sparked the annual observance.
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Wetumka
Okla
Atranger
F. Bam Morrison
Chamber’ of Commerce
Oklahoma City
Small Town School Board Redirects Pay to Education Fund
SHARONVILLE C A five member board of education voted to donate the $36 they receive for attending 12 meetings each year to a scholarship fund for local high school graduates entering college. At term end the fund would total $720, enough for one student’s first year, with additional gifts to cover any shortfall as designated by the superintendent.
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Sharonville
Board of Education
Colece
Pine seed sowing in furrows tested by forest service
Southern Illinois forest experiments test direct seeding of pine in furrows as a cost effective method. Hand sowing in spots proved costly and uncertain, while machine seeding formed 6 to 8 foot furrows and yielded 800 to 1000 pine seedlings per acre after two seasons, suggesting potential where nursery planting is expensive.
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Illinois
Carbondale
Central States Forest Experiment Station
U.S. Forest Service
Ilinois
General Use of Hormones Regarded as Undesirable
The American Medical Association warns against widespread use of ACTH and cortisone in routine medicine. Limited supplies demand restricted use to cases where they meaningfully aid disease mechanisms. While they relieve arthritis and gout quickly, benefits fade with continued use and long-term toxicity data are incomplete. Discontinuation may trigger rebound worsening of symptoms.
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American Medical Association
Hot Water Uses in the Home and Daily Needs
The guide outlines four hot water uses in homes: bathing at about 110 degrees, general cleaning at 90 degrees, and laundering and dishwashing at least 140 degrees. Sterilization may reach above 170 degrees. A typical family needs around 50 gallons daily, with 2 gallons for dishes, 4 for baby baths, and 2 to 5 gallons for mopping plus extra usage from automatic dishwashers and washers.
Water Needs of Cities Survey Highlights Urban Plans
A nationwide survey by the American Public Works Association shows no immediate water shortage in U S cities with populations over 100000. Officials report active or planned construction of new water sources and distribution facilities, while New York faces shortages due to delays in the Delaware Section project caused by the war.
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U.S
American Public Works Association
New York
Achedule
Hudson Iowa town leads Seeds for Democracy drive
Hudson residents organized 22 community groups to collect about 800 seed packets valued over 100 dollars for Seeds for Democracy to aid the Philippines. Alan Valentine, president of the Committee for Free Asia, cited Hudson as the nation’s first home town to sponsor the 1952 drive, with more than half a million packets sent previously. The goal for 1952 is 1,000 packets to Manila and Philippine schools and welfare groups, hoping other towns follow Hudson’s example.
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Hudson
America
Alan Valentine
Committee For Free Asia
San Francisco
U.S
Philippines
Philippine Republic
Mra
Kent Pellett
Iowa
Manila
School
Philippine
Valentine
Francisco
California
Land rush fuels Levittown boom in Bucks County
Bucks County farmers cash in as 8,000 acres of prime crop land near the Delaware river are sold to a community-building firm for Levittown. Upward of 2,200 per acre, replacing traditional farms, with 16,000 homes planned. First families move in around May 18. peak hiring and construction pace set for July as steel plants and defense industries rise nearby.
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Levittown
Bucks County
Bue County
Delaware River
Pennsylvania
New York
Philadelphia
U.S
Towns drive to sign up voters tops 100 percent
Janesville Wisconsin residents, prompted by the town's chapter of the League of Women Voters, aimed for full voter registration for the spring election. The campaign surpassed expectations, reaching an 108 percent registration rate as census figures suggested higher turnout potential than nearby towns.
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Janesville
Wis
Tee A
My Ue of Women Voters
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