Were Cave Men Prebisters Inshabitants Of Crecen Hed Hearns And Cacmets
Dr L S Cressman of the University of Oregon reports evidence from southeastern Oregon that 7,000 to 8,000 year old cave dwellers in Paisley Lake and Five Mile Cave used obsidian knives, hunted horses and camels, and left animal bones beneath volcanic pumice from Crater Lake formed by Mt Mazama’s eruption.
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Hed Hearns
Cacmets
Oregon
American Philosophical Society
L. S&s Cressman
University of Oregon
United States
Crater Lake
Paisley Lake
Lower
Klamath Lake
California Line
Cressman
Call the Huns to account for wartime atrocities
A London Chronicle opinion recalls Allied memories of Guernica Almeria and Coventry to denounce German brutality. It argues that harsh language fits crimes and urges punishment for the murderers who unleashed terror in World War II era targets.
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Coventry
Guernica
Almeria
Hitler
Munich
Regime Of The Bastille Reemerges In Occupied France
The report notes soap rations of allied French forces and civilians in occupied zones allow only weekly shared use. It mentions Nazi authorities planning to revive the Bastille regime, referencing the prison once toppled during the French Revolution.
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France
Bastille
Britain to discuss postwar shipping rehab in London
Two months after the war ends British merchant navy officers will meet in London to discuss postwar rehabilitation of British shipping, the Officers' (Merchant Navy) Federation has announced.
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London
Officers
Merchant Navy
Canada 1940 honey crop estimate tallies 22 million pounds
Canada reports a 1940 honey harvest of 22,633,400 pounds, indicating a strong season for beekeepers. The figure reflects total production across provinces and implies solid honey yields amid favorable apicultural conditions.
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Canada
Release of interned enemy aliens to be speeded up
The Earl of Lytton announced faster processing for the release of enemy aliens in Britain Canada and Australia with tribunals to decide eligibility and the Home Secretary to approve releases. Released internees must return to Britain with Canada and Australia requiring return to the UK. No further overseas transfers are expected.
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Earl of Lytton
Council On Aliens
Canada
Australia
Britain
Home Secretary
Lord Lytton
Osborne Peake
Home Office
Americans in war zone resist return amid bomb threat
The Foreign Service Journal published a letter to the State Department from a U S citizen abroad who refuses to come home. He cites illness love marriage and a bombing of his mother in law as reasons delaying his return and asks for advice on persuading him and his wife to return while possible.
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The
Foreign Service Journal
State Department
Washington
England
Clarifying the American and English Billion Difference
The text explains the discrepancy between English and American naming: in the United States a billion equals one thousand million, while in traditional English usage a billion described a million millions. This notes the distinction in long and short scale terminology.
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United States
Three U S Ships Sunk Off North Carolina by Submarines
During World War II three ships were sunk off the North Carolina coast by submarine attacks. The incidents reflect wartime dangers along the Atlantic seaboard and the U S Navy’s response to submarine warfare.
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North Carolina
King Receives Trade Union Honor Amid Laughs at Buckingham
The London Daily Herald recounts a scene at Buckingham Palace where labor leaders awaited the king for an honorary Trade Union Congress medal. A deputation member quipped that a worker would be fined, prompting the king to reply in jest, echoing the queen's laugh. The episode highlights a democratic moment in royal labor relations.
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London Daily Herald
British Isles
Trade Union Congress
T.A C
Buckingham Palace
Father and daughter reunited in South Africa reunion scene
British troops marching through Cape Town are cheered by evacuees when a London girl dashed from the crowd and hugged a soldier, unaware he was her father. The father received one day of leave to spend with his daughter before the unit departed.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Great Britain
Looting Crime Stamped Out as Dock Laborer Is Sentenced
In Manchester England a judge declares looting a crime that must be stamped out and sentences a dock laborer to five years penal servitude for looting after an air raid.
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Manchester
Eng
Processionary Caterpillars Survive Storms as Weather Predictors
Processionary caterpillars act as improvised weather forecasters warning by their sensitive dorsal hairs. They avoid weaving nests when storms loom, indicating environmental cues influence their behavior.
No Escape From War Strains World Supply Lines
Even distant Pitcairn Island faces food shortages as supply ships' schedules are disrupted, highlighting widespread wartime strain on remote communities and global logistics.
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Pitcairn Island
South Seas
Churchill Named Time Man of the Year by Ottawa Journal
The Ottawa Journal notes Time magazine’s choice of Winston Churchill as Man of the Year. It praises his leadership during World War II and his speeches shaping resistance to tyranny, calling him a force for liberty and justice amid embattled times.
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Time
United States
Winston Churchill
Churchill
London
Free World
Mr. Churchill
Ottawa Journal
Private enlistment shifts loyal energies in Australia
Australian military authorities cite a planter who left $12 000 yearly income to join the army as a private earning 35 shillings a week. They say many follow suit and stress the democracy of ranks. Soldiers sacrifice as Britain’s victories in Egypt and Libya spark enlistment fever. Some men use feet for bikes, feet for cars, hands for driving, and heads for hats.
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South Seas
Egypt
Libya
BC halts half of Dominion lumber output, reports say
Approximately one half of Canada's lumber production comes from British Columbia, officials state. The report notes BC remains the dominant supplier as supply chains and export markets face ongoing challenges.
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Dominion of Canada
Province of
British Columbia
Loyal Little Frenchman Heroic Polish Officers Christmas Tale
A London to Chicago Daily News report tells how three Polish officers hiding near a northern French town were aided by two young boys. The boys shared food and watched the officers who had fought for France salute the children before vanishing into the woods.
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Helen Kirkpatrick
London
Chicago Daily News
France
Poland
Europe
Delayed-action bombs disrupt British publishers and delaying orders
The article notes that delayed-action bombs in Britain force immediate evacuation of neighboring buildings and halt book orders. Publishers may be exiled from offices and homes, while mail telegraph and transport delays complicate shipping as police close routes and rail priorities shift to war material.
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Britain
London
Scottish Marriage Customs Unearthed From Folklore
Old Scottish customs observed at weddings show pagan roots and long persistence. The article notes private vows in homes, cake breaking over the bride, crossing thresholds with the groom, and feet washing, while many rituals fade but some still occur in villages.
Quiet War Times in Grimsby Reflect Fishing Dependence
One fifth of Grimsby’s population relies on the fishing industry in normal times, a share that keeps the town quiet during wartime.
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Grimsby
England
Patient horses and wolves at the door
A writer asks which animal is most patient like the horse and notes a looming wolf at the door, using tea as a global beverage reference.
Odor film debuts in New York with scents for scenes
Swiss inventor Hans E. Laube and assistant Robert Barth preview the OTP odorated talking pictures in New York. The film My Dreams from Zurich uses 3000 to 4000 recorded scents to heighten realism from perfume to coffee, with an electro chemical device emitting odor waves to the audience.
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New York
Hans E. Laube
Robert Barth
Zurich
Switzerland
Burke Foresees Nazi Threat and Call to Unity
The observant Neal O'Hare highlights Edmund Burke who warned that when bad men unite the good must band together or suffer sacrifice in a contemptible struggle. The remark links Burke to warnings about collective action against tyranny.
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Neal O'Hare
Edmund Burke
Burke
Adopted Royal Northern Hospital in London by Bun Dies for Britain
The bombed Royal Northern Hospital serving 70 square miles of Northeast London has been adopted by Bun dies for Britain. The association cabled $10,000 and will send more as needed. Hospital supplies are being rushed to the site.
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Royal Northern Hospital
London
Bundies
Britain
New York
Seasonal Lengths Between Equinoxes in North Hemisphere
The time from spring equinox to autumnal equinox is longer than from autumnal equinox to spring equinox by about a week. This reflects the uneven distribution of daylight due to Earth's tilt and orbital dynamics.
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