World happenings briefly tell of ships and squatters
Norwegian shipowners order 30 cargo vessels totaling 71 350 tons from East of Scotland builders. In Hinckley England Albert Allcoat tours Wales in a 1 percent car without a breakdown. Around Sheffield 106 squatter families seize huts on disused ack ack sites. London zoo will lecture animal keepers with under ten years service this winter. King George III of Greece to receive 4000 dollars weekly from Greek government. A German boy of 14 Manfred Denfa stowed away to England seeking Cameron Highlanders mascot. Italian manna exports rise to the United States, plentiful in Southern Italy and Sicily. Russian bread rationing end postponed until next year per radio Moscow. Hong Kong marks liberation anniversary with parade, services, stamps.
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Manfred Denfa
England
The
Cameron Highlanders
Berlin
Presidium
Supreme Soviet
Russia
Radio Moscow
Hong Kong
Safety Gains Through Jet Age Flight Speeds
The St Thomas Times Journal notes jet propelled RAF pilots exceed 620 mph, aided by scientific gear to prevent blackouts. It recalls 40 years ago flight was for thrill seekers, cites 1913 Schneider Cup speeds of 444 mph, and explains higher speeds and altitudes give more time to regain control, reducing crashes.
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Royal Air Force
St. Thomas
Time-Saving Household Cleaner Promises Quick Chores
Experts forecast a postwar surge in home efficiency with new time saving devices for cleaning cooking and laundry. A standout product cleans painted surfaces without rinsing or wiping leaves a protective coat and is safe for paint and hands.
Ancient Mochica Warrior Priest Tomb Found in Peru
Northern Peru’s Viru Valley hosts a tomb of a Mochica warrior priest dating to 200 B C. He lies with two women, a boy, and a man. the boy’s skull is unusually large. Scientists from Chicago Natural History Museum, Smithsonian, Guggenheim, and the American Museum of Natural History study the scene, noting possible sacrificial death and intoxication before burial.
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Viru Valley
Peru
W. Duncan Strong
Clifford Evans
Strong
Chicago Natural History Museum
Evans
Air Corps
Los Angeles
Lima
Chicago Natural Museum
Smithsonian Institute
Guggenheim Foundation
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Yale University
United States
Chicago Daily News
Hitler's Eagle Nest Visited Sparingly Says Former Soldier
Heinz Koerner, a former Wehrmacht member now working at the Eagle Nest above Berchtesgaden, says Hitler visited only five times while Goering and Martin Bormann were there a few times. He describes the retreat as a venue to entertain select guests and notes the cost of the site as about 2.5 million dollars.
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Berchtesgaden
Heinz Koerner
The
Fuehrer
Italy
Heinz
Hitler
Goering
Martin Bormann
Obersalzburg
United States
Parliament approves scrapping old registration cards
The Lethbridge Herald notes Parliament’s decision to discard old registration cards though some citizens will still carry them out of habit. The record then shifts to a note that the Christian community in Rome is believed to have been founded between 41 and 4 CE.
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Lethbridge
Rome
Top Casseroles With Crumbs And Corn Flakes Topping
Practical guide to crisp crumb toppings for casseroles using corn flakes or rice cereal. Includes step by step crumb preparation, sauce ingredients, macaroni bake method, and a four serving yield.
Drake's Drum symbol haunts veterans and ships alike
A New York Herald Tribune feature quotes Lt Commander Peter Cranshall on Drake's Drum as a tradition believed by many elderly sailors. He recalls hearing a drumlike beat at Trafalgar and Jutland and, during Dunkirk, a cabin cruiser skipper heard a muffled thump. Cranshall concedes it may be metaphorical or real but says the drum stands for national resolve.
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Drake
Peter Cranshall
British Information Services
Trafalgar
Jutland
Queen Mary
Dunkirk
England
Cranshall
Plymouth
Drake's Island
New York Herald Tribune
Comets Once Called Hairy Stars Amid Ill Omen Beliefs
Observers long described comets as hairy stars signaling bad luck. Meanwhile lunar scientists tally over 30,000 craters on the Moon, revealing a scarred celestial surface.
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Moon
Safe driving campaign sparks gender driving debate
The Daily News reports the campaign has drawn men and women to consider careless driving. It notes a box score showing men as generally more skilled but women taking fewer chances, reflecting the question of who is the better driver.
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Daily News
Chicago Daily News
Fast Color Apron Sparks Shop Laughs
An excited woman brings a faded apron to a shop counter and accuses the clerk of selling a color that was supposed to be fast. The exchange turns humorous as the clerk questions the claim while the customer insists the color ran after the first wash.
Soda ash strike risks wide industry disruption in Canada
A 400 worker strike at Brunner Mond Canada in Amherstburg since July 12 threatens a broad impact on glass textiles soap rubber tires and explosives supply chains across the country. The UAW Local 89 seeks a $2 daily raise and a 40 hour week after mediation efforts failed.
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Canada
Coud
Brunner Mond Canada Ltd
Ambherstburg
Brunner Mond Company
Brunner Mond
R. G. Zimmer
United Auto Workers
Cclcio
Health League warns polio not sole public health threat in Canada
The Health League of Canada stresses other preventable diseases outpace polio in tolls. It cites toxoid and vaccines for diphtheria whooping cough and scarlet fever, urging full parental immunization as crucial while noting 65 polio cases, 5 533 scarlet fever, 4 131 whooping cough and 1 234 diphtheria in early 1946.
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Canada
Health League of Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Pacific Coast
Massa
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East of Scotland
Albert Allcoat
Hinckley
Wales
Sheffield
London Zoo
London Daily Express
George III
Greece
Sicily
By Fred Neher
Dre
Coats
Reg'lar
Butch
Gene Byrnes
Conavan’s
Dachshund
Mary Industries
Port Hope
CANAD
BY William Ferguson
Ngagi
San Diego Zoo
NEA Service, Inc
Venus
U. B
Young
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