Floating University Plans World Voyage On 487 Foot Ship
Whittier Calif AP a new floating university called the University of the Seven Seas will sail in 1962 aboard the 487 foot S S Jerusalem with about 525 students and a 35 to 40 member faculty drawn from many lands. The ship will visit Africa Asia and Latin America with in port field trips and seminars and a 15 credit full course each semester. Tuition including voyage will run 2500 to 3500 dollars and a land based administration will operate in the United States.
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Whittier
Calif
Los Angeles
University of the Seven Seas
Whittier Rotary Club
U.S. Department of Agriculture
William T. Hughes
Whittier Pipe and Supply Co
United States
S. S. Jerusalem
Zim Israel Navigation Co
Haifa
Israel
Dr. Finch and Carole Tregoff Face Sentencing
Los Angeles AP report on Dr. R Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoff awaiting sentencing for the murder of his wife Barbara Jean Finch. Defense motions for new trial or appeal follow a March conviction of first degree murder and conspiracy. Carole faces second degree murder and conspiracy. prosecutors seek death for both.
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Los Angeles
R. Bernard Finch
Carole Tregoff
Finch
West Covina
Miss Tregoff
Barbara Jean
California
Carole
San Quentin
Water Tree Offers Fresh Water on Madagascar Island
A traveler on Madagascar discovers that stabbing a ravenala tree yields a pint of clear water. The finding highlights the peculiar sap or sap-like liquid flow from the tree when pierced, offering a simple hydration source in arid conditions.
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Madagascar
Mirror of Your Mind notes on sleep and mental health
The text discusses gender differences in mental illness admissions and survivor counts, sleep needs with narcolepsy cases, and patterns of study effectiveness. It cites that women outnumber men in mental hospital survivors over age 74 and that adults need about eight hours of sleep with 1–2 percent narcoleptic. Evening study is favorable for many, with peak mental alertness after dinner and earlier mornings best for coursework.
Industrialists oppose new curbs on textile imports
A committee of 28 U.S. industrial executives led by Sidney A. Swensrud says the textile import restrictions would not prove injury and would harm free enterprise. They urge policy changes, including cotton pricing adjustments and product by product tariff reviews to reduce perceived injury. The memo targets Kennedy and calls for broader international steps to curb discrimination against Japanese goods.
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Committee For
U.S
Kennedy
Sidney A. Swensrud
Pittsburgh
U.S. Tariff Commission
Investors Guide: Should I Invest or Stay in Bonds and Savings
Q and A style column advises a 71 year old salesman on whether to switch from bonds to stocks, noting risk and income tradeoffs. It discusses keeping emergency funds, potential 3 to 4 percent yields from savings, and cautions about real estate syndicates and SEC restricted mining stocks, with Mr. Shulsky inviting reader mail.
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Hs. Q
Ing
SEC
U. S
Tobacco Prop Probe Scheduled
A House Tobacco subcommittee will open an investigation this week to determine if tobacco has been supported at less than 90 percent parity. Agriculture officials will testify before the panel led by Harold Cooley. Cooley, in Raleigh for the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner, says he heard years ago reports of underpayment and can’t estimate the loss.
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Raleigh
Department of Agriculture
House Tobacco Subcommittee
North Carolina
Harold Cooley
Agriculture Committee
Cooley
Shirley MacLaine Misses Oscar Ceremony
Hollywood AP Shirley MacLaine will not attend the Academy Award ceremony in Santa Monica while filming in Japan. Nominated for best actress for The Apartment she could not finish My Geisha in time to travel to California per her husband Steve Parker.
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Hollywood
Shirley MacLaine
Japan
Santa Monica
Steve Parker
Academe
California
Bodleian Library Receives Copy of Every Published Book
English copyright law requires one copie of each book published in the country to be deposited with the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. This legal mandate ensures a national archive of published works for research and preservation.
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Bodleian Library
Oxford University
How Stock Indexes Are Calculated and Updated
The article explains how stock price averages like Dow Jones and AP are computed and adjusted. It notes how splits, dividends, and changes in listed companies affect the index divisor and composition. It details historical changes since 1897 and 1935, including replacements like Anaconda for American Tobacco and broader market representation.
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Associated Press
Standard & Poor
American Tobacco
General Electric
Dow-Jones
Dow- Jones
Anaconda
Annie Kelly Died Recalled in Quiet Hollywood Card Game
In a dim memory frame Ray Stone and the narrator gamble at his house as Annie Kelly’s death surfaces. The tea, gin, and two kings mark a reflective night about Annie’s life with Barney and the Kelly children during a harsh 1934 winter in Baldwin Avenue.
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Ray Stone
Annie Kelly
Hollywood
Annie
Baldwin Avenue
The One Rose memory of Barney and Annie Kelly
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Barney and Annie Kelly, the wealthy couple, with a gin and lime party scene. Annie sings The One Rose for her husband while Kelly weeps, and the narrator notes a marked deck and tense mood as tea is sipped and hands are dealt.
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Barney
Annie
Dinah Shore
Kelly
Barney Kellys
Boynton
Ray
Major firms named in industrial alliance notes
Smelting, Swift for Corn Products, Alcoa for National Steel, and Owens-Illinois Glass for National Distillers Chemical are listed as principal participants in an evolving industrial collaboration. The note highlights their roles in the broader sector strategy and potential cross company projects.
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Swift
Alcoa
National Steel
Owens-Illinois Glass
National Distillers Chemical
Brazil Names First Black Ambassador to Ghana
Rio de Janeiro AP reports Rai mundo Sousa Dantas a staff member of President Janio Quadros has been nominated as Brazil s first Black ambassador to Ghana. The nomination marks a historic step for Brazil in diplomacy and racial representation.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Raimundo Sousa Dantas
Janio Quadros
Brazil
Quadros
Ghana
Vampire Bats Exhibit At Houston Zoo
Houston zoo hosts ten vampire bats in an exhibition. Curator John Werler acquired the creatures in Veracruz Mexico. Zoo staff will feed the vampires blood from cattle slaughtered at packing plants.
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Houston
Tex
Houston Zoo
John Werler
Veracruz
Mexico
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