Polk's Corner Room at UNC South Building Recalled
The top floor corner room near the camera in South Building housed Polk during his time at the University of North Carolina. Polk stands as the only president from North Carolina who attended UNC, with Andrew Johnson and Andrew Jackson also linked to the school. Today the building hosts offices for all three branches of UNC and Chancellor Robert B. House has an office there. The Polk room now serves as an office for the General College of UNC Chapel Hill.
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Arabian Nights Now Air-Conditioned For Tourists
Baghdad buzzes as a modern city with highways, hotels, and air conditioned travel. The piece notes nightlife at Arabic cabarets, the Masgouf fish dish, and a Baghdad to Damascus overland tale with tours priced from 18 to 33 dollars.
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Black Bugs Invade Cumberland House Forcing Family Out
In Cumberland Maryland Kenneth W Troutman fled his home after an army of thin black bugs surged from the ground following rain and crawled over the house. Police could not identify or remove the insects. the family relocated to a neighbor's home.
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Gaza's ancient gate to Asia and Africa seen anew
Washington reports Gaza the southern Gaza Strip port remains a volatile crossroads. The 7 by 2 1/2 mile enclave, created after the 1949 armistice, sits under Egyptian army administration amid refugees and border skirmishes while its long history of sieges, trade, and conquest unfolds from biblical to modern times.
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Queenstown News to Take Vacation From 73 Year Run
Publisher George J. Steinfelt announces the Queenstown News will pause for a vacation breaking a 73 year streak of publishing. The single operator, who handles editor duties and more, plans a family trip and asks readers not to miss the paper.
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Concord Telephone seeks new Harrisburg exchange and line sales
The Concord Telephone Co asked the Utilities Commission for a new Harrisburg exchange costing about 40000 with toll free service to Concord. Central Telephone Co sought approval to sell two rural lines. Concord also proposed a new rate schedule and a dial extra for China Grove Lands. The Institute of International Education notes nearly 40000 foreign students and scholars spent 1954 55 in the United States. The salts of tin are used in weighing or loading silk.
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Garage Door Accident Fatal to Woman
Mrs. Anna Louise Maxwell, 49, died after a car door struck the garage door frame pinning her by the throat. Neighbors assisted but she died on arrival at a hospital.
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Capitol Hill Paper Boasts High Paid Staff
The Washington P-Roll Call claims the largest, highest priced staff of any fortnightly in the world yet pays most of them little. It issued red and black press cards to all 3 House and Senate members. Editor Sidney Yudain urges reporters to act as working press dispatching from hometowns and travels.
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