Pittsburgh Study Seeks Standard Of Average Child
The Pittsburgh Child Guidance Center conducts a six year study of 160 six year old children to establish a norm for the average child. Experts hope to define personality baselines using tests including the Rorschach ink blot and to aid problem children with a cross section sample from 30 schools. Records will follow each child to age 13 to derive conclusions for psychologists.
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Pittsburgh Child Guidance Center
Pittsburgh
Nettie W. Ledwith
University of Pittsburgh
Ledwith
Dr Frank Graham Helped Formulate Renville Truce
Chapel Hill reports Dr Frank P Graham president UNC led U S representative on the UN security council good offices committee that drafted the Renville truce with the Dutch and Indonesians. He noted talks were conducted at sea aboard the transport Renville to avoid on land meetings.
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Chapel Hill
Renville
Rank P. Graham
University of North Carolina
Graham
United States
Security Council Good Offices
Far East
Henry Brandis
University of North Carolina Law School
Dr. Graham
Netherlands
Republic
Indonesia
Old Man of the Mountains Title in 11th Century Persia
Britannica notes the Assassin sect chief in 11th century Persia bore the title Old Man of the Mountains. The phrase reflects a legendary leadership role within the sect according to the encyclopedia.
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Persia
Southern to Lay Off Workers During Christmas Holiday
Spencer dec 23 UP notices in Southern Railway shops say a number of workers will be laid off for the Christmas holiday. The release says the cuts are part of a system wide program returning to a war interrupted practice to reduce forces during the holiday period amid a decline in carloadings.
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Spencer
Southern Railway
Allimagn
Christmas to New Year Traffic Light as Workers Reduced
Report notes holiday period normally sees light traffic and fewer workers needed. It describes reduced staffing during the festive interval and quieter road activity.
Draco the Lawgiver Drowned by Clothes in Ancient Gesture
A famed Athenian lawgiver from about 600 B C was celebrated with a deluge of clothing in a ceremonial gesture. The crowd responded with praise as the speaker was overwhelmed by the tribute.
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B. C
Draco
Fragrance Released by Flower Petal Oils
Flower petals emit a natural fragrance as oils coat each blossom and disperse gently. The oils, though invisible, create a lasting scent that enhances the flower's appeal and attracts pollinators.
Recluse To Celebrate This Xmas
Cumberland county officials search for a plan to aid 72-year-old J. W. Williams who has lived alone in a cardboard hut in Eastover woods for two decades. The farmer from Alamance near Burlington survived on foraged food and home remedies while keeping to himself.
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Fayetteville
Cumberland County Public Welfare Department
J. W. Williams
Eastover
David McNeill
Wade
Williams
Alamance County
Burlington
Eva Futch
Winston-Salem
Fayettevile
McNeill
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