Cairo's Living Tapestry: Old World Heritage and Modern Pulse
Cairo blends ancient tombs in the desert with a bustling urban core along the Nile. Jinn legends, Coptic churches, and Al Azhar shape a city of minarets and markets while modern hotels like Shepheard’s and the Nile Hilton rise beside bustling streets and nightlife.
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Cairo
Egypt
Nile Valley
Nile
Caire
Babylon
Mohamed
al Azhar
Indonesia
Chinese Turkestan
Nigeria
al Aghatti Restaurant
Shepheard’s
Nile Hilton
Africa
Vandenberg AFB Opens New Missile Site Under Wade
Maj. Gen. David Wade leads a new missile operations and research complex at Vandenberg California as the base grows into a key space and ballistic program hub. He envisions Vandenberg serving westward space research and as a training heart for crews staffing other bases. The base, once Camp Cooke, now hosts nearly 10 000 people and strengthens ties with Navy partners at Point Mugu and Point Arguello.
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Wade
Los Angeles
Army
Camp Cooke
Air Force
Pacific
Vandenberg
Navy
Point Mugu
Pacific Missile Range
Point Arguello
Nine Month Old in Tax Trouble in Detroit
In Detroit AP report, Mark Perks a British citizen living with his mother Phyllis Jean Perks is found to owe no tax. IRS officers allow him to depart for England with a quarter as his income tax clearance. His father Peter Perks is a British engineer already working in Birmingham.
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Detroit
Mark Perks
Internal Revenue Service
England
Mark
Phyllis Jean Perks
Federal Building
Perks
Peter
Birmingham
U.S
Truth Broadcast Contest for Europe Free Radio
An appeal promotes Radio Free Europe and a contest offering 200 Hallicrafters radios for entries. Winners may broadcast from Europe or a family member may join, with optional Westinghouse radio rewards and a dollar bonus for entries.
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Europe
Radio Free Europe
Crusade For Freedom
Westinghouse
Crusade for Freedom Box 32-E shown Mount Vernon drive
Radio Free Europe fund drive Box 32 E Mount Vernon New York seeks donations with broadcasts judged for merit and competition closing March 31 1959. Public service cooperation with The Advertising Council and Newspaper Advertising Executives Association. All contributions go to Radio Free Europe.
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Mount Vernon, N.Y
Asi
Cnnecy
Radio Free Europe
The
Advertisin Council
Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
Tiny Ruthie Is Careful At Home In Dayton
In Dayton Ohio Ruthie Erwin a 30 year old girl with blindness helps and stays near her blind parents. Her life mirrors a typical child's yet she remains constantly aware of her parents needs and has learned to dress herself early.
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Tiny Ruthie
Dayton, Ohio
Ruthie Erwin
Ruthie
Mary Erwin
Gene
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ON Nile River
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Hardrock
Shorty
Stardrill
Pete
David Wade
1St Missile Division
Strategic Air Command
Monroe
J. P. Monroe
Far North
Far South
America
Tron
Radio Free
Penney’s
Junior
Dad
Sis
Percale
Rondo Percale
Penney
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