Happiness Seeker and the Iron Brigade in World War II and Civil War tales
The review discusses McGraw Hill’s Happiness Seeker by Robert Carson about a WWII Medal of Honor hero William Clay whose marriage and career unravel as he faces a national crisis and political stance. It also notes Alan T. Nolan’s The Iron Brigade detailing the famed Western formations of the Army of the Potomac and their Black Hat Brigade legacy.
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McGraw-Hill
Robert Carson
William Clay
Clay
Washington
Army of the Potomac
Alan T. Nolan
Iron Brigade
Macmillan
Wisconsin Volunteers
19Th
Indiana Volunteers
Antietam
24Th
Michigan
Nolan
Robert Marks
Remarkable Tebaldi The Woo Man And The Diva Biography
A biography by Victor Seroff traces Renata Tebaldi from a polio‑scarred Italian village through Toscaniini audition and La Scala triumph to global opera fame. It covers the Callas feud, career sacrifices, and many interviews, with 30 illustrations a discography and index.
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Renata Tebaldi
Woo- Man
Victor Seroff
Appleton-Century
Crofts
Tebaldi
Mamma
Toscanini
la Scala
Maria Callas
Miles A, Smith
Moon trip may use three-vehicle space itinerary
In Cape Canaveral plans, a future lunar voyage could employ a rocket shuttle to an earth orbit station, then an ion powered craft to a moon orbit station, followed by a landing craft to the surface. Refuelable return legs are planned, with a total time of about 3 days 12 hours 20 minutes.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Earth
Moon
Lunar
Burnt-Out Case by Graham Greene review
A discerning critique of Graham Greene’s Burnt-Out Case from Viking, detailing its setting in a remote African leprosarium and its focus on Querry the architect who abandons worldly life. The piece notes Greene’s persistent themes of faith and self in a provocative, self-contained novella that abandons tidy answers while offering stark, humane insights.
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Graham Greene
Viking
Greene
Querry
Africa
Keith Full
Richmond professor tests 100 misspelled words quiz
English department head Thr. Lewis F. Ball of the University of Richmond quizzed a freshman class on the 100 words most often misspelled. One student, James Bryan Spell, spelled all correctly.
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Richmond
Lewis F. Ball
University of Richmond
James Bryan
High Point Bookmobile Schedule Feb 13 to 17 Week
High Point Public Bookmobile routes listed for Monday through Friday with stop names and time blocks. Some OCR errors present in street names and times. routes include Rolling Road Rochford Head Rotary Drive Westwood Council Gate wood Emery Hillcrest Overbrook Emerywood Kennedy Carr W Ray Council Sunset Carrick Hock spring Road Eaton Place Brantley Circle W Farriss Manor Drive Edgeview Lindale Locust Norriss St Johns Gordon Kimrey Cedrow Arlington Barbee Fifth North Drive Woodrow Forriss Terrell Kimmons Francis Moore Charles Lansine Springfield Wise Friddle Austin Wesley Place E Russell with multiple daily stops and times.
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Rolling Road
Rochford Head
Rotary Drive
Westwood
Council
Gatewood
Emery
Hillcrest
Overbrook
Emerywood
Kennedy
Carr
W. Ray
Sunset
Carrick
Hockspring Road
Eaton Place
Brantley Circle
W. Farriss
Francis
Moore
Charles
Lansine
Springfield
Wise
Friddle
Austin
Wesley Place
E. Russell
Books For Businessmen And The Library's Role
A public library system in High Point highlights a growing collection of business books from broad theory to practical guides. It notes executives read newspapers magazines and a book monthly while offering titles like Streamlining Your Executive Workload and Developing Your Executive Skills.
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High Point Public Library
Auren Uris
Uris
Edge
J. K
Lasser
Camus Resistance Rebellion and Death Book Review
R J Cappon reviews a Knopf translation of Camus’s late articles spanning his underground service in wartime France to Algeria and Hungary. The collection centers on liberty, justice, and the writer’s duty to speak out, with Reflections on the Guillotine as a pointed critique of capital punishment and a defense of intellectual freedom.
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Albert Camus
Justin O'Brien
Knopf
Camus
Algeria
North
Africa
Spain
Hungary
West
Russia
R. J. Cappon
Solve A Crime Solution described as a dark mess
Morton argued that a moonless, pitch black night prevents eyes from shining. He claimed no animal’s eyes reflect light and a man’s eyes never shine. Therefore Morton could not have seen any eyes shining in the darkness.
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Morton
Unsung Raiders Retelling Two Tiger Roars from Singapore
Book notices compare Brian Connell and Ronald McKie accounts of two daring commando raids on Singapore during World War II led by Major Lyon. Both volumes detail the 1943 and 1945 operations with ship sabotage by canoes and subs, noting casualties, beheadings of captured spies, and moral controversy.
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Brian Connell
Doubleday
the Heroes
Ronald McKie
Harcourt Brace
Singapore
Toay Lyon
Borneo
Lyon
Tuck
Major Lyon
McKie
Connell
Joe Wing
Visitor's pants rip at City Hall interview
In Tucson a visitor to City Hall tore his seat while leaning over a secretary's desk seeking a chat with City Manager Porter W. Homer. Mrs Vinita Potter, a 30 year old city employee, produced a sewing kit and repaired the rip before the man resumed his interview.
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Tucson
Ariz
City Hall
Porter W. Homer
Vinita Potter
MLee Best Sellers List Snapshot
A snapshot of fiction and nonfiction titles including To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee, The Last of the Just by Schwarz-Bart, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Shirer, The Waste Makers by Packard, Who Killed Society by Amory, and Baruch: The Public Years, among others. The list also mentions The Light in the Piazza and The Snake Has All the Lines, highlighting a mix of acclaimed classics and contemporary works.
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Wrary
Hawaii
Michener
Schwarz-Bart
Shirer
THE
Waste Makers
Pack
Ard
Amory
Kerr
Baruch
Left-handed shoppers eyed in Charleston study
In Charleston, S C an AP report notes researchers question whether left handed shoppers save money at supermarkets. Merchandising layout experts suggest placing impulse items and high profit wares on right hand aisle sides to favor right handed customers and improve access.
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Charleston
S. C
Asvieu
Decay THE WRONG HORSE a tale of Vetto and Crespi
A translated novel set in 19th century Italy amid Guelphs and Ghibellines. Crespi, longtime ally to Vetto, becomes acting mayor as Novi is threatened and violence erupts. Francesca mourns a lost love while new romances and political expediency test loyalty, honor, and community bonds.
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Jeas Bassan
Lowell Barr
Dutton
Vetto
Crespi
Italy
Francesca
Bovolone
Novi
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