Costa Rican Figueres Aims for Social Reform in Latin America
Costa Rica with 800000 people and 800 strong armed forces, led by Jose Figueres who seeks social justice and better terms with United Fruit Co. He advocates loans and temporary investments with fair returns, resists foreign control, and emphasizes technical aid while facing polarized reactions at home and from regional conservatives.
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Paul Sanders
San Jose
Costa Rica
Jose
America
Don Pepe
Joe
Ben
Pennsylvan
Figueres
United Fruit Co
Weat
Guatemala
U. S. Suport
Temar
Oures
Latin-America
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Congress
New Civil Service Investigator Named
Ralph M. Walker, 48, a government employee for 20 years, becomes the U S Civil Service investigation chief for the Carolinas Ida Alabama Tennessee and Mississippi regions. Formerly Southeastern regional assistant chief, he replaces E W Hays promoted to assistant chief in Washington. New post pays 8360 dollars yearly.
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Atlanta
Ralph M. Walker
U. S. Civil Service Investigation
Carolinas
Ida
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
E. W. Hays
Washington, D. C
Walker
Southeastern
Railroad Retirement Board
Veterans Administration
Mirror of Your Mind and Child Punishment
The piece argues women in leadership face resistance yet cites a shift toward equality as younger workers accept female supervisors. It notes male bias persists but easing. The second item questions if locking up a child causes claustrophobia, noting it is not always harmful but generally not advisable.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Alcohol Education and child punishment critique by Whitney
The piece argues fear as a deterrent to drinking is ineffective and may harm children. It cites Joseph Hirsh asserting education should focus on general psychological patterns and individual emotional factors to reduce alcoholism risk.
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Joseph Hirsh
When a Great Captain Shaped Military Rank and Carats
The phrase great captain signals the rank’s early prestige in modern armies. The term carat derives from weighing jewels against legume seeds, a comparandum linking precious stones to seed weight.
Magnetized paper eyed as wax cylinder substitute in dictating machines
The item notes paper dictation records can be reused up to 2,000 times and mailed folded for signing. It mentions various tech quirks and social snippets, from canine-friendly air travel to butter as a face cream in ancient Greece and a row of humorous quotes.
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Boston Globe
Greece
U. S
San Diego
Calif
Warren New
Duke of Roxburghe Remarries in Registrar Office Ceremony
The Duke of Roxburghe, recently divorced from his Duchess over adultery, wed Mrs. Elizabeth Church in a brief registrar office ceremony near Westminster Abbey. Church, previously divorced by an Army colonel, becomes the new duchess as the Duke, heir to a vast estate and Ogden Goelet’s kin, moves on from a glittering first marriage.
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London
Duke of
Westminster Abbey
James Holliday
Carthage Founding and Roman Arrival Dates
The text states that from about 300 A.D. to after 1350 many Europeans viewed riding in a vehicle as unmanly. It also notes Carthage was identified as Scataes et annees Co and mentions Romans arriving in 146 B.C.
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Carthage
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Rose Furniture CO
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Department of Lands and Forests
Jellico
Ontario
Grace Flower Shop
High Point
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Orangeburg
Bellans
Firestone
Keoteene Moodie
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Chemeneen
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Rtable Radio
Goody's
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