Ramp Eaters End 24th Annual Smoky Mountain Festival
About 3 500 members of the Society of Friends of the Ramp gathered from 38 states at a Smoky Mountain retreat for their 24th annual festival. They received a new charter of incorporation from Thad Eure the North Carolina secretary of state who praised ramp eating as beneficial though noting the lingering odor.
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Canton
N.C
Society of Friends of the Ramp, Inc
Smoky Mountain
Maggie Lewis
Ramp
Thad Eure
North Carolina
Eure
French Troops Drive Red Battalion From Yen Vi Defenses
French forces report wiping out a Communist battalion in Indochina near Yen Vi, 30 miles south of Hanoi, reclaiming bunkers on the Yen Yi defense line. Observers say Vietminh regrouping nearby, with heavy losses cited to the rebels after a 28 hour battle.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Yen Yi
Yen Vi
Here
Red River
3D View of Living Heart Shown by Minnesota Scientist
University of Minnesota researcher Dr Otto Schmitt unveiled a device that provides a three dimensional view of a living heart using electrodes and an electronic brain. The system amplifies heart impulses and projects them onto two graphs which merge into a 3D image through a scope.
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ST. Paul, Minn
University of Minnesota
Otto Schmitt
Merlin Hull Dies at Eighty-Two in Wisconsin
Rep Merlin Hull oldest member of the U S House dies at 82 in Lutheran hospital Milwaukee area. He served Wisconsin Ninth District since 1928 and backed Follette era Progressive causes. Funeral planned in Black River Falls.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Merlin Hull
U. S. House of Representatives
Hull
Wisconsin
Robert M. Follette
la Follette
Black River Falls
Alf Gunderson
Lutheran Hospital
Jackson County
Congress
Folks of Fame Guess the Name
A playful readers’ contest asks five questions. Identify the shah of Iran, locate Haifa, name a famous journey from London to Munich, name a college in Pasadena, and link a bird to a musical instrument.
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Iran
Haifa
London
Munich
Pasadena
Calif
Noted 18th Century Statesman and Silent Screen Actress
Two reader puzzles ask to identify a historical Virginia statesman born 1753 and a long–out actress born in San Francisco. The first profile traces his roles from aide to Washington to Virginia governor and first US attorney general, ending with his 1813 death. The second lists stage years and film roles from the 1920s onward, prompting the reader to name the actress.
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Tazewell Hall
Williamsburg
George Washington
Virginia
United States
Thomas Jefferson
France
Great Britain
Carter Hall
Millwood
Clarke County
Birthday Wishes To Notable Figures Highlighted
Happy birthday greetings go to several prominent names including actress Margaret Sullavan philosopher Bertrand Russell opera star Ezio Pinza film director Frank Capra baseball player Gilbert Coan and football coach Fritz Heisler.
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Margaret Sullavan
Bertrand Russell
Ezio Pinza
Frank Capra
Gilbert Coan
Fritz Heisler
Boundary line between New York and Massachusetts settled
A historical notice records the resolution of the boundary line between New York and Massachusetts in 1731, marking a formal settlement of territorial limits.
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New York
Massachusetts
Cassino
Italy
Hal Chase
North Atlantic Council
Toxic language and poison origin notes
A note explains the term toxic as relating to poisons and toxins. It traces origins from Medieval Latin to Latin to Greek, detailing the shift in meaning from a poison’s arrow toxin to modern toxic language usage.
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Tovicus
Tovzikon
Golden hours of vision in the present life
A compact reflection on human faculties aligning in harmony during our best moments, attributed to Charles Fletcher Dole. The quote emphasizes clarity and unified mental effort as a peak condition of vision and understanding.
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Charles Fletcher Dole
Quiz-Style Clues Prompting Historical Figures and Places
A cryptic prompt lists items about Mohammed Riza Pahlevi, Israel, Neville Chamberlain, California Institute of Technology, and a musical phrase, then adds a garbled name. The fragment reads like a puzzle with partial references to leaders, a nation, an institution, and a lyric-like phrase.
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Mohammed Riza Pahlevi
Israel
Neville Chamberlain
England
California Institute of Technology
Foti
Coronation curiosities and fashion fads fascinate New York
AUP report sketches extravagant items from a $650 hair brush with Siberian boar bristles and 22 karat gold screws to lace knee pants worn by chorus line dancers. Other novelties include a non sinkable swimsuit with Mark Shaw pads, polar bear fur purses, and leopard print glasses frames amid fashion shows and coronation chatter.
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United Press
New York
Siberian
Iron Curtain
London
Mark Shaw
Shaw
Manhattan
We dust our pies every day sign shocks Nebraskans
PIE DUST BLAIR NEBRASKA UP REPORTS DIRT STREETS IN BENKLEMAN PROMPTED A LOCAL SIGN CLAIM WE DUST OUR PIES EVERY DAY.
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Blair, Neb
Benkleman
Nee
Grandchild of FDR Plans June Wedding
Sara Delano Roosevelt granddaughter of the late President Roosevelt and her fiancé Anthony di Bonaventura son of a New York barber arranged a June wedding with a pre wedding conference at the John Hay Whitney estate on Long Island. Whitney has legally adopted the bride. Di Bonaventura is a pianist who recently graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music.
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New York
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Anthony di Bonaventura
Ong Island
John Hay Whitney
Whitney
James Roosevelt
Betsy Cushing
Boston
di Bonaventura
Fred di Bonaventura
Lower East Side
Whitney Estate
Yesteray
Whitney Stables
Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia
Miss Roosevelt
Italy
Scotland Yard probes Evans murder exhumation in Notting Hill case
London police today exhumed the body of Mrs. Beryle Evans in a misty suburban cemetery to determine if Timothy Evans was wrongly hanged for her 1949 murder. Prosecutors link the case to John Christie, the Notting Hill strangler, who allegedly sought to use hair evidence to bolster a defense.
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Homeyer
Anna Snellman Homeyer
M. L. Wetzel
St. John's Cemetery
American Legion
London
Scotland Yard
Beryle Evans
Geraldine
Notting Hill
Timothy Evans
John Christie
Christie
Evan
Jinx Nuclear Shot Postponed 24 Hours
The jinx nuclear shot at Yucca Flat proving grounds was postponed 24 hours due to wind conditions. It marks the third 24 hour delay and fourth postponement for the tower detonation, with the blast moved to 5 a.m. PDT tomorrow to avoid radioactivity reaching populated areas.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Yucca Flat Proving Grounds
Here
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
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