Battle of the Century in Darwin Wallace Origin Debate
The article recounts how Darwin and Wallace independently proposed natural selection in 1858 and 1859. It notes the Linnean Society presentation, Huxley’s defense, and the unresolved question of how organisms change. It mentions Adam Robert FitzRoy and the Austrian monastery garden as the source of the mechanism.
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Charles Darwin
Malaya
Alfred Russel Wallace
Darwin
Wallace
Joseph Hooker
Charles Lyell
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Huxley
Robert Fitzroy
Beagle
Ob Darwin
Austria
Amended petition filed in Hodges case by union leaders
Eight union men facing prison terms for conspiring to destroy cotton mill facilities turned in an amended petition to Governor Hodges. Boyd E. Payton of Charlotte, TWU leader, vows justice will be shown in a fair hearing. Payton claims innocence as the governor previously denied clemency based on initial findings.
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Harriet - Henderson
State Bureau of Investigation
Payton
Hodges
State Paroles Board
Hungarian Refugee Charged With Murder Dies in Hospital
Michael Fekecs the Hungarian refugee charged with murdering six persons died at Elizabeth General Hospital after 3 1/2 months in a coma. He shot himself July 12 as police closed in after a traffic stop in Union. A Middlesex County jury indicted him September 24 on six counts of murder.
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Elizabeth
Michael Fekecs
Elizabeth General Hospital
Fekecs
Union
Middlesex County
Felecs
North Brunswick
Francis Clarke
Franklin Township
George W. Dunham
John Leber
William Dolan
Tempest balances power and ride with trans-axle drive
The Tempest offers a trans-axle with a front engine, 112 inch wheelbase, and independent suspension on all wheels for flat stable handling. It features equal load on each wheel, light steering, improved traction in snow, and wide track margins. Seats six, good clearance, 15 inch wheels, and a full line of accessories.
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Pontiac
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Earth, Stars and Man
Don Oakley
John Lane
Thomas Henry Huxley
Riley van Me Drawn
Charles Robert Darwin
Gov. Hodges
Edith Clarke
Dorothy Moore
Cora Thaddies
Morris Michael
Newark
Mtits
Belk
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