Shy Navajo Girl Begins School Life Journey
A 14-year-old Navajo girl named Bab travels from Ship Rock New Mexico to Phoenix to attend the government Phoenix Indian School. She enters a new life away from her ranch life learning cafeteria meals dormitory routines and a future shaped by white society. The piece notes her shyness and gradual cultural shift including changes in dress language and daily habits as she adapts to the schooling system and its mentors.
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Lawrence Malkin Phoenix
Ariz
Bob Natahane
Phoenix
Hogan
Balé
Bab
Shiprock
N.M
Bob
Miss May Manygoats
Miss Manygoats
Agnes Goodluck
Shepilov
Reno
Nev
Polycythemia Discussed by Dr. Jordan in Letters
Dr. Jordan explains two readers describe high red blood cell counts. He outlines polycythemia types: secondary polycythemia at high altitudes and polycythemia vera, a serious disorder common after age 50. Symptoms include fatigue dizziness skin discoloration and enlarged spleen. Diagnosis rests on blood counts and treatment may involve removing excess blood or radioactive methods.
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Ferns
Fragmentary Question List Mentions Nixon Yugoslavia
Readable items show brief references to Nixon, Yugoslavia, and scattered letters. The fragmentary notes lack coherent narrative or a clear event to summarize.
Parakeet Population Jumps 22 Percent Nationwide
A census shows the national parakeet population rose 22 percent last year as more people turn to birds for pets. The column notes oddities and jokes about dogs versus birds and suggests changing roles for pets.
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New York
Budget Requests Presented in Raleigh Hearings
State agencies opened budget hearings in Raleigh as the Advisory Budget Commission prepares to draft recommendations for the 1957 Legislature. The Prison Department will submit a separate budget in case the prison system is split from the Highway Commission. The State Board of Higher Education will present requests for higher learning institutions September 17 to 19.
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Hodges
State Prison Department
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Ithe
State Board of Higher Education
Judicial Department
Governor's Office
Division of
State Art Society
North Carolina Symphony Society
State Library
Attorney General
SBS
Revenue Department
Department of Tax Research
Tax Review Board, Archives and History
The
Labor Department
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Missouri Medical Journal
Walter Raleigh
Queen Elizabeth
Yellow Kid
Weil
Arthur Godfrey
United States
Oscar Wilde
Sagt
Pontiac
Bonneville
Utah
Pontiac Neill Pontiac, Inc
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Main Street
Federal Deposit Insurance
Wachovia
North Main Street
West End
English Street
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Federal Reserve System
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