Use of Christmas Tree Dates Back Centuries
READING Pennsylvania article traces Christmas tree history from ancient Egyptians to Norse Celts and German origins, notes 35 million trees used annually, and explains species, pests, regulations, and Roosevelt era debates on environmental impact. ends with a peculiar fuel efficiency tip.
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Reading
Fort Dearborn
Til
Robert Sullivan
Pennsylvania Christmas Tree Growers Assn
National Association
U.S. Forestry Service
Germany
Sullivan
U.S
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
U.S. Forest Service
Safety rules for toy buying from Hartford Junior Fire Marshal program
A safety guidance piece urges parents to inspect toys before purchase and avoid hazardous items. It covers sharp edges, small parts, flying objects, UL labeling, age-appropriate use, chemistry sets, secure fastenings, flamables, non-toxic paint, stable riding toys, and avoiding two wheeled bikes for young children. The message warns that children can misuse toys and emphasizes parental responsibility during the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Food and Drug Administration
Hartford Insurance Group
Underwriters’ Laboratories
Brazil plans 21st century jungle city in Amazon
Brazil unveils a plan to build a Humboldt named model city deep in the Amazon to test a sustainable, technology driven civilization. A 1.5 million project funds a nucleus from Cuiaba as 250 initial residents will inhabit a 50 000 square mile area rich in minerals. The project seeks to study rainforest living with stilts and cluster design amid heavy rainfall and heat.
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Dennis Redmont
Associated Press
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Amazon Rain Forest
Alexander von Humboldt
Ian
Ministry of Planning
Cuiaba
Mato Grosso
Humboldt
Ture
Aripuana
Pedro Paulo Lomba
University of Mato Grosso
Lomba
Prison for women Looks free yet it isn’t
In Alderson West Virginia the Federal Reformatory for Women houses 530 inmates in cottages with open access and low security. Warden Virginia McClaughlin notes escapes are rare due to psychology and isolation. The prison struggles with overcrowding, lack of work release, and staffing, while offering garment and computer work with wages between 21 and 52 cents per hour or 10 to 50 dollars monthly.
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Betty Miles
Associated Press
Alderson
W. Va
Federal Reformatory For Women
Greenbrier River
Katy
Virginia McClaughlin
McClaughlin
Tokyo
Billie Holliday
Irene Smith
Dallas
Tex
Attica
N.Y
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R. Lazenby
Roger Nunn
Rosie Davis
Gerald Keith
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Earl Orr
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Hempstead
Bill Reyenga
Jim Cobb
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Hope Fire Dept
Steven Avery
Richard Harris
Hopewell
Joe Balentine
Mickey Mantle
Fit Family Center
Dad
MAC
Rugges
Prison For
Helena
Ark
Forrest City
Mississippi River
Tunica
Here
Clarence E. Montgomery
Lockhart Sweet
W. W. Benton
Montgomery
Kroger
I Leber Shore
Krag
Dodredigh Biscuits
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the Kroger Company
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Boston
Oronnuueeeurde
Useger Giant Sandwich Bread
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