World Arouluti Hy Tend Thomey in Modesto Incident
A jumble of early 20th century style news items describes a heavyset man at a high school event in Modesto California, a farmer reporting a helicopter landing in a melon patch, and a Miami man’s parakeet named Chip per Cragg. The piece blends local color and light celebrity notes with various oddities and anecdotes from farm to home.
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Ed Jahl
Hughson
Modesto
Calif
Heb
W. J. Fifield
Harry Condo
Miami
Fla
Rush Crage
Mise Cragg
1883 Dead Sea Scroll Now Seen as Genuine
A 1883 Dead Sea Scroll once labeled a forgery is now thought by scholars to possibly be an authentic ancient text of Deuteronomy. Menahem Mansoor, Yale University, and others discuss research, Shapira scroll history, and debate over authenticity, noting the scroll’s link to 19th century discovery and subsequent controversies.
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Consin Hebrew Aenosar
Menahem Mansoor
University of Wiranai
Department of Hebrew
Pip
England
London
Oxford
Garsman
Richard Harmon
Alison de Courcy
Ireland
Ives
Harmon
Rust
Rumala
Richard Jones
Russia
Cheman
Len Sred
Ann Varroush
Ant
Dead Sea
National Jewish Monthly
Sinai B'rith
Marisoor
M. W. Shapira
Jerusalem
Shapira
Ife
Ithe Dritith Museum
Igsin
Mansoor
Knomwland
Europe
Rotterdam
Hold Up at San Francisco Olympic Country Club
Two gunmen wearing masks held up players at San Francisco's Olympic Country Club on a Sunday, forcing them face down on the floor while adhesive tape was used during the incident at a site well known for top golf tournaments.
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San Francisco
Ginear
Tony Rowan
Olympic Country Club
Year’s Ad Woman as Dorothy Shines in New York
Dorothy headlines the year’s ad scene in New York, drawing attention to her work and influence in the city’s bustling advertising industry. Her presence signals a standout figure amid a competitive landscape.
Missing text from sparse report on ransom and suspects
Fragmentary police record notes a robbery and fugitive suspects tied to a New York agency and a Cadillac convertible. Names and details are garbled, with references to crime figures, a manager, and a Moscow Soviet clerk appearing in disjointed lines.
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Neprous
New York
Don Cameron
Moscow
Jules Gorak
Trum remarks at Brandeis Commencement
President Truman spoke at Brandeis University in Waltham Massachusetts during commencement exercises. He quipped that a statesman is a dead politician and said he plans to live a long time while addressing relations and attendance numbers.
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Malareer Orteane
New York
Tadey
Pam
Truman
Will & Ma
Ita
Brandeis University
Matedau
California lawmakers seek Knowland governor post
As Senator Knowland runs for governor many California congressmen are expected to pursue the vacated seat. The move could trigger a dramatic increase in free congressional mail and campaign activity among hopefuls.
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Knowland
California
Franked Speeches in Contemnoral Record Frustrate Postage Goal
Petronius Jr notes that printed but never spoken speeches clutter the temperamental record to meet postage limits. The piece argues one of the freedoms faces a hard path as Congress weighs allowances and restrictions.
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Congress
Formosa Theater Ban Aimed at Polio Spread
Health authorities in Taipei restrict children under six from theaters and entertainment venues as polio cases rise in Taipei and nearby Keelung. Precautionary action follows reports of new polio cases and spread concerns across the region.
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Formosa
Health Department
Taipei
Keelung
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Mars
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Nidget
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KAY Jewelers
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Jowel
Underwood
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