Koos Lived Here They Bring A Home Abroad
Families of diplomats and officials pack more than clothes when posted far away. Mrs Koo even brings her bed, a priceless throne-like canopy bed, lacquered in red and gold, to furnish temporary residences in distant posts before phone lines or moving schedules.
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Jane Eads
U.S
China
States
Charles E. Bohlen
Russia
Self
Spasso House
John E. Holloway
Union of South Africa
London
Hollington Tongs
Wellington Koos
U.S. Air Force
Trictian Heat Ag
Army
Weeks Doubts Big Slump As Profits Rise In 1986
Secretary Weeks revises earlier fears of a July-September decline and now predicts healthy prosperity into 1987. He cites a 1 percent rise in output in Q2 to 408 billion dollars annual rate, near record employment, with July jobless totals slightly down from June and overall confidence improving.
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Washington U—Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Commerce Secretary
Air Force Claims Breakthrough in Supersonic Flight
New Orleans reports the Air Force unofficially set a world speed record of 1900 mph in the Bell X2 with Lt. Col. Frank K Everest Jr at Edwards AFB on July 25, surpassing the X1A. The Air Force will not officially confirm the achievement, citing security restrictions.
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New Orleans
Air Force
Defense Department
Frank K. Everest Jr
California
Edwards Air Force Base
Charles Yeager
Everest
Air Force Assn
Four Drowned In Rough Surf in Tragedy
Four persons drowned in rough surf as rescue efforts followed in a seaside area. The incident underscores dangerous coastal conditions and prompted local authorities to issue warnings and investigate the drowning sequence, with witnesses reporting strong currents and high waves.
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Pusan
Air Force Colonie
Lady Of 113 Celebrating Splits At Market Peak
PADUCAH Ky Mrs Hannah Davidson who claims to be 113 returns home to watch the city’s 100th birthday celebration. A former slave born in Ballard County she enjoys sewing and quilting for her surviving children and says her long life comes from serving God and kindness.
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Paducah
Hannah Davidson
Toledo
Ohio
Ballard County
Hannah
Pipe leak halted by dairy engineer’s quick action
A worker was trapped for half an hour before David Flynn, a dairy engineer, freed him by shutting off the ammonia flow and dousing the pipe with water. The report notes grapevine cuttings from Spain were moved to New Mexico during early mission days.
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Trappe
David Flynn
Spain
New Mexico
Large State area comparison spans nations and nations
Helena Montana is stated as three times the area of New York. It is described as equal to the combined areas of the United Kingdom plus all of the Netherlands and Belgium. The claim pairs a U S state with large European regions for scale.
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Helena
Montana
New York
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Belgium
Tongue Freezes To Dairy Pipe In Shawnee Frost
Seven year old Haven Taylor stopped to wipe frost from an outdoor refrigeration pipe at a Shawnee dairy. His tongue and lips froze to the metal, creating an medical emergency as bystanders called for help. He was treated on the scene and transported for further care.
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Shawnee, Okla
Haven Taylor
Bus Men Strike Over Negro Driver Hiring In Sheffield
More than 600 city bus workers in Sheffield voted to begin a slowdown strike in protest against the hiring of Negroes as bus drivers and ticket takers.
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Sheffield
England
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