Radio Hams Take Over City's Communications After Storm
In Springfield Illinois amateur radio operators kept Quincy connected after breakdowns. The emergency net, now 125 members strong, relayed trains road traffic and crucial messages while war restrictions had cut the system.
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Britain cuts telegram handling time this year
Britain's post office reduced the average time from handing in to receipt at the destination end to 44 minutes, shaving one minute from last year.
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Arctic Tern Makes Two 11000 Mile Annual Flights
The Arctic tern migrates between the Arctic and Antarctic regions with two 11,000 mile yearly trips. The birds travel from Alaska and western North America southward, while eastern populations sometimes detour to Europe and Africa before reaching the South Pole. PMID: uncertain
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Paris Tragedy Ends in Double Suicide Case
In Paris a man shot and killed his sweetheart then killed himself. He fell down stairs and wrecked his car in a ravine before dying near two gendarmes.
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Battle of the Beverages shapes up for next year
SAM DAWSON reports a coming clash between coffee and tea in the United States as price and supply tensions test American taste. Coffee pushers seek higher prices to curb demand while tea interests cite steadier prices and aim to win converts from coffee amid global shortages and currency effects.
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