Carbon 14 May Help Date Ancient Remains and Relics
Archaeologists near Baltimore explore a new dating method using carbon-14 to age mummies and wooden artifacts. If validated by Libby and Albright, the technique could verify relic authenticity and help place Egyptian and biblical sites within narrow time frames.
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Baltimore
William Libby
Institute of Nuclear Research
University of Chicago
William F. Albright
Johns Hopkins University
Egypt
Bible Lands
Albright
Libby
Chicago
Takes Oath In Bed In Home Citizenship
Federal Judge William J. Campbell moved his court to the home of Jerome Ronge in Chicago where Ronge, bedridden for 11 years with arthritis, took the oath of citizenship.
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Chicago
Ill
William J. Campbell
Jerome Ronge
Cuba transit workers win 30 percent raise and six hour day
Bus and streetcar workers in Cuba secure a 30 percent wage increase and a six hour workday with eight hours pay. The settlement grants higher pay for shifts and improves daily labor conditions for urban transit staff.
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Cuba
Why Living Costs Stay High as Raw Materials Fall
The article analyzes why living costs remain elevated while wholesale commodity prices retreat. It notes wages and rents lag changes, taxes and profits stay high, and several key goods vary, leaving the cost of living only partly responsive to commodity declines. The piece traces price trends from 1946 to 1948 and highlights patterns in inflation versus wage movement.
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New York
OPA
Associated Press
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Half of England People Take Vacations
A recent survey finds about half the people in England take vacations while the other half stay home. The study highlights differing travel habits and leisure patterns across regions and demographics.
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England
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