Scientists record nearly extinct Yiddish society before survivors fade
UPI reports US scientists under NSF sponsorship study Yiddish speaking communities once spread across Central and Eastern Europe. Prof. Uric Weinreich leads field work in New York and Israel to capture language and customs before survivors cross the final years.
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Escalator Installed at New McCarran Terminal and Vegas Buzz
Local notes report the McCarran terminal escalator is now installed while residents, locals like Rob Lowe and Judy visit family in town. A mix of social updates covers entertainers Mary Merritt and Dinah Shore, Judy Garland’s connections, and upcoming Nevada Hospital Association events, with crime item noting a Henderson robbery and threat from Maxine Dodson.
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Sauphine Elliott
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Muriel Humes
Faye Lane
Sue Lytle
Kayf
Mary Kaye
Poth
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Vegas
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Landmark Tower
Latin American powers offer aid to U S Cuba blockade
Several Latin American governments offered ships port facilities and troops to support the U S blockade of Cuba. Argentina Guatemala Costa Rica Honduras and the Dominican Republic plus Venezuela Colombia and Peru had previously offered assistance and options remained open.
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Colombia
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