Stop Me If You Can A Yawning Professor Tale
A Scottish tale centers on Professor Maclourin of the College of Edinburgh who cannot yawn without dislocating his jaw and imitates yawns after pupils. The students exploit the weakness, leaving him exposed until his assistant intervenes. The professor has since retired on pension.
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Geography class charters planes to San Diego
Seventh graders from Emerson Junior High in Pomona chartered two commercial planes for a round trip to San Diego to observe Southern California. The class, taught by Mrs. Arline Steiner, funded the trip by washing dishes mowing lawns babysitting and holding a rummage sale. The experience will feed into their classroom work.
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Admiral Brind Seizes Ship During Far East Stand
Vice Admiral Sir Patrick Brind, soon to command the British Pacific Fleet, earned fame in 1939 on the China station. As captain of HMS Birmingham, he ordered the release of a British merchant ship detained at Tsingtao, placing his cruiser between Japanese heavy cruisers and boarding the Japanese flagship to force the ship’s release. The Japanese offered no resistance.
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H.M.S. Birmingham
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States move to streamline governments with specialist staff
Olympia report notes many states arm governors with a staff of management specialists to run state government like a large business. The University of Washington survey shows states shifting management duties from elective to appointive officials answerable to the governor, who gains power to enact results.
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Franklin County settles inheritance tax shortfall
Franklin County ran two cents in the red after settling the inheritance tax on the estate of the late trader Lester. The final tally shows one cent surplus and three cents were needed to mail the penny check to Marion city auditor.
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Franklin County
Tra
Lester
Marion, O
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