Arlington cop sponsors safe bike riding program
Arlington County Virginia officials partner with the Automobile Association to stage a bike rodeo in late August. Kids watch safety films and get bicycle checks on brakes seats lights tires and wheels. Those who pass receive sticker licenses and are eligible for $300 in prizes while nonpassers get a 30 day window to fix issues.
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Nichols Onstaff
Pi—almer
Deak
Eearion
Arlington County
Virginia
Anigsigan
Automobile Association Ce Eee Driend
Oguihwa
Palmer
District of Columbia Motor Club
Oak Ridge youths hunt fireflies for science study
Oak Ridge Tennessee June 7 U P reports local youths gathered to catch 100000 fireflies to aid Dr Bernard L Strehler of Johns Hopkins in researching bioluminescence and potential efficient light sources He will collect weekly for two years at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and compare to bulb efficiency with fluorescent light.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
U.P
Bernard L. Strehler
Johns Hopkins University
Strehler
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
John Hopkins
William D. McElroy
Baltimore
Illinois Enclaves Lost after Mississippi River Shift
A small sliver of Illinois near Kaskaskia remained west of the Mississippi as the river altered course during a flood, creating a historic geographic anomaly. The incident left the state with a rare territorial oddity that persisted through subsequent flooding events.
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Illinois
Mississippi
Kaskaskia
Silent City: A De la Mare Poem on Deaf Night Stare
Excerpt from Walter de la Mare Collected Poems portrays a lone traveler in New York at night seeking signs of life. The narrative follows through moonlit streets into quiet rooms where life exists behind glass, with silent windows and a deafening absence of sound.
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York
Walter de la Mare
Henry Holt & Co
Mount Aconcagua Tops South America For Highest Peak
The highest point in South America is Mount Aconcagua in Argentina at 22 835 feet above sea level. A note recalls the ancient water driven elevator in Emperor Tiberius palace around 2 A D. Grizzly bears cannot climb trees.
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South America
Mount Aconcagua
Argentina
Tiberius
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