Normandy Scenes Fade as War Echoes Drift Away
Three years after D-Day visitors glimpse Utah Beach and Saint Lo scarred no longer by tanks and gun emplacements. Normandy farmers plow with oxen, landing strips repurposed, and relics linger as memorials and preserved relics amid ongoing memory projects by France.
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Ste. Mere Eglise
France
Utah Beach
Normandy
Saint Lo
Arromanches
Utah
Omaha
Ican
Seventh Army Corps
Europe
Hitler
World Youth Conference to Convene in Oslo
Fifteen hundred young people from 62 nations gather in Oslo July 22 to 31 for the second World Conference of Christian Youth. Two thirds are under 20, with ecumenical representation except Rome. YMCA YWCA World Students Christian Federation and World Council of Churches organize. Housing includes a former German camp and Akershus fortress. U.S. and Canada delegations participate.
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Oslo
Norway
U.P
Amsterdam
YMCA
YWCA
World Students Christian Federation
World Council of Churches
Geneva
R. Mackie
Scotland
Akershus
United States
Canada
Writer Deplores Habit of Dying in Modern Life
Claire Cox reports Mrs. Bonaro W. Overstreet argues modern people suffer a mental emotional social decay long before physical death. She cites bosses losing tempers over trivial issues and couples regressing to younger selves in contemporary society.
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Claire Cox
United Press
Chicago
U.R
Bonaro W. Overstreet
Minds Must Stay Flexible at Education Convention
Mrs Overstreet urged adults to keep learning at the Golden Jubilee convention of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. She warned that neglecting new ideas dulls the brain, and those who resist change die to themselves by living in rut and fear of judgment from their circle.
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National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Hunter of snakes offers pointers from Bisbee Arizona
Henry A. Smith of Bisbee pursues rattlesnake hunting as a hobby since March 27 1923 when he killed a six feet ten inch record snake. He avoids face-first encounters and has never been bitten, though a leg trouser leg was struck once.
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Bisbee
Ariz
U.P
Henry A. Smith
Smith
Arizona rattlesnake hunter warns against solo trips
Smith, a southern Arizona hunter with 140 rattles, advises never to hunt alone. He carries a suction cup snake bite kit, uses boots and baggy pants for protection, and notes sidewinders as the deadliest species. He recalls a rattlesnake dying in under 20 minutes in heat.
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Smith
Arizona Desert
Civilization claim questioned by museum expert
Dr. Paul S. Martin of the Chicago Natural History Museum says there has never been a highly civilized people. The remark challenges prevailing views on ancient societies and their cultural development.
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Chicago
Paul S. Martin
The
Chicago Natural History Museum
Who Preceded the American Indian in North America
Dr. Martin asserts careful archaeology shows mound builders were American Indians. The claim addresses a theory that large burial mounds imply a separate predecessor people across the continent.
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North America
Martin
Rocking of Babies Advocated Today
Chicago writer Harman W. Nichols reports a music leaders conference urging mothers to rock babies and play soothing tunes from birth. Hugh W. Randall of Milwaukee argued music aids early development and lifelong appreciation, noting a baby should hear music from day one.
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Harman W. Nichols
United Press
Chicago
June Nek Mest
Hugh W. Randall
Milwaukee
National Association of Music Merchants
Randall
Randall reflects on parenthood and missed early music training
The speaker recalls attempting to give his son Stuart a musical education but delaying until he could finger notes. Stuart later pursued music despite early neglect, choosing not to be a wallflower. The elder Randall admits parental missteps in the early training.
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Stuart
Stuart Randall
Randall
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