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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1948

Page

12

Kilroy Complex Students Imitate Ancient Nabatean Signatures

Four Kilroy complex writers are said to imitate Nabatean inscriptions found by the California Althenn expedition. They learned signatures carved 2600 years ago along a Sinai route. Five red sandstone blocks from Wadi Fiiran will go to California and Egyptian Museums.

Rebheley Kilroy Antient Egypt Palestine University’ of California Althenn Wadi Fiiran Sinai Peninsula

Manhattan Poet Plunges to Death

New York March 4 UPI Phillip Stack a poet who wrote under the pseudonym Don Wahn for Walter Winchell’s Broadway column died in a 12 story plunge from a mid Manhattan apartment building Police listed the death as apparent suicide Stack 60 wrote verses for a greeting card firm and once contributed to a syndicated column before his death.

New York UPI Phillip Stack Walter Winchell Don Wahn Manhattan Sid Stack Alhore

Isotopes Sent Experimenters to Foreign Countries

At Oak Ridge Tennessee on March 4 the Atomic Energy Commission announced that radioactive isotopes for research have gone to foreign countries and 16 countries plan to obtain them. Conditions require access for qualified scientists, semiannual progress reports, and assurances that materials are not used for other purposes. Forty four shipments have gone to Australia Argentina United Kingdom Denmark Peru Canada Italy and Sweden with preliminary arrangements by New Zealand the Netherlands Cuba France Belgium Union of South Africa Ireland and Switzerland.

Oak Ridge Tenn Atomic Energy Commission AEC United States Australia Argentina United Kingdom Denmark Peru Canada Italy Sweden New Zealand Netherlands Cuba France Belgium Union South Africa Ireland Switzerland

Fire Ruins Barracks on Treasure Island Navy Base

A fire of undetermined origin destroyed two abandoned barracks on Treasure Island Navy Base early today. Flames reached about 75 feet high and were visible across the San Francisco Bay, drawing crews from nearby stations to fight the blaze.

San Francisco Treasure Island Navy Base Bay

W W Gable Dies in Los Angeles at 61

William W. Gable 61 longtime national treasurer of the Glass Bottle Blowers Association died after a three month illness at Maywood Hospital Los Angeles date March 4 obituary notes his leadership in the union and service to workers in the glass bottle industry

Los Angeles William W. Gable Blowers’ Association Maywood Hospital

Colorful Churchill Air Pilot Reminisces at Rotary Meeting

A Rotary Club gathering featured sketches and anecdotes about Winston Churchill by Jack Ruggles, the American-born RAF pilot and Churchill aide. Ruggles recalled Churchill’s love of spotlight, bold travel plans from London to Moscow with Averell Harriman, and a blunt push to clear flight space. Fire Chief Frank S. Sandeman chaired. Dr. John C. Cottrell presided as president.

Tre Boss Winston Churchill Yeryday Jack Ruggles Royal Air Force Rotary Club Winnie Monenw Joe Ruggles London Moscow Gibraltar Cairo Tehran Avered Harriman Roosevelt Mose Frank S. Sandeman Julian R. Davis John C. Cottrell

Navy Skyburners Twice Miss Record

Los Angeles report shows two Navy pilots failing to set records as they lost routes to the city airport. Lt Commander Lars Vangaard Jr misidentified the field yesterday, posting a 44 minute 25 second time, over by 3 minutes 52 seconds. Lt Commander R N Elder earlier missed the same record by a long search.

Los Angeles Angeles Lars Vangaard Jr Municipal R. N. Elder

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