Why Britain’s Great Art Theft Baffles Experts
Britain's Dulwich College Gallery heist leaves motives unclear as eight paintings worth seven million dollars vanish. Experts doubt a sale is possible since the Rembrandts and Rubens are globally prized, and insurance is unlikely to cover such losses.
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Britain
London
Dulwich College Gallery
John Rothenstein
Tate Gallery
Rembrandts
Rubens
Gerard Dou
Rembrandt
Adam Elseheimer
Visiting Iraq Attracts Foreign Tourists To Babylon
A government report notes Soviet and other foreign travelers are increasingly visiting Baghdad and Iraq to see famed sites like Babylon, reflecting growing international interest in Iraqi archaeology and culture.
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Iraq
Baghdad
Babylon
Vera Panina Oweyng at Fetersburo staged tragedy
An unclear report describes Vera Panina in a Russian setting where a czar's guard member sings to guardsmen about a breaking heart before dying by poison on stage in Chilmark Massachusetts. The piece notes U S music enthusiasm and mentions Yellowstone as a landmark park established by Congress with a $600 million annual figure.
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Vera Panina Oweyng
Fetersburo
Russiae
CZAR
Yellowstone
National Park
Levelland Fire Sparks From Short in Doghouse Wiring
A morning blaze in Levelland started by an electrical short in a light bulb heater for a doghouse. The fire spread to the main house attic, causing about 2000 dollars in damage. The Chihuahua survived after rescue. the Allsup family was uninjured.
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Levelland
Chihuahua
Martin All
Allsup
Hackney Sworn Texas Welfare Commissioner In Austin
Burton G. Hackney of Brownfield is sworn in as Texas Welfare Commissioner by Associate Justice Meade F. Griffin in a brief ceremony. Appointed by the Welfare Board, Hackney succeeds John C. Winters who headed the $300 million agency. Other officials moved to new duties include Atty. Gen. Crawford Martin and judges John F. Onion Jr., Wesley Dice, and Ernest W. Belcher, with Belcher securing a four year term.
Mexico City Benefits From Tarzan TV Series Filming
Mexican film workers welcome Tarzan filming in Mexico City as the US series continues since June. Alfonso Sanches Tello, linked to the production, says the work brings in about $80,000 weekly to Mexicans assisting on the project.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Alfonso Sanches Tello
Wallaces Spark Bama Rally In New Orleans
In New Orleans at Union Station Gow and Mrs George Wallace greeted about 300 fans before the Alabama Nebraska Sugar Bowl. The Cullman High School band played Hail to the Chief as George and Lurleen Wallace posed for pictures and mingled with the crowd.
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New Orleans
UPI
Gow
George Wallace
Alabama
Union
Cullman
Ala
George
Lurleen Wallace
Wallaces
Wallace
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Royal Academy
Kenneth Clark
National Gallery
Chilmark
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St Martin's Gate
Paris
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Stree
Dinette
Globe Park
Kroehler
Philco
Bassett
Heath
BOX Spring Ensemble
Onion
Martin
Dice
Belcher
San Antonio
W. T. McDonald
Tarzan
Spark
U.S
Martin van Buren
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