Seagoing marriages warn lovers on the sea
The Seafarers Union cautions couples that sea weddings may not be legally binding. It notes captains lack authority to marry aboard ships and that laws of the ship’s flag and port of registry determine validity. Federal rules require logging marriages but do not grant ceremony authority.
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Washington
Seafarers’ Union
Union
Maritime Trades Department
Afl-Cio
New York
U.S
U.S. Coast Guard
Frederick Arzt
Ring Returned After Year Lost in Sink Trap
Ken Goodrich of Lincoln Illinois regained his wedding ring that vanished for a year when his wife during spring cleaning cleared the sink trap. A wooden probe struck a lump which turned out to be the ring. after cleaning it shone like new and proved his tale that it had gone down the drain.
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Lincoln, Ill
Ken Goodrich
Ken
Witchcraft in Britain Faces Probing Eye of History
In England about 7000 witches exist, with covens of 13 members common in the countryside. Public image worries rise as white witches gain visibility via lectures, books, and media. Experts warn most black magic stories are exaggerations, noting only a fraction may reflect genuine devil worship.
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Britain
United States
Sybil Leek
New Forest
England
Toni Sender Dies at 78 Noted Socialist Organizer
Toni Sender, 78, longtime Socialist organizer and active participant in the international trade union movement, died Friday in New York. She was a former member of the German Reichstag before Hitler's rise.
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Toni Sender
New York
Reichstag
Hitler
Pesticide Endrin blamed for Mississippi fish kill
The Welfare Department issued an official finding Friday that the pesticide Endrin caused a massive fish kill in the lower Mississippi River during last fall and winter. It cited industrial wastes and drainage from areas around Memphis Tennessee as pollution sources and warned that additional unidentified sources may contribute to Endrin in the drainage area.
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Washington
Welfare Department
Mississippi River
Memphis
Tenn
Bellot Strait aims a 15 mile channel between Boothia and Somerset
The strait links Boothia Peninsula at North America’s mainland tip to Somerset Island and narrows to a mile in places. Ice jams and strong tides complicate passage, but the channel remains deep enough for large ships.
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Bellot Strait
Boothia Peninsula
Somerset Island
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