Aunt Sarah Finds a Way Back Into the Little White House
In a small town, Ann Marie digs through hurt and pride to reunite with Aunt Sarah. A tense moment over class and lineage gives way when Tommy helps bridge the gap, and Aunt Sarah reveals her loneliness and desire to belong. The family then welcomes her into the home with warmth.
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White House
Ann Marie
Sarah
Jennings
Tommy
Aunt Sarah
Tom
Tommy Parkhurst
Sarah Parkhurst
Daddy
Ann
Miami Beach
James
Parkhurst
Goa: A Portuguese Colony in India
Goa remains a Portuguese colony in India under colonial administration. The status reflects imperial control and legal structures rooted in Portugal's overseas empire.
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Goa
India
Men’s fashion advances blend feminine looks and bold colors
Designers push delicates and Oriental motifs into men’s wear with pinks yellows and baby blue footwear. Spectators react with mixed humor and urging to stay for the showcase while experts note a shift inspired by women’s fashion.
Lake Superior Largest Fresh Water Body by Area
Lake Superior spans 31,810 square miles and ranks as the world's largest fresh water lake by surface area.
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Lake Superior
Fanny Weed and Quaker Burglary Pieces
A montage of snippets shows a TV service call and roof repair talk in a rural home while a Quaker faces a nighttime burglary with calm, nonthreatening resolve. The humor contrasts domestic misadventure with a calm moral stand.
First Atomic Surface Ship Expected in 1960
Rear Adm. Albert G. Mumma, head of the Bureau of Ships, predicted the United States will have its first atomic powered surface ship in 1960. The 11,060 ton cruiser with guided missiles is planned for operations next year. He also said the Nautilus reactor fuel should last at least 52,000 miles, with 26,000 miles logged in its first year and the same distance more possible.
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U.S. Navy
Albert G. Mumma
Bureau of Ships
Nuclear Energy Writers Association
Cereal grain substitutes to find markets in 1956
Ottawa reports farmers seek profitable alternative crops for 1956. Experts suggest growing forage crop seeds like crested wheatgrass and brome grass, plus seeds for flax, rapeseed, sunflowers, soybeans, mustard and peas under contract to ensure disposal. Durum wheat and malting barley offer possible shifts.
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Ottawa
A G Kusch
Scott, Sask
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Various uses for old hearses
OCONOMOWOC Wis Maynard L Popp the Midwest's only exclusive dealer in used hearses has about 14 second hand funeral cars on his lot. Used hearses can be put to good use all it takes is a little imagination according to Popp. He notes drives to events with hearses to attract crowds and cites examples from painters contractors stock car racers and Civil Air Patrol units using hearses as crash wagons or gear carriers. One 1934 hearse in Freibert Minnesota remains in good condition.
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Ann Marie
Tommy
Tom
Country Club Place
Main Street
Oconomowoc
Wis
Maynard L. Popp
Midwest
Popp
Speedway
Freeport
Minn
Civil Air Patrol
Wilds
Fort Campbell
New Relaxant Brings Relief in Many Ills
American investigators report early trials of zoxalomine fiexin as a muscle relaxant. In 100 patients with spasticity rheumatic and arthritic brain and spinal cord diseases and cerebral palsy it relieved stiffness and pain with good to excellent results in 85 cases. The drug reportedly lasts longer and has fewer side effects than older relaxants and may aid nursing care and physical therapy. Reports appear in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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William Amels
New York
Richard T. Smith
Kenneth M. Kron
William P. Peak
Irvin F. Hermann
Philadelphia
Journal of the American Medical Association
Lucky landing in honeysuckle
Roanoke railway engineer Thomas Elswick fell from a moving locomotive near a curve and landed in honeysuckle, suffering only minor scratches when he grabbed for his cap. He was later found hitchhiking in a car.
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Roanoke
Thomas Elswick
Elswick
Tulane University Born to Fight Yellow Fever in New Orleans
Tulane University in New Orleans traces its origins to 1834 as a medical college established to combat yellow fever. The school grew into a prominent research and teaching institution in Louisiana.
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Tulane University
New Orleans
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Ab Hoffman
Nine
Toronto
Abigail
Abner
Elmer Vasco
St. Catherines
Ontario
Oriental Trend
Victor Stiebel
London
Ning
Central Park
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Wildroot Ltd
Fort Erie
Dodd
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