World Calendar Debate Shifts Time Measurement History
Washington correspondent surveys efforts toward a universal calendar. Nations including Argentina Japan China Australia and Turkey backed a world calendar with 1950 consideration stalled by Korea war. The piece outlines historical time systems from Hebrew to sidereal time and notes a 1956 reconsideration window.
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CPC
Washington
United Nations
Argentine
Japan
China
Australa
Turkey
United States
Senate
Palestine
North America
Philadelphia
New York
Mountain
Pacific
Observatories
Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf
A railroad executive recalls a seedy man who filmly sat opposite a disapproving Boston lady with a bespectacled girl on her lap. The man jokes he will cut his throat in the next tunnel. A golf final once decided by an earthquake that dazed the clubhouse and sent a ball into the cup for a 37th hole victory.
Velddrift Fishermen Boom Shifts Townscape and Fortunes
In Capetown reporters note a Cape western coast fishery boom as Velddrift fishermen see incomes rise from 124 to 6200 dollars yearly. New boats cars and houses appear while neon lights replace candles. Fishermen warn authorities to protect spawning shoals or the boom may collapse.
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Capetown
South Africa
Orange Free State
Cape
Cape Province
Velddrift
Atlantic
Wills in Brief Says How Short It Can Be
A Manchester Guardian note highlights extremal brevity in wills. It cites examples such as a £271 551 estate in 17 words and £27 000 in 14 words, with famous leanings by Matthew Arnold and Sir James FitzJames and Rabelais taking the longest.
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Matthew Arnold
James FitzJames
Somerset House
Rabelais
Manchester Guardian
Mosquitoes Pick Scent to Target Humans
State College researchers Drs. Hubert W. Frings and Charles L. Hamrum report that female mosquitoes choose bite targets based on taste on the nose and legs. The study says a bite indicates a blood type that matches the mosquito’s preferences, while male mosquitoes do not bite.
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State College
Pennsylvania State College
Hubert W. Frings
Charles L. Hamrum
Coffee Measurement Guideline for Perfect Cups
Experts suggest two level tablespoons per six ounces of water to brew a perfect cup. This proportion helps balance flavor and strength for common drip or pour over methods.
New Stamp Features Bounty Bible on Pitcairn Issue
A four penny Pitcairn Island stamp will portray the Bible used by mutineers of HMS Bounty. The Bible, brought to New England in 1939, was later presented to Pitcairn’s Chief Magistrate in 1949, and its image will headline the stamp alongside an eight pence issue showing the Pitcairn school.
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Pitcairn Island
South Pacific
HMS Bounty
William Bigh
Bounty
Pitcairn
Connecticut Historical Society
Hartford
New England
England
Warren S. Christian
Fletcher Christian
Oil-from-Coal Plant Approves Construction Near Coalbrook
South Africa's first oil-from-coal plant will be built near Coalbrook in the northern Orange Free State, announced by the South African Coal Oil and Gas corporation.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Coalbrook
Orange Free State
South African Coal Oil and Gas Corporation
Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal Set for May 1 21
Air Marshal W A Bishop announces Canada's 1951 Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal dates May 1 to 21 with a target of 1 500 000 to cover operating costs and maintenance. He stresses the Army’s international reach and need for nationwide public support to sustain social services and new institutions built in 1950. Butler to head publicity committee under theme Hope for the Hopeless.
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Montreal
W. A Bishop
V.C
Salvation Army
Britain
National Advisory Board
Air Marshal Bishop
Ministry of Mercy
Canada
Bishop
W. J. J. Butler
Toronto
Indians Demand Payment for Land in British Columbia
The Edmonton Bulletin reports that BC Indians claim 348000 square miles were taken without recompense. They cite proclamations by King George III and Queen Victoria, arguing they were never conquered and that white purchase was a business deal, not force. They assert Victoria's site belongs to their tribes and seek rightful compensation.
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British Columbia
B.C
Victoria
Edmonton Bulletin
Lower Fort Garry Becomes National Historic Site
Ottawa Canada transfers Lower Fort Garry a 120 year old stone fort 18 miles north of Winnipeg to the state as a national historic site. Built 1831 to 1836 it was fur trade hub and site of Canadas first treaty with Indians. Manitoba’s entry left a jail in part. later used as motor country club HQ. now preserved by Hudsons Bay Company for the people of Canada.
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Ottawa
Canada
Lower
Fort Garry
Winters
Winnipeg
Red River
Hudson's Bay Company
Manitoba
Confederation
North America
St. Laurent
Patrick Ashley Cooper
One More Cherished Belief Exploded
A rural Pickering farmer illustrates a light puzzle: his wife and neighbors wake when they see lights in other homes, revealing how dawn light and routine mislead early rising notions. The anecdote lampoons the traditional image of farmers as the earliest risers.
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MacLean-Hunter
Pickering Township
Toronto
Woman forgets her baby on bus on Walsh Street
A Main Line bus on Walsh Street stopped as a woman with parcels alighted. A passenger rang the bell to stop the bus and the driver asked if anyone needed to get off. The woman returned, found she forgot her baby, and reboarded to retrieve the infant.
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Walsh Street
Fort William
Hats with Lightning Rods Sparked 18th Century Fashion Buzz
Report notes 18th century French women reportedly wore lightning rod hats. The claim highlights unusual fashion trends, though historical accuracy varies across sources.
Alaska Bids For Metal Development
Alaska leans into strategic minerals promising secure delivery amid global supply concerns. Sentinel Point near Juneau holds an eight per cent ilmenite magnetite ore body with four square miles and over three quarters of a billion tons of magnetite. Experts compare Alaska potential with Labrador and Cerro Bolivar deposits while noting rail, smelter, and shipping challenges. Dr. John Reed of USGS warns only small portions of Alaska have detailed geological mapping.
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Kenai Peninsula
Seward
Alaska
Sentinel Point
Juneau
Pekovich
Labrador
Cerro Bolivar
Mesabi
Lake Superior
United States
High Seas
Tidewater
Nome
Bristol Bay
Reed
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Korea
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Wash
Far East
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Gullii Gunnarson
Gothenburg
Sweden
Lower Fort Garry
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South America
Forty-ninth Star
Anchorage
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Persia
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