Pakistan Importing Australian Sheep To Improve Land
Pakistan's Thal reclamation project plans to import Merino ewes and rams from Australia and Corriedale sheep from New Zealand to convert barren desert into productive grazing land. Australia will supply 300 Merino ewes and 100 rams, New Zealand 100 Corriedale ewes and 10 rams, with acclimation efforts in hills. The program aims to create 50 000 fine wool ewes and as many lambs within five years, plus a wool research laboratory, as over 300 000 of 2 000 000 acres are reclaimed and settled.
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Shahpur
Pakistan
Australia
New Zealand
Jhelum
Indus
Thal
Indian Subcontinent
Thai Development Authority
Arca
Kaiur Kot
Try and Stop Me! Bennett Cerf humor in brief vignettes
A collection of humorous anecdotes recounts Native observers at a Northwest lighthouse, Henry Ford and Edison banter about the Model T, and the origins of Scotland Yard. The pieces blend wit about tech, wealth, and royal visits in compact sketches.
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Henry Ford
Thomas Edison
Tom
Henry
Will And Fortune Are Both Missing
Sydney authorities probe the death of Donald McDonald a 56 year old seaman. Relatives in Scotland say his peg leg served as a cash stash and exhumation found no leg. Landlady Mary Quinn recalls two legs and a missing will with £1800 from 1941 damages. The mother in Scotland is sole beneficiary, but the will is missing.
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Sydney
Australia
Donald McDonald
Scotland
McDonald
Donald
McDonald's
Mary Quinn
Salvation Army
Miss Quinn
A Room Under the Stairs Remodel for Family Life
A young couple remodels an old house to suit their two children with a bright washroom under the stairs. The room uses yellow provincial wallpaper, a red linoleum floor, and navy towels to keep kids clean and floors protected. The setup highlights practical design choices for a family home.
Aga Khan's horse Tulyar sold for record £250000
In Cannes the Aga Khan sold the champion colt Tulyar to the Irish National Stud for £250,000. Bred at Gilltown, Tulyar won Derbies and seven major races as a three-year-old, setting a British record by earning £76,717. The deal leaves Tulyar training under Irish ownership, likely in Ireland.
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Aga Khan
Tulyar
Cannes
Irish National Stud
Tehran
Nearco
England
Lord Derby
Hyperion
Ascot
Sandown Park
Lingfield
Chester
Hurst Park
Republic of Ireland
Sean T. O'Kelly
Gilltown
County Kildare
Tully
Ireland
United States
Cooper
Liz Whitney
Upperville
Tubhyar
Blenheim II
Bahram
Mahmoud
U.S
Bilenheim
Jefferson Davis Cohn
Bois Russell
Bad-Tempered Pheasant Chases Milkman in Weymouth
In Weymouth Massachusetts milkman Jack Crawford battles a temperamental pheasant named Felix. The bird runs toward the delivery truck when it arrives and then pecks at the metal carrier and Crawford’s hands. Felix ignores others but harasses Crawford, who keeps a spare carrier for defense.
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Weymouth
Mass
Jack Crawford
Felix
Crawford
Queen Juliana Pushes Car Free During Flood Tour
In The Hague on a flood tour of South Holland islands Queen Juliana leaped from her car when it bogged down in mud and began pushing, with bystanders and others helping to free the vehicle.
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the Hague
The
Netherlands
Juliana
South Holland
Gems of Thought Reflective Aphorisms Across Poets
A collection of brief maxims from Goldsmith Wilde Holmes Ware Eddy Tennyson and others on charm age living and thought. The quotes compare charm to character and living deeds noting the charm of a life lies in its thought and actions.
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Eugene Fitch Ware
Good Sunday Breakfast Is Good Start
A Sunday breakfast guide suggests varied menus beyond daily fare. Recipes include corn bread Johnny cake with butter and maple, pancakes with bran cereal, and muffins with all bran.
Inheritance Held Until Age of Common Sense
Gordon Waterworth a Leeds druggist died last November. He left £12,500 to his two children but arranged for the money to be held until they reach an age of common sense, set at fifty. The son is 28 and the daughter 26.
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Leeds
England
Gordon Waterworth
Hat On In House Glasses Off Chinese Custom
An ancient Chinese custom requires a caller to wear a hat inside the house while his sight is poor, yet he must remove his glasses. The rule reflects ritual etiquette governing appearance and vision.
World Happenings Briefly Told
A trade delegation from Pakistan visits Tokyo to discuss a new Pakistan Japan agreement. Four Japanese banks seek permission to open branches in Pakistan. Mrs Julia Hani das presents a tractor to Masovuene village in Greece. The Germans executed all adult males in World War II. The Royal Australian Navy orders 4 Fairey Gannet planes from Britain for anti-submarine duty, delivery in 1955 costing £3,200,000. The British Girl Guides totaling 2,500,000 aim to break records for good deeds this year. Regular TV programs start in Japan with afternoon and weekend transmissions. Norwegian shipping companies lay up 25 vessels due to lower freight rates. The Canadian Grain Journal suggests wheat futures may reopen in Winnipeg after Britain quits grain-buying in non-dollar areas. Spare parts from wristwatches are being imported to Britain for breakdown repairs.
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Pakistan
Japan
Tokyo
Self winding clock powered by light from Switzerland
A Swiss firm unveiled a photo electric clock that winds itself on exposure to light. The device runs 24 hours on energy from one hour of light, with four hours of moderate light fully winding it and four days in darkness to stop. The mainspring stays nearly constant for accuracy.
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Montreal
Canada
United States
Philippe Patek
Bienne
Switzerland
Cheating Probe In Civil Service Exam At Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard investigates reports of cheating in a government civil service examination for promotion to sergeant. Sir Harold Scott leads plainclothes detectives in the sensitive case. Ecuador is cited as the world's chief source of balsa wood.
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London
Scotland Yard
Harold Scott
Britain
Ecuador
Britain Producing Prefabs To Help Canadian House Shortage
Britain expands prefabricated building industry to aid Canada's housing shortage. The British Industries Fair in London opens April 27 with a sectional city of prefabs for Canada, including aluminum school and clinic, metal and timber modules, and weatherproof portable buildings.
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Britain
London
England
Canada
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