How U S Submarine Sank World's Largest Carrier Shinano Sunk By Archer Fish
The Shinano, Japan's 72,000 ton carrier, completed in 1944, was torpedoed by the U S submarine Archer Fish after a long chase. Six torpedoes struck as firefighting and discipline failed, leaving the ship to list and sink with about 75 percent of the crew saved.
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Yamato
Mususmi
Battle of Midway
Yokosuka Naval Yard
U.S
Eagle
Tokyo
Archer Fish
Shinano
Household hints for home repairs and painting
Practical tips cover making plastic paint with whiting, removing stains from asbestos siding, cleaning with turpentine, easing sash movement with linseed oil, safe insulation stripping, leveling a kitchen range, and filling hairline plaster cracks. Includes note that actions speak louder than words.
Swimming Queen Of 1909 Advises Water Safety
Adeline Muhlenberg, once Brooklyn's Queen of Hell Gate, speaks to the Red Cross on water safety. She notes rope throws and boats are safer than diving in, warns against risky attire, and emphasizes cautious swimming. Her feats include crossing the Hudson and a 28 mile river swim to Manhattan.
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New York
Adeline Trapp
Brooklyn
Marilyn Monroe
Bikini
Adeline Muhlenberg
Hellgate
Hellgate Channel
Long Island Sound
Hastings
Hudson
Hudson River
Manhattan
23Rd Street
The
Red Cross
Muhlenberg
Leprosy Isolation Declared Outdated By WHO Report
WHO Expert Committee on Leprosy in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo concludes isolation is inhumane and unnecessary. They urge segregation only when infection risk exists, hoping patients seek treatment voluntarily and reduce transmission. Leprosy spreads by direct contact and nasal secretions, with varied susceptibility by age and gender. Canada reports 1952 coal mining employment totaling 21,754 workers, mostly underground.
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World Health Organization
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
WHO
Cairo
Odds of lasting marriage if you marry an engineer
Judith Chase says the odds favor an engineer staying married longer, nearly three to one. Ministers rank second, college professors third. The text also mentions ancient customs restricting women from wearing gloves.
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Judith Chase
Vacation Planning Tips For The Woman Driver
A humorous guide urges women travelers to handle car checks themselves with tactful garage chat to avoid male judgment. It covers pre trip prep, tire, brake, and fuel system checks, wiper and ignition tests, and assembling a basic trouble kit. It advises practical, calm self reliance and safe driving on unknown roads.
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Hill and Dale
Gems Of Thought: Quotes On Character And Happiness
This digest presents a collection of historic quotes on character from Mary Baker Eddy Emerson Dwight L. Moody J P Richter Dostoyevsky and H W Beecher. It links beauty moral goodness and inner strength to character and happiness.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Dwight L. Moody
J. P. Richter
Dostoyevsky
H. W. Beecher
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