Recall Storm That Wrecked Spanish Armada Narrows Date
The North Sea tempest described as the greatest savage outburst in four centuries battered England and Holland, aiding the defeat of the 1588 Spanish Armada. Drake and Howard led Royal forces, fireships struck, and a violent sea storm wrecked or dispersed many ships, ending with about half of the Armada surviving.
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M. BE. Byrne
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No Fun Being Over Eight Feet Tall Says Hollywood Actor
Clarksdale Mississippi native Max Palmer, now 25, towers at 8 feet, 4 inches and pursues film work. He has roles in The Killer Ape with Johnny Weissmuller and Invaders From Mars, and is considered for The Robe. Palmer faces daily challenges from travel by train to clothing costs and shoe sizes, with a 60 coat, size 20 and 21 shoes, and custom tailoring.
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Health League of Canada warns volunteers face displacement threat
Dr Gordon Bates editorials in Health argues that voluntary societies risks losing volunteers to paid staff. He cites Rotary service clubs and crippled children committees as models performing vital tasks with minimal staff. Bates warns government takeover undercuts the volunteer spirit and essential community service.
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Gordon Bates
Health League of Canada
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Bates
Rotary
London Zoo to Open Nights During Coronation Season
City zoos will stay open at night next summer during the Coronation season. Premises will be lit with bright lights and artificial moonlight to attract nocturnal birds and animals for public viewing.
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London
Soo Canals Handle World’s Heaviest Traffic
The Soo Canals at Sault Ste. Marie surpass the combined traffic of the Panama and Suez Canals. Great Lakes shipping drives this route, with the Detroit and St. Clair Rivers linking Lake Huron to Erie as the planet’s busiest waterways. Hebrew remains the only surviving spoken Semitic language.
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Detroit
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Lakes Erie
Army Says Guided Missiles Near Certain Victory
Washington reports the US Army touts guided missiles as highly accurate with Nike surface to air weapons using command beam rider and homing guidance. The Army explains ground radar tracking electronic calculation and echo beams enable missiles to hit fast moving aircraft.
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Nike
Army
Cold Weather Station Is Run By A Woman
Elaine Moffett serves as observer at the coldest continental U S weather station in Big Piney Wyoming. She works six hour shifts to read barometers thermometers and cloud conditions from a kitchen setup while also pinch hitting for forest rangers in summer.
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Elaine Moffett
United States
Wyoming
Denver
Big Piney
Moffett
Soft music as agricultural program boosts dairy output
At a FCC hearing in Washington John Schacht general manager of a Modesto California station testified that a 5:30 to 6:30 a m radio slot played in barns includes weather news farm bulletins and soft music which dairy farmers say raises milk production. He supported the idea that the music aids milking and production.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
John Schacht
Modesto
Calif
Schacht
Reindeer Returns to Scottish Highlands for Experiment
Edinburgh reports a trial reindeer project in northern Scotland with two types imported from Canada. A Laplander serves as technical adviser to the reindeer council. The animals may provide a grazing option for barren highland lands, replacing cattle and sheep in some areas.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Canada
Northland
Special Reindeer Council
Lapland
Sweden
Unusual Trial of a Criminal Suspect by Spear Circle
Report describes Australian Aboriginal practice where a suspect is placed in a marked circle and spears are hurled at him. If he dodges and wards off the spears, the jurymen declare him innocent. Noted for its peculiar trial method and symbolism.
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Blackfellows
World Happenings Briefly Told
A mass X ray service in southwest London photographed 101651 images in 1952 with nearly 1200 patients referred to chest hospitals. Mrs Mildred Foulke became the first woman to pilot a speedboat over 100 mph averaging 111 mph in the Orange Bowl regatta. SAS carried about 600000 passengers in 1952. payroll stands at 6800. A cyclist B Ahmed traveled from East Pakistan to London via Ceylon India West Pakistan Iran Iraq Syria Turkey Greece Italy France. Canadian universities share five touring sets of 332 British books loaned by the British Council. Derek Davey lifted 112 pounds three miles then claimed £1. Brebner High School introduces musketry for girls. Saskatchewan Airways logged 7977 hours of northern flying, 762000 air miles in the year ending Oct 31.
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Mildred Foulke
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Miami
East Pakistan
B. Ahmed
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India
West Pakistan
Iran
Iraq
Syria
Turkey
Greece
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France
Gems of Thought on Education
A collection of quotes on education from Burke Eddy Emerson Publilius Syrus and O'Shea. The pieces emphasize education as a defense of nations moral and physical strength respect for students and character development.
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Burke
Mary Baker Eddy
Publilius Syrus
William O'Shea
Coronation Charms New Fashion Item Across Britain
Birmingham jeweller unveils tiny gold mementoes for 1953 Coronation year. Charms include miniature Royal Coach Coronation Chair symbolic Crown Royal Cypher with Coronation, State Trumpeter Yeoman of the Guard Big Ben and Parliament figures. Canadian orders anticipated from distributed samples.
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