Bible 350th anniversary celebrated in London hall
In Stationers Hall London a gathering marked the 1611 completion of the authorized King James Bible. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan joined Dr Geoffrey Fisher and others to recall the Bible’s impact and preview a New English Bible translation due for churches on March 15 in Westminster Abbey.
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British and Foreign Bible Society
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Canterbury
William Caxton
England
Edward IV
Elizabeth Woodville
Tyndale
Elizabeth
James I
Hampton Court
Fisher
Mr. Macmillan
Unwanted Bachelors Named By Broad Way Beauties
In celebration of Bachelor's Day a group of Broadway beauties declared ten men as non starters for marriage. The list includes Marlon Brando for being unintelligible Elvis Presley for swiveling Sal Mineo for being too young George Jessel for being too old Rock Hudson for being too handsome Montgomery Clift for being too moody Hugh O Brian for being too fickle Cesare Siepi for singing too loudly Desi Arnaz for loving Lucy.
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Marlon Brando
Elvis Presley
Sal Mineo
George Jessel
Tony Perkins
Rock Hudson
Montgomery Clift
Hugh O'Brian
Cesare Siepi
Desi Arnaz
Melthumus flood of radio offers spurs sales surge
The Reporter notes Melthumus attracted many offers for battery radios after an advertisement last week. He now faces a near houseful of radios and seeks a way to stop further offers. One radio reportedly contained a mouse nest, a detail highlighting the quirky auction results in Rapid City.
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Scottish pupils invited to help write Italian textbook
Children in primary schools in Scotland are asked to contribute writings for a textbook to be used in Italian classrooms. Miss Eloisa Paganelli of Glasgow University’s Italian Department initiated the project, seeking 8 to 11 year olds to write simple prose to foster a free dialogue between British and Italian children learning English.
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Glasgow University
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Unesco
Prairie apple development progress and hardy selections
Researchers at the Dominion Experimental Farm in Morden report progress toward prairie suitable apples. Dr J W Morrison notes 67 selections of apples 16 of plums and seven of bush cherries are hardy enough for prairie conditions, with a new variety expected within ten years.
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Dominion Experimental Farm
Morden
Hunters Seek Dead Sea Scrolls in Judean Desert
Israeli archaeologists and hundreds of soldiers and volunteers search the Judean Desert for more Dead Sea scrolls. The expedition targets caves near where Simon Bar-Kochba archives were found in April 1960, with air force helicopters aiding the cave reconnaissance.
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Dead Sea
Simon Bar-Kochba
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