Ganvie Faces Decline as Sea Invades West African Lake
Ganvie, a lake village near Cotonou with 11,000 fishermen and families living on stilts, faces economic strain as the teredo snail from saltwater channels erodes pilings and fishing grounds. United Nations expert Robin Welcomme notes fish production fell from 18,000 to 12,000 metric tons yearly, raising living costs and threatening the community’s fragile economy and tourist hopes.
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Larry Heinzerling
Associated Press
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Dahomey
Kingdom
Abomey
West Africa
Lake Nokoue
Africa
Ganvie
Venice
Cotonou
Hump
Eir
Ghana
Port Cotonou
Welcomme
Nigeria
Scotsmen Fight Dark Mornings Over Time Change
Scots await a return to standard hours after Britain kept summer time through winter as an experiment. Stornoway Mayor Donald Stewart complains darkness delays school and commerce, while London officials warn against local time changes and confusion from mismatched clocks.
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Stornoway
Scotland
Greenwich
Britain
Western Europe
Les
Arctic Circle
Donald Stewart
Senor
London
Stewart
Daily Express
Weather Woes Strain Albany Teletype Operator
At 5 a.m. in Albany New York a cold night drops to zero as a Weather Bureau teletype operator at the county airport struggles to type in frigid air. The message reads clear with gloves on and a west northwest wind complicates transmission in the early hours.
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Albany. N.Y
U.S Weather Bureau
Albany County
West Northwest
Banana plants differ from trees with herbaceous stalks
Bananas grow on herbaceous plants that use tightly rolled leaf stalks rather than wood. The fruiting structure arises from a perennial stem, not a true tree trunk, and new shoots emerge annually from the base.
Teen marriage advice from Dr Crane sparks debate
The column warns teen marriages face high divorce risk and lays out a nine point rating system for couples like Marcia M. and Bob. It urges shared activity in church, work, budgeting, debt plans, and careful timing before marrying, plus a 200 point test offer.
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Marcia
Transplants debated by clergy at New York seminar
The Rev Canon Michael Hamilton of the Washington National Cathedral said organ transplants raise no theological ethical issues. Dr R Paul Ramsey of Princeton countered that sometimes death is preferable to a forced life, highlighting moral tension in transplant ethics.
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New York
Michael Hamilton
Episcopal
Washington, D.C
Paul Ramsey
Department of Religion
Princeton University
Nixon Cabinet on TV Smoothly Presented to Nation
President elect Nixon introduced his Cabinet to the nation via TV and radio from a Washington hotel. Networks filled airtime with roundtable analysis as experts weighed the appointments and potential policy directions.
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Cynthia Lowry
NEW York
Nixon
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
ABC
White House
Tom Jarriel
Hoth
Dear Ann Landers Help and Holiday Grumbles
A reader seeks advice on marital strain and sexual temptation, while others comment on holiday hosting and student loneliness at Michigan Tech. The column notes Ann Landers offers expert guidance and mentions her new book Truth Is Stranger.
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Ann Landers
TV Schedule Bulletin for Friday Evening
Prime time listings show 2 News Weather Sports 5 News TM News 9 Mike Douglas 6 25 2 Editorial 6 36 2 Wild Wild West 5 High Chaparral 7 Operation Entertainment 7 30 2 Gomer Pyle USMC 5 Name of the Game 7 Felony Squad 9 I Love Lucy 8 00 2 Movie 7 The Don Rickles Show 6 30 7 Will Sonnett 9 00 5 Star Trek 7 Judd 9 Perry Mason 10 00 5 News Weather Sports 7 News Weather Sports 9 News Weather Sports 10 30 Johnny Carson 7 Joey Bishop 9 Movie
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Wild West
High Chaparral
Operation Entertainment
Gomer Pyle
USMC
Felony Squad
Don Rickles
Steve Allen
Will Sonnett
Judd
Perry Mason
Johnny Carson
Joey Bishop
Notable events in history on December 12
On December 12, 1642 Abel Tasman discovered New Zealand. John Jay born 1745 in New York City. Beethoven paid 19 cents for music lesson in 1792. 1894 Japanese troops invaded Korea. 1924 guests danced at Savoy London to New York orchestra. 1937 Panay sinking. 1944 Tokyo fire-bombing evacuation. 10 years ago UN proposed Palestine refugee projects. 5 years ago Sihanouk ordered staff home.
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Abel Tasman
John Jay
New York City
Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Joseph Haydn
Vienna
Korea
Hotel Savoy
London
Panay
Yangtze River
China
Tokyo
U.N. General Assembly
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
United States
Washington
Blind Dog Aid Puts Faith in Blackie in Revard Mass
Brownie, an eight year old blind pup, lost sight early from poisoning. His owner Mrs. David Wenning adopted Blackie, a female black dog, who now guides Brownie outdoors by keeping hazards in sight and navigating around them.
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New Revrvad
Mass
Brownie
David Wenning
Daily Across Puzzle Clues From a Thematic Grid
A set of crossword like hints lists terms for a daily puzzle. Clues cover varied word parts from prepositions and inventions to coins and cosmetics. Answers reference common phrases and objects across multiple categories including geography and education.
Crossword 41 Dim 43 One of the les 4A Of the ends of the earth
Crossword puzzle clues listed with multiple errors and partial answers. The grid references include 45 Placed a golf bal 46 Is be holden to and many broken word fragments across 1 through 44 with various missing letters.
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