Lowell Thomas Remembered as Mr Explorer
Lowell Thomas died at 89 in Pawling New York. Explorers Club members recall him as a trailblazing broadcaster whose global reports helped shrink the world and push exploration into a new era. Col Stewart McCarthy and Douglas Edwards praise his influence and lasting legacy.
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New York
Explorers Club
Lowell Thomas
Globe
Col
Stewart McCarthy
Fairfax
Thomas
Pawling
N.Y
Douglas Edwards
CBS
New Canaan
Wade
Hal Demuth
Richard Byrd
Roald
Amundsen
Lawrence
Arabia
Tibet
Dalai Lama
Demuth
McCarthy
CBS Radio
NBC
Public Broadcasting Service
British smokers quit as tax hikes bite London
Hundreds of thousands of British smokers have quit in six months amid dramatic tax increases. Officials say sales dropped about 10 percent while a Guardian survey calls the shift the biggest change since cigarettes arrived. Taxes rose 14 pence then 3 pence, lifting the pack price to about 1.75 dollars. Talks of further duties and high tobacco profits loom as health warnings continue.
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London
Tobacco Company
Guardian
Treasury
Tobacco Advisory Council
Department of Health
Geoffrey Howe
Herbert Bentley
Imperial Tobacco
Bentley
David Simpson
ASH
NAACP leader urges max sentence in Maryland shooting death
Emmett C. Burns of the NAACP called for a Sept. 7 black demonstration in Denton, urging the area to demand the 10 year maximum for Clayton Robinson, an 18-year-old convicted of manslaughter in the January killing of Leonard Pope. Judge Everngain to sentence Sept. 8 after pre-sentence review.
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Denton, Md
Emmett C. Burns
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Clayton Robinson
Robinson
Leonard Pope
Caroline County
Pope
Burns
K. Thomas Everngain
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