Turkey as emblem and Thanksgiving origins in early America
The piece notes Benjamin Franklin favored the turkey over the bald eagle as the national symbol, recounts Plymouth Colony's 1621 Thanksgiving and the aid from Samoset and Squanto, traces turkey breeding to a 61-pound prize bird in Newberry South Carolina, and details 1970 turkey production and uses from food to clothing and ceremonial feathers.
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Benjamin Franklin
Europe
Philadelphia
United States
Washington
America
William Bradford
Plymouth
Myles Standish
New World
Atlantic
Bradford
Massachusetts State House
Beacon Hill
Little ‘‘Company of Adventurers
Cape Cod
Sammoset
Squanto
Rocky Flymouth Harbor
Samoset
National Turkey Federation
Proud C. B. Setzler
Newberry
8. C
A Man's World Puzzler Reveals Subtle Bias
A riddle about a father and son in an auto wreck stumps many. The surgeon who cannot operate is the boy’s mother, revealing pervasive gender bias. The story, told at a political science association in Los Angeles, prompts discussion on sexism in medicine and society.
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American Political Science Association
Los Angeles
Science Service
Motels Accused Of Deceptive Parking Tactics In NC
North Carolina attorney general probes alleged unfair practice by some motels using decoy cars to create the illusion of customer traffic. Critics compare to decoy trucks at eateries, urging travelers to seek genuine signs of service and value.
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North Carolina
Watershed land rezoning urged by Sportsmans Council
A letter to the Frederick County Commissioners urges denial of Singapore Corp. proposed rezoning of 800 acres in the Conservation District to Agriculture. The writer warns of sediment runoff and changes to watershed runoff, calling for a comprehensive development plan compatible with terrain and original land intentions, and questions Frederick City's stance. Robert L. Marsh Sr. signs as secretary.
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Singapore Corp
Montgomery County
Frederick
Frederick City
Trouble Over Telephone Pole Hole Affects City Fathers
News from November 25, 1920 notes a dispute involving William A. Stultz and city authorities over a hole dug for a new electric light pole. Stultz objected to multiple site proposals, filling in holes as they were created, while the Maryland State Grange plans a December meeting in Frederick with about 300 delegates, prompting Chamber of Commerce discussions on lodging.
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William A. Stultz
Stultz
Maryland State Grange
Frederick
Chamber of Commerce
Variety in Aqua Rhythm at Hood College pool show
Twenty years ago on November 25, 1950, roughly 150 attendees watched Hood College Hudson pool water revue Variety in Aqua Rhythm. The Cumberland Shenandoah Fruit conference members attended sessions shaping a skit laden program while Liberty Community Show opened with farm garden goods and fruits drawing a large crowd. A major community show filled Kemptown town hall on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Hood College
Hudson Pool
Cumberland- Shenandoah Fruit Conference
Liberty
Kemptown
Revolt on City School Levies in Ohio Election
Ohio faced a dismal levy and bond vote showing only 52.3 percent approval for 484 local operating and debt measures, with Dayton and other cities hit by repeated levy defeats. Analysts urge federal aid and reallocation while officials warn of service cuts and calls for stricter revenue efficiency.
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Ohio
Ohio Education Assn
Washington
Dayton
Priorities for the 70s seminar draws small crowd
At a midwestern university a weekend seminar titled Priorities for the 70s featured former Sen. Wayne Morse as Friday night keynote. Despite publicity only 75 students attended, possibly due to campus open dorm restrictions amid the university’s recent transition to coeducation.
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Wayne Morse
Oregon
Morse
Soviet scientists warn of long term Soviet economic lag
Soviet scientists Sakharov Turchin and Medvedev warn Moscow lags behind the United States in oil gas and electric power and trail in computer technology. They argue automation and state planning boost Western productivity and that lagging science and education threaten Soviet influence in Latin America Asia Africa and the Middle East.
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Washington
Nea
Soviet Union
U.S
Middle East
Latin America
United States
Moscow
Ussr
Russia
A. D. Sakharov
V. F. Turchin
America
Asia
Africa
Quick Quiz Qs and Answers From the Newspaper Archive
A collection of brief Q and A items covering Lent days top speeds of jackrabbits presidential usage of I in inaugurals ancient cow milking mosaics on Mesopotamian tablets differences between aluminum spellings UK and US, planetary orbits sun diameter relative to Earth, and Yellowstone’s geyser region as the world’s largest.
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Frederick County
Lawrence Johnson
E. Paul Magaha
New Sediment Central Act
Robert L. Marsh
Thurmont
Benrys World
Ray Cromley
Theodore Roosevelt
Mesopotamia
Great Britain
Yellowstone National Park
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