Odds On Oddities Gun Toted Animals Rule 1946 Safety Roundup
The National Safety Council highlights a year of bizarre accidents with dogs firing guns, kangaroos shooting, rabbits causing misfires, bees triggering crashes, sneezing fish, and a host of odd mishaps across the United States. From ice cubes knocking people unconscious to cars rambling into offices, the roundup blends humor and hazard in a single year.
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Instinct and memory fog on battlefield and ball fields
Army star Glenn Davis recalls a foggy period during a key game yet continues to execute plays and signal patterns. The piece also notes notable baseball chatter about the 1947 Yankees led by Larry MacPhail and Charley Dressen, praising pitching and a strong catching corps.
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Bucky Harris
Charley Dressen
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Harris
Dressen
Stirnweiss
Rissuto
Joe DiMaggio
Henrich
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Aaron Robertson
Rizzuto
Young Brown
DiMaggio
Charlie Keller
Squirrels Defy Eviction by Removing Timber Tags
In a 40 acre woods near Waukesha Wisconsin squirrels fought eviction by tearing down white timber tags placed by US Forest Service employee Cal Stott. Tags marked unsound or marketable trees. A red tag missing later confirmed the forester’s assessment of an otherwise sound tree full of holes.
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Stott
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