Sun's future two years cooler says Smithsonian forecast
Dr. Charles G. Abbot reports a long range forecast that solar radiation will run below normal for two years, though earthly temperatures remain uncertain. He notes seven solar periodicities and aims to integrate them for a broader long range weather forecast.
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Charles G. Abbot
Smithsonian Institution
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Space
Earth
Doctor Abbot
From Locker Boy to West Point Tennis Coach
Ralph E. Chambers, who started as a locker boy at Longwood tennis courts in Boston sixteen years ago, rises to head tennis coach at the United States Military Academy at West Point after serving as a professional instructor at his club.
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Ralph E. Chambers
Longwood
Boston
West Point
United States Military Academy
Compulsory Voting under Australia’s Act
Under Australia’s compulsory voting act an elector who fails to vote without a valid reason faces a fine.
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Australia
Bedouin Tribes Hit by Famine in Syrian Desert
In Mosul and the Syrian desert, two years of drought left Bedouin tribes starving and exposed to cold. Refugees flee to Dair as Zor, while Amman reports destitute families and starving babies in deserted tents after livestock losses. Six truckloads of malnourished children were taken to Amman.
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Iraq
Syrian Desert
Dair-as-Zor
Amman
Transjordan
Abdullah
Death and Decline of Fictional Heroes Across Legends
The piece muses on how readers form attachment to fictional heroes from Thackeray to Conan Doyle. It notes the emotional impact of the deaths or fades of Jolyan Forsyte, Jean Valjean, D Artagnan, and Sherlock Holmes, arguing that leaving them on a high stage preserves their power. It cites examples of enduring heroism and the lure of continued mystery.
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D'Artagnan
Count of Monte Cristo
Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Western Newspaper Union
Like Grown-Ups Spring Sub Deb Attire Trends
Car olyn T. Radnor-Lewis notes in Child Life Magazine that spring outfits mimic adult fashion with tailored lines and feminine fluff. Ensembles feature detachable capes, pleated skirts with reefer coats, or dress and coat combos in contrasting colors and fabrics, emphasizing wide shoulders and full sleeves.
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Carolyn T. Radnor-Lewis
Child Life
Bear Frozen in Pond Delivers Close Call in Maine
While skating on Jefferson Pond in Rockland Maine Mrs H E Porter spotted a dark object in the slushy ice. She found a black bear trapped in the ice and a gamewarden freed the animal before it scampered away.
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Pond
Rockland
Maine
Jefferson Pond
H. E. Porter
Promoting Youthfulness and Purpose in Life
A magazine style essay argues that a definite life purpose sustains youthfulness, detailing how a pursuing clear goals keeps energy and alertness, vs. dissatisfaction that ages appearance. It links purposeful living to homemaking, art, and professional work, with practical notes on caring for glass fixtures.
Coed Irene Rolle Runs Home Radio Station in Yard Shack
Irene Rolle a Los Angeles junior college violinist and student operates her own radio station from a backyard shack. She spent a year studying radio before college and built the complete equipment herself, earning the call letters W6GPE.
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Irene Rolle
Los Angeles
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