Roots of Middle East unrest traced to old memories
A reflection links current Middle East tensions to memories from before World War II. It traces how British and French mandates, the 1947 UN partition plan, and the rise of Arab nationalism under leaders like Nasser shaped the Arab–Israeli conflict. The piece notes population scales, military actions, and enduring disputes over Palestine.
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Middle East
Washington
Israel
West
Mediterranean
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Britain
France
Turkey
Germany
League of Nations
Palestine
United Nations
U.N
Second Soldier Arrested in Syracuse Car Theft Case
Police seized 18 year old Edward J. Gunshefki of New York City late yesterday as he emerged tired muddy and hungry from a culvert under Highway 50 near Garden City. He and 21 year old Ralph Thomas Manis of Winchester Ky were AWOL from Carson Colo and accused of stealing a car in Syracuse Monday and wrecking it west of Garden City hours later. Manis was captured earlier and turned over to Hamilton County authorities.
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Garden City
Syracuse
Kas
Edward J. Gunshefki
New York City
U. S. Highway 50
Gunsheiki
Ralph Thomas Manis
Winchester
Oil Carson
Colo
Here
Manis
Holcomb School
Arkansas
Hamilton County
First street lit by gas in United States in 1806
An 1939 world count estimated 100 gray whales remained, versus about 4,500 today. Newport Rhode Island claims the nation’s first gas street lighting in 1806.
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Newport R. I
United States
Bomb Threats Prompt Patrols Around New Orleans Church
Police in New Orleans posted extra patrols around a Roman Catholic church and a public school after anonymous calls warned of bombs in both locations. Officers treated the calls as a prank but took precautions.
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New Orleans
Grandparents To Care for Child
California grandparents of a four month old abandoned baby expect to be here in Wichita responding to the custody situation and seeking guardianship.
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Wichita
California
Grandparents Seek Custody Of Abandoned California Child
May 2 hearing planned on the child's future as Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lackey of Prather California await court decision. Probate Judge James V. Biddel Jr. reports a very favorable juvenile report on the grandparents. No word from the missing parents since they left the baby a month ago. The infant Shirley Hussing is in a foster home here.
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Fred Lackey
Prather
Calif
Chubby
Shirley Hussing
James V. Biddell Jr
Hussings
STOP WALL-CRACKING Residences and Churches
Sagging floors bulging walls and cracked foundations receive underpinning stabilization and leveling. A steel center beam support is installed with foundation engineers overseeing the repair. Local agent contact available.
Slay Suspect Links Case To Oklahoma Scene
Prentice Day, 21, an Army veteran, led officers to the murder site near Kingston Oklahoma where Roger Timm of Evans ton Illinois was killed. Day, ar raigned in Marshall County, flew in from New York after FBI arrest. Crime bureau chief O K Bivins said Day confessed the tightly argued murder charge. Timm’s body was found February 11 beside the highway. prints from his car tied Day to the crime.
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Madill
Okla.m
Illinois
State Crime Bureau
Marshall County
Prentice Frank Day
U.S. 70
Kingston
Roger C. Timm
Evanston
Ill
Day
George L. Sneed
Korea
New York
FBI
New York Bowery
O. K. Bivins
Timm
San Antonio
Tex
Bivins
Pelicans Noted For Large Wing Spans In Birds Study
A field note highlights pelicans with wing spans near 100 inches, illustrating extreme avian wing measurements. Researchers compare pelican wings to other large birds, discussing implications for flight dynamics and habitat use.
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