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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1947
Page
3
The National Park service received an urgent appeal from a young student seeking information for a class project. The piece notes 171 areas comprise national monuments and highlights ongoing efforts to preserve scientific and historic features across these sites.
The National Park Service notes the vast reach of the park and monument system across the United States. Major sites like Katmai Glacier Bay Death Valley and Devil's Tower illustrate diverse natural wonders and protection aims. Visitors should plan for remote monument exploration and seasonal cautions in hot desert areas.
Washington notes the Statue of Liberty sits on Bedloe's Island in New York waters though surrounding waters are New Jersey. Upkeep runs about $60 000 yearly. The seven National Park Service families on the island vote in New York City. The statue weighs 225 tons with 100 tons copper and 125 tons iron framework. Copper skin is three thirty seconds of an inch thick. The head was shown in Paris and the right arm and torch in Philadelphia during the centennial.
Navy veteran Ernest Kenneth Steele, 26, of Richmond California, survived five days pinned in his car after a crash near Martinez. He endured extreme thirst with water ten feet away, and feared amputation of his mangled right arm as doctors race to decide. Two power linemen rescued him after hearing his cries.
Stephen Richardson a 24 year old African American man from Louisburg North Carolina had been hexed by a local conjure man. Hypnotist Marsh Babbitt from New York appeared to break the curse and Richardson began eating again saying he was hungry. Babbitt flew back to New York after the final trance.
Philadelphia report describes Harvey Barton Jr. fighting two intruders who fled when neighbors flashed lights. Barton chased them from the doorway and knocked them down until lights went on, then realized his pajama drawstring had broken during the struggle.
In Baltimore 80 officers swarmed the Johns Hopkins campus to quell a battle between University of Maryland and Hopkins students. A Hopkins task force abducted a 400 pound bronze terrapin mascot from Maryland's College Park campus as tensions rose after an unbeaten Hopkins lacrosse win. Maryland students threatened revenge amid the campus riot.
A critique argues sport remains trusted by the public yet is plagued by crooks, racing and boxing needing protection, and officials failing to curb corruption. It highlights Ewell Blackwell as a standout 1947 pitcher, surpassing stars like Feller and Newhouser, amid broader concerns about integrity in baseball and other sports.
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