Hawaii plebiscite aims to spark rush for statehood
Hawaii plans a November plebiscite amid a forty year push for statehood. The non partisan vote seeks national attention while advocates press Congress to grant statehood. Opponents cite Pearl Harbor and Pacific defense needs as factors in caution.
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Robert McShane
Union
United States
Arizona
New Mexico
Hawaii
Territory of
Kingdom of
Kamehameha III
Islands
America
Pacific Ocean
Oregon
Washington
Bargain With The Mistress In A Midnight Drama
Mrs Netherby confronts Shelia Davenport over her husband Roderick in a tense midnight bargaining scene. A staged confrontation, concealed motives, and a car rendezvous reveal the lovers' web as Marylin Netherby quietly aids him, masking her own heartbreak.
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Davenport
Shelia
Mrs. Netherby
Shelia Davenport
Nature
Roderick
Etherby
Lis
Sheliaan
Rod
Melia
Marylin
Mr. Netherby
There Is No Such Thing as a Joe College
STATE COLLEGE PA A Penn State English professor Pauline Locklin disputes the caricature of the college student as a uniform type. She says students vary in drink, attire, and humor, and that campus stereotypes mirror broad urban culture rather than a distinct collegiate persona.
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State College
Hollywood
Joe Colge
Betty
Pauline Locklin
Pennsylvania State College
Norwegians Earn Credit for Early Weather Forecasting System
In San Francisco Charles L. Mitchell of the U S Weather Bureau credits Norwegians with originating mass analysis for forecasts used in the United States. He notes a wartime shift from map depressions to analyzing cloud and air formations using mathematics, enabling more precise forecasts.
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San Francisco
Norw
Charles L. Mitchell
Uni States Weather Bureau
Uni
Chicago
Washington
Norwegi
American Swiss Cheese Moves To Cans For Ready Serve
The federal dairy bureau introduces canned sliced Swiss cheese as a convenient, preservable product aimed at boosting American cheese use. Firms in Ohio already market canned Swiss, with co operative dealers testing the concept in hotels and restaurants. Quality benchmarks include firm texture, uniform eyes, and absence of cracks.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Dairy Industry
Ohio
Bureau
Merry-Go-Round Tests Bridge Models at Columbia Engineering
Engineers at Columbia School of Engineering test scale models of bridges and tall structures on a whirling merry go round. Centrifugal force reaches 2 000 times gravity to simulate real life stresses.
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Columbia School of Engineering
World's Largest Window Lights Rockefeller Center Garage
A two story high window spanning 200 feet lights the interior of Rockefeller Center's new giant parking garage in New York. The pane is a new pattern glass called louvrex and two window washers would need a week to clean it.
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Rockefeller Center
New York
Louvrex
Texas Oil Reserve Reaches Billions in National Context
Texas has produced 6.118 billion barrels of oil since 1889. The state's oil reserve is about 9.5 billion barrels, roughly half of the national total, highlighting Texas as a dominant energy region.
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Texas
Double Yolks in All Eggs Prove Worth of Purchase
Mrs. Walter Houston of Casper Wyoming says a dozen eggs bought recently were a good bargain since each egg contained a double yolk. She notes the unusual batch demonstrates the value of her purchase and adds it brightened her day.
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Walter Houston
Casper, Wyo
Photographer's Mirror Image Portraits Reveal Self Perception
A photographer finds people misjudge their appearance by preferences for their mirrored image. He makes two prints from a sitter, swapping left and right in one. When asked which resembles them best, sitters choose the reversed print, due to habitual mirrored self-perception.
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