Ethiopians Hire Wives Under Damoz System Described
A report from Addis Ababa explains the Damoz system in Ethiopia where wives are hired by husbands under a contract that fixes a monthly salary and term. The arrangement, while often denounced, binds couples legally without formal divorce and can span many years. Religious marriages are rare among Ethiopians but practiced by upper classes, including Emperors Haile Selassie’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addis Ababa
Aceir
Iad
Ethiopia
Ethilopia
Haile Selassie
Magnavox sales rise on government, industrial demand
New York reports Magnavox sales up 17 percent from November, reaching a new high. President Frank Freimann attributes the gain to strong growth in government and industrial electronics, driving the rise across the company’s diversified lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnavox
New York
Frank Freimann
Magnavox Co
Germany's Car Output Rises Nearly Twenty Percent in 1960
Germany's automotive industry reports a 19.7 percent rise in car production for the first 11 months of 1960, yielding 1,868,103 cars versus 1,560,787 in 1959. Exports also climb by 13.2 percent, from 784,219 to 867,551 units, per the Federation for Automotive Industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Federation For Automotive Industries
S&7
Phoney Tale Day Dials Congo Wrong Lumumba
A New York Evening Standard correspondent reported that Dag Hammarskjold calling the Congo number from his UN office was met by a recorded voice saying Lumumba is not working. The misdial highlights confusion over Lumumba during the Congo crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
New York
Evening Standard
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Congo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Middle East
Authonaed Service and Repair Center
Eore Repair
Lakewoon Si
Lakewood ‘Blvd
Examinati
May CO
Lakewood TR
COSBY
J. A
Santa
Lumumba
Kentucky
Rose
Barclay
Ste.m
Martin Corduroy Casuals
Martin
California
Map Ca
Hays
Moor
Lakewood
Lakewood Blvd
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!