Sumerian Ode Translation Draws Mixed Reactions
Translation of a 3500 year old Sumerian ode by Dr. Samuel Noah Kramer reveals a simple, repetitive heart lyric. He used Louvre photos and a clay tablet the size of a quarter, noting the puzzling transmission methods before magnification. A second item recounts Don Finengame sending a pigeon to insurance executive Charles Andes, who (after the stunt) indicated possible interest in discussing programs.
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Philadelphia
Samuel Noah Kramer
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Kramer
Louvre
Paris
Don Finengame
Charles L. Andes
Finengame
Andes
Painful Bite Lands Revenue Man in Prison
Harry Johnson aged 59 was convicted in federal court for biting Marlin Mitton during an attempted arrest for liquor-law violations. Johnson faces up to three years in prison after a 15 stitch nose wound. Mitton leaves revenue work for insurance.
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Buntington
W. Va
Harry Johnson
Marlin Mitton
Johnson
Mitton
Crevtate Oil Firm Acquired by Ohio Oil Co
A Detroit firm, Crevtate Oil Co. of Detroit, was acquired by Ohio Oil Co. of Findlay, Ohio. The sale includes Speedway 79 petro products. The transaction details appeared in the auditor’s report and involve a major shift in market branding.
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Detroit 4—Aurors Gasoline Co
Detroit
Imarkets Speedway
Ohio Oil Co
Findlay
Ohic
Water Conversion iPlant Plans Tell Water Conversion iPlant Plans
Secretary Seaton announced a Gulf Coast saline water plant as the first of five intended demo projects using long-tube distillation. A West Coast flash distillation plant with a low temperature reactor is also planned, with 18 West Coast applications under review.
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Washington
UPI
Fred A. Seaton
Gulf Coast
Seaton
National Watershed Congress
Congress
West Coast
Atomic Energy Commission
America
Due Soon Design Magazine to Be Seen Heard
New York design magazine described as a “magazine of sight and sound” will go on sale within two weeks. Publisher Barrie L Beere and editor John Wilcock say the first issue includes five five minute recordings for readers to listen to.
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NEW York 47
Sight and Sound
Barrie L. Beere
John Wilcock
Legislature presses Brown tax and water plans in tense session
In Sacramento the administration pushes three main issues: a 250 million tax program, a two billion dollar budget for 1959 60, and a 14 billion dollar water bond. Senate votes loom on cigarette and upper bracket income taxes while debates open on inheritance tax boosts and a new oil and gas levy. Memorial Day week workdays may extend intoSaturday with June 4 as a key deadline for origin bills.
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Sacramento
Senate
Brown
California
George Miller Jr
Dmartinez
Assembly
Hugh M. Burns
Fresno
Burns
House of Origin
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee
Bill tightens audit of state college auxiliary funds
Senate approved a measure by Sen George Miller Jr to empower the finance department to audit all college auxiliary funds and funds using the state college name or official relationship. The bill also audits funds managed by officials and directors both on and off campus, following a report by Roy E. Simpson. The measure comes as support grows for increasing state subsidies to public schools to a high of 638 million, with details on adult education funding adjustments.
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House
Senate, Revenue and Taxation Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Sacramento
UPI
Department Of[colleges
Senate
Assembly
Miller
Roy E. Simpson
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Board of Education
Means
Brown
Sacramento at a Glance Amid Policy Debates and Public Works
A garbled summary of Sacramento politics and governance discusses education, infrastructure, and social programs. It mentions a potential assembly vote on a measure, highway improvements, public health, and education initiatives, with scattered references to local officials and recurring themes of funding and policy direction.
Two Die as Boat Falls in Spillway at Fort Collins
Mr and Mrs Lewis Brown aged about 65 die when their 12 foot craft drifts into a spillway current in Fort Collins. Investigators say the couple intended to fish but did not notice the boat was drifting toward the 65 foot spillway.
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Lewis Brown
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