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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1968

Page

5

Almanac notes and historic events across years

The text recalls phases of the zodiac with morning stars Jupiter and Mars and evening stars Saturn Venus. It references a 174 era Tea Party in Boston where patriots in Indian dress dumped tea from a British vessel. It notes a 1835 NYC fire causing $20 million in losses and a 1944 WWII battle in the Bulge. It mentions a 1965 cyclone disaster in Pakistan with many deaths.

Jupiter Mars Saturn Venus Rostov Boston Montag Dov New York City Philadelphia Belgium Pakistan

Elephants Face Extinction in Sumatra Slaughter Rise

A brief AP report from Jakarta and Sumatra warns that elephants in Sumatra are being slaughtered at increasing rates for their valuable tusks and body parts. The piece notes the species may soon become extinct if hunting continues.

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Chinese Cards and Holiday Sales Highlight Colonies Scene

A fragmentary report notes holiday cards in a Crown free trade and Native Conversation Colony. A service mentions a small group of believers in Marxism with limited numbers, while a stray line references Indonesian wildlife.

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Musi c and Musicians AGBOSS The Mill Victor Herbert 4 Canals

A fragmented music and musicians item listing operatic works and associated terms, including references to Victor Herbert and aria forms, with scattered clues to composers, instruments, and related topics. The readable text presents a collage rather than a coherent article, centering on music terminology and period style.

Agboss Victor Herbert Barhe Gounod Verdi Sidlen

United States International Bridge Team Selection Debate

The article covers reactions to the 1969 United States International Team selection with players such as Lazard Lazard, Rappee, Hamman, Kantar and Goldman cited. It details a critique of Sid Lazard's bid, a commentary on opening two clubs and a reader question about the correct opening response to one spade.

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