The Rise of Air Travel Through the Decades
National Air Travel Week highlights dramatic growth from 1920s mail routes to 1938 multi-engined passenger service. The piece traces fare drops, speed gains, safety advances, and the shift from pioneer pilots to highly trained crews, noting vastly expanded seats, nonstop routes, and better cabin comfort.
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National Air Travel
Los Angeles
New York
New
Meek Saunders
Te Nation
Romance in a Dormitory Duel of Hearts and Plans
Tom Mercer frets over his feelings for Helen Courson while scheming to please his mother through a potential engagement. Nellie helps him cope with loneliness as Benny returns from military duty and candy boxes travel between rooms. The scene mixes teen longing, family pressure, and social routines in a college dorm setting.
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Tom Mercer
Helen Couresa
Helen Courson
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Tommy
Nellie
Benny
Tom
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Suiomatica
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Nell
Ancient military cemetery found near Cannac in Apulia
Archaeologists announce potential discovery of a Hannibal era military cemetery near the Ofento I Apulia zone, with hundreds of tombs uncovered under rough materials. Skeletons buried both in tombs and exposed earth suggest mass burials, raising questions about whether the site is military or civil and why some bodies were interred differently.
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Ofento I Apulia
Hannibal
Italy
Many Place Names Traced To Languages Of Indians Utek
Dr John F Hargton Smithsonien institution expert traces American place names through Western Indian languages. He links Seattle and Rainier to Sioux terms meaning barbarian or upper people. He notes many names carry definite meanings with Seh Ah tied to an ancient Lake Union dwelling and University of Washington origins.
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Tecoma
Stony Peak
John F. Hargton
Lake Union
Cea
Univer
Washington
Water Source Ties Sahara Oasis to Am erican Plumbing
In Western Sahara near Ghardaia the capital of the Mzab plateau seven cities, residents draw drinking and irrigation water from a deep artesian well supplied by American plumbing systems.
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Sahara Desert
Ghardaia
Mzab Plateau
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