Road to Peace? A grim tally of wars and near-misses
A narrator reflects on seven years of global conflict since a Canadian summer, recalling the fall of Britain, battles in Russia and Sicily, Dieppe, Warsaw, and the atomic end of Japan. He warns that peace is a mockery and that minor skirmishes could trigger a new major holocaust if society does not curb warlike impulses.
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Russia
Dieppe
Sicily
Warsaw
Europe
Japan
Civic Holiday Sparks Early Week Closure In Rivers
Local merchants plan a civic day on the first Monday in August this year falling on the fifth. The office will close for the observance, with advertisers urged to submit copy by Saturday, as the strike against holidays echoes through the newsroom. Weeds and idle youth draw concern as community responsibilities and farmer help needs surface amid complaints of loafing.
Johns- Johns birth at Bradwardine July 23 1846
A son was born to Mr and Mrs George H Johns of Bradwardine on July 23 1846 at their nursing home.
Argentine ski troops rescue passengers in remote Omubut crash
Argentine forces flown from Buenos Aires on Saturday rescued 13 passengers and four crew of a commercial plane forced down four days earlier in deep snow in southern Omubut province, about 1,000 miles southwest of the capital.
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Huenos Aires
Omubut
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