Doomsday Book Predicts Modern Tax Burdens
Washington special traces William the Conqueror’s Domesday Book as a precise 1086 land survey that inspired today’s census and tax systems. The two volumes, preserved in London, detail manor by manor values, tenants, ploughs, and assets, foreshadowing modern bureaucratic efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
England
Geoffrey
Asgar
U.S. Census Bureau
William
London
Public Record Office
Prof Thinks School Is All Year Job
University official says year round college calendars will spread in the next decade. Penn State will switch to four 10 week terms starting June 1961 citing higher enrollments and costs, and rising graduate study. The plan aims to save time and let the university use the period for other activities.
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University
Park, Pa
UPI
Pennsylvania
Lawrence E. Dennis
Penn State University
Penn State
Dennis
Raindrop Size Notes in Heavy Showers
The piece notes that the largest raindrops reach about a quarter of an inch in diameter while bigger drops break up as they fall through the air.
Check Limit Of Coverage on Policy
The Health Insurance Institute cautions policyholders to verify family policy coverage for dependents, noting age limits of 19 to 23 or 25 with school status. It suggests shopping for individual policies, checking employer plans, and converting group coverage after retirement. A mass enrollment option exists for those 65 plus. A survey of policies for the aged is available by writing to the institute.
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New York
CPI
Health Insurance Institute
Institute
Madison Ave
N.Y
Water quality note about softened water temperatures
The text discusses whether drinking water that has been softened and cooled or heated is proper. It mentions 30.6 as a value and compares cold and hot water usage.
Malmo a Happy Touring Ground For Baltic Visitors
Malmo Sweden offers a quick day trip from Copenhagen with a 1 3/4-sided ferry ride across the Oresund. The medieval sights include Malmohus Castle and Town Hall while modern elements and a busy waterfront frame the city’s mix of old and new.
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Malmo
Oresund
Copenhagen
Sweden
St. Peter’s Church
Denmark
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United States
Thomas A. Edison
General Dynamics Corporation
Groton
National Geographic Society
Europe
Wiliam
Williams
Peoria Journal Star
William Brady
New Jersey
Lindsay
Ness
Brady
Ralph Villers
Scania
Malmohus
Eric of Pomerania
Earl of Bothwell
Mary
Queen of Scots
Jorgen Krock
Jacob Nickelsen
Port City
Norway
Scandinavia
K. C. Bachman
Beltone
North
Pineapple Avenue
Morrison’s
U. S. 41
Cortez Plaza
Tekhes
Dacron & Cotton Walk
Hathaway
Gordon Ford
Hickoy-Freeman
S. Palm Avenue
Weather Makers
Home Service Co
Clark Road
Gulf Gate
Clark RD
West Coast
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