Unforgettable taxi drivers across the world
In 1946 and later years, a traveler recalls taxi encounters in London Montevideo and New York. The London driver offered warmth and tea during a bitter night while a Montevideo driver challenged political loyalties, and a New York cabbie extended mercy by waiving fare and then guiding the traveler to aid his ailing wife. The stories highlight humanity, law, and kindness across cultures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Uruguay
River
Plata
Montevideo
United Nations
New York City
Secretariat
Champ
New York Infirmary
Christian Science Monitor
Canada Sees Immigration Drop in 1961 Nine Months
Immigration to Canada fell by one third in the first nine months of 1961 from 83 842 to 556 168 compared with the same period in 1960, signaling a sharp slowdown in arrivals amid policy or global conditions.
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Canada
Radio's Reach Through Time From Titanic to Space
The piece recalls Titanic survivors' first contact with Marconi radio, notes radio as daily company for housewives, and surveys Canada's early support for Marconi. It highlights Marconi's life, the 1901 transatlantic broadcast, and Canada's role in broadcasting history. It ends with speculation on future radio miracles and the enduring marvel of wireless signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marconi
England
Newfoundland
Canada
Guglielmo Marconi
Italy
Glace Bay
N.S
Canadian
Marconi Company
Churchill
Ma Perkins
Marcon
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Hegina
Broadway
Beskatoon di
Bargain Vs Furnenaman Ltd
Hest 10Th Avenue
Hmexins
Hesk
Ntlon Cargo
Wale Rolery
Govt
Surplua
Westtourne
Manitoba
Talest Comptometer
Canadian Comptometer Ltd
Searth
Becetna
Auctioneriung
Relsec Auction Bhhant
Mason City
Sharpe
Road St
Fairford St
Regina
Bask
Moose Jaw
Sask
Edge
Co-Op Creameries
Dongst Co-op Creamery
Saskatchewan Co-Operative Creamervy Association
ST. Joseph
Cornwall Street
Symons
P.O
Weldiak
Rocanville
Saskatchewan
Saskatcheswan
Enterprovincial Accounting
T.id
Albert St
Golden Mile
Mlaza
Reging
Steve
Sass
Osfield
Winnipegosis
OrEc_tt
Bosch Roosa and
Clv.a
Antwerpla Kennels
Markdale
Ontano
WAN T & Business
Anandal as@comice
Sawkatchewan
Western Gy Co
Monge Jaw
NeWare
Uuruguayan
Adolf Heusinger
Nazi Germany
General Staff
Washington
NATO Permanent Military Committee
Moscow
The
Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society
Northern Crown Building
Regine - Sask
Berlin
Friedrichstrasse
Munists
Eichman
Adolf Eichmann
Moshe Landau
Eichmann
Jerusalem
Israel
Alvin Hamilton
W. F. McLean
Canada Packers
Bulletin
Madeleine Levason
Muggs and
Skeeter
Etta Kett
A&a Brone
Etta
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