Stefansson the Friendly Arctic Pioneer in Prominent Obscurity
Canadian born Vilhjalmur Stefansson spent 12 years in the Arctic living on ice and igloo. His work The Friendly Arctic argued the region could support grain grazing animals and fuel and minerals, altering the view of the North. Now in a New England cottage he contemplates an autobiography while guiding explorers and pushing Arctic settlement.
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Vilhjalmur Bjef
Neson
Arctic
Stefansson
New England
James Calvert
North Pole
Gimli
Manitoba
Canada
United States
Buffalo Bill
Leffingwell
Moccasin believed Indian relic found near Hanna
A buffalo hide moccasin thought to be an Indian relic was unearthed by rancher Jimmy Robb southwest of Hanna near the Hand Hills. The footgear shows no stitching and bears rawhide scraping marks with genuine buffalo fur. Found in a freshly worked summerfallow field, it joins other relics previously discovered in the area.
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Hanna
Alta
Jimmy Robb
Hand Hills
Jimmy
Herald
Hanna Herald
East Central Alberta News
Arctic Char Opens West Canadian Market From Cambridge Bay
Cambridge Bay Eskimo Fisherman's Co operative has shipped 10 000 pounds of arctic char to Edmonton with another 10 000 pound consign ment to follow. Northern Affairs Minister Walter Dinsdale cites new supply extending from Winnipeg to the Pacific Coast. Char, once eastern market only, gains a westward reach as chefs and housewives embrace this hard fighting silvery fish.
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Cambridge Bay
Edmonton
Canada
Walter Dinsdale
Ottawa
Western Canada
Winnipeg
Pacific Coast
Kennedy
Eral de Gaulle
Tikalu
Montreal
Frobisher Bay
Arctic
Department of Northern Affairs
Eskimos
Quebec
Chocolate Making Wrestles with West Africa Climate
The cocoa belt in West Africa faces near impossible chocolate production due to heat and humidity. The same conditions that accelerate cacao growth also corrode equipment and rot pods in storage, hindering steady output.
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West Africa
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Lake Victoria
Central
Africa
Massachusetts
West
Army
Clear Lake
Riding Mountain National Park
M. S. McLean
Moose Jaw
St. James
Jim
John Jones
Roseberry Street
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