Spectacular Natural History Oregon's Rivers Carve Ancient Lava
Oregon historian Phil Brogan guides through Crooked and Deschutes river canyons showing lava flows that shaped the region. He notes vast ancient eruptions, lava filling canyons up to 30 miles long, and ash deposits trapping animals in John Day beds. The piece previews continued details on page 4.
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Brogan
Cove State Park
Bend
Crooked
Deschutes
Hhan
Cascade
Coast
Cascades
John Day Country
The
John
Crooked River
Deschutes River
Eastern States Brace for 1956 Hurricanes and New Oil Finds
Residents along the East Coast prepare for potential storms as weather experts note shifting hurricane paths due to climate changes. The 1954 1955 years brought Carol Edna Hazel Connie Diane Ione, with Diana a billion dollar storm. the Weather Bureau lists 1956 names led by Anna with Betsy Carla Dora and more.
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New England
United States
Carol
Edna
Hazel
Connie
Diane
Ione
North Carolina
Ontario
Diana
U. S
Weather Bureau
Anna
Betsy
Carla
Dora
Ethel
Flossy
Greta
Hattie
Inez
Judith
Kitty
Laura
Molly
Non
Girl Carrying Cross 600 Miles to Shrine
A 19 year old Cuban farm girl Irma Izquierdo from Guira de Melena near Havana travels on foot with a seven foot mahogany cross toward the Virgin Mary of Cobre shrine after claiming a vision from Christ. Crowds gather as she heads toward Easter bearing stigmas and a husband arrives for support, while authorities note traffic blocks and public interest in cures and lottery numbers.
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Havana
Nana
Cuba
Irma Izquierdo
Guira de Melena
Cobre
Irma
Christ
MNRI
Window Into Space At Green Bank Valley Site
Green Bank Valley in Pocahontas County West Virginia near the Virginia line is selected as the site for a proposed national radio astronomy observatory. A 600 foot diameter paraboloid radio mirror would be the largest in the world. Options to purchase most of the area have been obtained.
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Dend
Ore
Phil Brogan
Bend Bulletin
Brogan
Washington
NANA
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Chesapeake Bay
Bureau of Standards
Pacific
Caribbean
Drs. P. D. Lowell
W. Hakkarinen
L. M. Allison
Bureau
Electronic Instruments Laboratory
Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics
Green Bank
W. Va
Earth
Space
Green Bank Valley
Pocahontas County
Virginia Line
Tava
National Science Foundation
Associated Universities Group
Brokhaven, L. I
Atomic Energy Laboratory
Rockies
L. V. Berkner
University of Manchester
England
Col
Rodeo Season Sets Record Crowds and Payouts
Calgary rodeo coverage notes a record season with about 27 million spectators by year end and some 3,000 professional riders facing dangerous horses and bulls. Casey Tibbs, the reigning champion from Fort Pierre, and veteran Herman Linder discussed past and future prospects at Cassaro’s Palliser Hotel, as prize money nears 3.0 percent of rodeo events and Tibbs’ star rises with last year’s earnings over 42 thousand dollars.
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Calgary
Cassaro
Palliser Hotel
Casey Tibbs
Fort Pierre
Herman Linder
Alberta
Linder
Tidds
Page
Senate Defunds Jazz Tours in Overseas Cultural Program
Senate Appropriations Committee endorsed trimming overseas cultural spending and urged emphasis on choral groups and sports projects. It disapproved funding for jazz bands and ballet while noting the Gillespie and Armstrong tours and related revenues as examples of costly performances overseas.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
State Department
Senate
Dizzy Gillespie
Louis Armstrong
Ballet Theatre
Martha Graham
New York City
San Francisco Ballet
Noise Makers
Alien J. Ellender
D.-La
Gillespie
Theodore C. Streibert
United States Information Agency
Iceland
Far East
Middle East
South Asia
Teaching Team Brings Dr Millers to Grand Rapids JC
In Grand Rapids Michigan two Dr Millers join Grand Rapids Junior College faculty as a husband and wife team both holding doctorates.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Grand Rapids Junior College
Dr. Millers
Mystic Seaport Preserves Age of Sail Heritage In Connecticut
Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut, preserves maritime history from the Age of Sail. The Marine Historical Association founded the museum decades ago to rescue half models, log books, rigged models, and paintings. In 1941 the whaler Charles W. Morgan was moved to the Seaport, inspiring plans to build a New England seaport on riverbank wasteland. Concluded on Page 5, Col. 1.
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Lifelie Lalcocls Vil Luo Ltd
Mystic
Conn
Marine Historical Assny
New England
Charles W. Morgan
Mystic Seaport
Canadian oil boom seen expanding beyond U S
Calgary reports Canadian industry, led by Alberta and Saskatchewan, set for a production rise beyond 450000 barrels daily as Pembina fields and northern regions expand. U S capital dominates much of the sector, though Canadians fear increasing American influence in their oil economy.
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Calgary
United States
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Pembina
Edmonton
Nothern
U. S
North America
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Oregon
U.S
Middle Atlantic States
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
John Keeners
Peoria
el Chico Toro
Rodeo’s Top
Marine Tales
Ings
Mystic River
Saskat
Faye 5
Mistic Seaport
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