Ottawa's a Government Girl With Flowers in Her Hair
Ottawa blossoms under Edward I Wood FCC leadership as 1956 plantings include 250000 tulips 35000 daffodils and 50000 crocuses. New massed daffodils appear in Rockcliffe Major's Hill Park and crocuses expand at Nepean Point and Elgin St. Tulip Festival promises a city ablaze with blooms.
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Ottawa
Edward I. Wood
Cs.l.a
Federal District Commission
Wood
Canada
Parliament Hill
National War Memorial
Darwin
Dow’s Lake
FCC
Rockcliffe
Major’s Hill Park
Ian
Printing Bureau
Champlain Monument
Nepean Point
Hypnotist Under Suspicion After Degree Fraud
In Mexico City Jose Maria Montez de Obregon, a philosophy scholar with hypnotic skills, revealed under tequila influence that he hypnotized two professors and an academic panel. He had claimed a PhD and a UNM job, but was arrested for obtaining the degree under false pretenses.
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Mexico City
Jose-Maria Montez de Obregon
University of New Mexico
Obregon
Wall Street Goes to Main Street Educational Campaign Expands
The New York Stock Exchange and brokers teach stock buying and selling across 600 cities to groups of 50 to 900. Only about 25 percent of adults can define common stock and locate a broker. The Investors Information Committee leads, with Rudlick C. Lawrence directing course outlines and materials to educate students and adults on securities and markets. Rochester hosts a project as part of regional efforts.
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New York
Wall Street
Main Street
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
Investors Information Committee
Ruddick C. Lawrence
Rochester
Exchange
Los Angeles
Industry Booms In Wake of Seaway
Cleveland, Ohio faces an unprecedented industrial boom as the St. Lawrence Seaway nears completion. Northern Ohio gains as an auto, steel, rail, trucking and utility hub with Cleveland poised to become a world port by 1959.
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Cleveland
INS
St. Lawrence Seaway
Ohio
U. S
Withsteel
William J. Rogers
Rogers
Scientists Fish Depths in Cook Strait Record Line
New Zealand zoologists operate the world’s longest fishing line in Cook Strait. A quarter inch hemp line sinks 7 200 feet taking about an hour to reach the depth. Twenty nine baited hooks haul up fish never seen before and a winch takes five hours to bring them to the surface.
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New Zealand
Army Fights Red Tape in Europe Mission to Cut Paperwork
In Heidelberg Germany the U S Army in Europe starts an anti red tape drive named Operation Paper Chase to slash filing backlogs and prune nonessential paperwork. Gen Anthony C McAuliffe urges whole unit participation to relieve the system and focus on training as pages continue.
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Heidelberg
Germany
U. S
Europe
U .S
Anthony C. McAuliffe
Ldivision
FBI Chief Tells How to Insure Happy Vacationing
J Edgar Hoover warns vacationers about theft risk and trust pitfalls. He outlines departure checks to keep homes secure while away, urging families to list and strictly follow steps before leaving. The article emphasizes guarding valuables and avoiding inviting burglars with unoccupied homes.
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FBI
Tern tagged in Australia records record 33,000 mile flight
Scientists report a young common tern found exhausted on Coogee Beach Australia carried a tag from Sweden and had traveled 33 000 miles, the longest bird flight documented. The bird died the following day.
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Coogee Beach
Australia
Sweden
Spare Human Parts Supply Meets Demand
The National Society for Medical Research forecasts that supply of spare human parts will keep pace with demand for skin bone tissue and organs. Donors are urged to document plans in wills or signed agreements and inform relatives to avoid blocking consent. Contact with large medical institutions aids timely removal such as corneas within 24 hours.
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Chicago
National Society For Medical Research
Ralph A. Rohweder
Fragmentary OCR Note on State Visit and European Alignments
Readable parts describe a lavish welcome for an Italian state visit and hints at diplomatic aims. The text references a large population and Western councils shaping peace efforts. The passage suggests a desire for a bigger role in European affairs but is incomplete and highly garbled.
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Dloe
Three Claim Famed Rousseau Lives Linked To Hermitage
Fragmentary notes report three individuals named Rousseau claim ties to the Hermitage and to Montmorenty. The harrowing claim emerges amid a Parisian inquiry into whether any Rousseau lived at the site before a mental hospital designation.
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Paris
Nana
Jacques
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Caroline Tummaz
Parliament
Malak
Malak Photo
Cook Strait, New Zealand
Army
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Washington
John F
Red
Egiyptians
Cairo
Egypt
Middle East
Tree Troupe
Beriozka
Opera
Ministry’ of” Culture
Moscow
Fisher
Ares
Bernard’ Kaplan
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