India's Railways Stand Among Great Systems and Myths
Asia's longest railway network earns about 75 million dollars in annual profit from 2 billion passengers and 250 million tons of goods, yet superstition lingers with midwives accepting used tickets to hasten birth. The system employs 1.5 million people, covers 42 000 miles, and moves 2 billion travelers yearly.
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Oldest New World pyramid found at La Venta site
UC Berkeley anthropologists report a circular clay mound at La Venta in Tabasco Mexico dating to about 800 B.C. The 100 foot tall structure measures 420 feet across and shows a unique inverted mold shape with ten alternating ridges. Researchers highlight Olmec farming skill and artistry alongside prior monumental heads and artifacts.
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Oberlin junior wins Newspaper Fund internship
Oberlin College junior David M. Eisner is among 82 college students chosen from 300 applicants for The Newspaper Fund 500 scholarship. The interns will gain ten weeks of reporting experience at cooperating newspapers and are paid summer wages. Eisner serves as associate editor of The Oberlin Review.
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Rats No Laughing Matter From Harlem to Park Avenue
Zoologists doctors and slum dwellers agree rats menace public health. The piece notes rats spread diseases, thrive in slums, and are controlled by sanitation and extermination efforts led by New York City Health Department with a direct appeal to residents to keep garbage contained and living areas clean.
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