Exposition on African Asian Expeditions Opens in Paris
The Citroen Haardt exhibitions travel from Sahara crossing to Asiatic spans and are showcased at the Palais des Expositions. Highlights include a Mongolian yurt, ethnographic displays, bullet scarred Haardt car, and a diorama of Dr Maynard Williams. The American National Geographic Society organizes the exhibit with Franco American cooperation and honors the French president as honorary member.
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Washington
Asia
Africa
France
Sahara
National Geographic Society
TransAsia
Marco Polo
Place de l'Europe
Ausiatic
Europe
China
Ieee
Georges-Marie Haardt
M. Haardt
Maynard Owen Willliama
Legion of Honor
Society
M. Andre Citroen
Trophy for Women at 1982 National Air Races in Cleveland
The Aerol trophy and 5000 dollars prize money were offered for a women pilots competition at the 1982 National Air Races in Cleveland from August 27 to September 5. The trophy was previously won in 1929 by Phoebe Oulie of Memphis.
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Cleveland
Phoebe Oulie
Memphis
Bandit's Fate Rises in Corsica Court Case
Corsica debates the case of Jean Simon Ettori the last of the Robin Hood figures living as an outlaw for 27 years. He surrendered to authorities amid claims his acts followed a Corsican code of honor and gallantry. The court must decide if Ettori truly lived with honor or deserves punishment.
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Bastia
Corsica
Robin Hoods
Jean Simon _ Ettori
Brush
Ettori
Sapphire Sea
Antoine Lenzi
Pila Canale
Lenzi
Simon Ettori
Teeth in Nome era challenged by white settlements diet
A Colling study noted natives subsisting on fish seal and birds had strong teeth while those in Nome and other white settlements faced dental problems due to white man's diet.
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Nome
Colling
Bearded Fish Name Origin From Jaw Beard
Bearded Fish The Barber, a noted European water fish, derives its name from a beard-like growth hanging from its jaw.
Texas Dog in U S Civil Service
A humorous note from Wilts Texas claims a dog works for the U S civil service though never on payroll. The piece describes a routine where a bus driver deposits a mail sack at three o clock each month on the town’s sidewall as the driver departs.
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Texas Dog Works
U. S
Civil Service
Wilts
Texas
United States
Civ
Michigan’s lumber heritage fuels a modern industrial surge
National Geographic notes Michigan grew from a vast lumber camp to a diversified manufacturing state. Detroit's rise from 500 inhabitants to a city of over a million. towns like Muskegon Saginaw Ludington and Kalamazoo rebuild after timber declines, with auto plants and paper factories shaping the economy.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU Service
Au Sable River
Monsieur Jean Nicolet
Michigan
Fim
Detroit
Ludington
Cheboygan
Bay City
Manistee
Alpena
Muskegon
Saginaw
Flint
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Uncle Sam
Sam
Moorestown
N. J
Gertrude Presscott
Pontiac
Saciek
Lansing
Michigan Ward
Au Gres
Kalamazoo
Indiana
Bow
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