Quiz Q and A on world populations and history
Approximately 200 million for the Soviet Union versus about 150 million for the United States. Key figures include John Adams as the first U.S. Vice President to assume the presidency, and answers span topics from geography and chemistry to history and chess.
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Sloan and Murphy Retrospective on a Fame Riding Tackmaster
The article recalls Burns and his valet Jackpot who rode for top jockeys across decades. It notes riders like Chick Lang who paid a thousand after Futurity victory, George Ellis with Mate, Steve O'Donnell after Travers winnings, plus Bill Simms riding for Croker and the King. Jackpot recalls Simms winning four straight races before a narrow loss in the fifth.
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Anita Peabody
George Ellis
Steve O’donnell
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Great Sysonby rider Jackpot recalls racing days
COUNT A J. GARY recounts Jackpot the great Sysonby era jockey memories from Daingerfield Farm near Culpeper Virginia to Ivy City Bennings St. Asaph's and Iron Hill. He describes early racing without modern gates and how posts and lines guided starts. Also notes on historic figures and race lore.
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CIO Convention Attacks Smith and McCarran Acts
The 13th annual CIO convention in New York denounces the Smith Act for imprisoning Communist leaders merely for teaching peace and opposes the McCarran Act’s broad registration. Leaders like J. Pius Barbour and Earl Brown join Civil Rights Congress in urging repeal and urging Congress to revise security laws. The CRC aims to collect 250000 signatures for repeal.
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Girls Week Plans Announced for March 1952
Plans for Girl's Week, with theme The Girl and Her City, are under way led by 1952 chairman Mrs Earl Kief. To avoid duplication the advisory council curtails citywide events including hobby fair and mother-daughter luncheon, while schools and PTAs will continue activities locally.
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