Mystery Island Drift Linked To Cold War Ice Base
National Geographic quotes Lieut. Col. Joseph Fletcher on Fletcher's Ice Island as a drifting Arctic Air Force base. The report says such ice islands may have created myths like Crocker Land and Keenan Land by explorers mapping nonexistent lands. Radar once mistook thick freshwater ice as land, and islands detach from glacial shelves near Ellesmere Island before drifting clockwise across the polar basin.
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Joseph GO. Pletcher
U.S.A
National Geographic Magazine
Fletcher
Ice Island
Admiral Platy
Afr
Ellesmere Island
Japan Faces Big Population Problem
Japan confronts a major population challenge with the highest arable land density per square mile and rising urban pressures. The nation relies on fish for protein, consuming about sixty pounds per person annually, while livestock production remains limited. Its abundant coastline and numerous harbors support strong fishing grounds.
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Tokyo
Japan
Britain
United States
Japan Sea
Oklahoma Cop Uses Airplane to Track Speeders
Oklahoma patrol pilot Gt. Art Hamilton operates a light traffic plane to observe traffic violations from above. He radios details to ground units and clocks speeds over a measured course, using one mile section-line roads across Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma
Air
Oklahoma City
Art ‘Hamilton
Hamilton
Oklahoma Patrol
Palomino Registration Rules Stricter Than Royal Standards
Washington exposes the palomino registry’s strict entry rules. A genuine palomino must match gold coin color within three shades, with white to ivory mane and tail and no more than 15 percent dark hairs. White stockings and a white blaze are allowed, but zebra-like leg markings or a dark back stripe disqualify.
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Washington
Body Fat Levels Linked to Health in Health Journal
The Chicago based article explains that both excessive and insufficient body fat pose risks. It notes fatty tissue in proper amounts supports bodily functions and that about 10 to 15 percent of total body weight is normal fat.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
U S Treasury Conscience Fund Still Flourishing
Washington reports ongoing contributions to the U S Treasury conscience fund with gifts ranging from one cent stamps to large sums. The largest known gift was a $30 000 certified check from a repentant taxpayer.
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U. S. Treasury's Conscience Fund
Washington
U.S
Imoney
Navy
Government Reports On Red Tape Used
Washington reports the federal government used 366 miles of red tape last year on seventy two yard spools priced at 53 cents each. It bought 1850 spools costing over 4700 dollars. The tape is cotton and was deemed best for tying up documents for storage.
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Washington
Federal Supply Service
General Services Administration
Acre
New Stop Signs Glow At Night In Chicago and Beyond
Traffic officials in many states approve a glow in the dark stop sign using reflective sheeting with 30 000 glass beads per square inch. The red background with white lettering is designed to improve visibility. 28 states have adopted the signs and New York and Chicago are set for installation.
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Chicago
New York
Ohio Admitted to Union as 1803 State
President Eisenhower signed a bill declaring Ohio officially admitted to the United States on March 1 1803. Historians found Congress had not formally admitted the state despite approving its boundaries and constitution. The act fixes the admission date as when Chillicothe held its first legislature and Edwin Tiffin became governor.
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Ohio
Washington
Eisenhower
United States of America
Congress
Chillicothe
Edwin Tiffin
Anemia widespread among American women study finds
The American Medical Association Journal cites a study of donor rejections by the Red Cross Blood program showing about six million American women aged 18 to 59 may be anemic despite high living standards and health advances.
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American Medical Association Journal
American Red Cross Blood
Deepest Ocean Trench Found Between Guam and Yap
In 1951 researchers identified the deepest point in the western Pacific Ocean between Guam and Yap, where the sea floor drops to 95,040 feet. The record depth marks the lowest underwater terrain known at the time.
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Pacific Ocean
Guam
Yap
Many Thanksgiving Gatherings Across Lakota Area
Albert Lea residents visited numerous Lakota families for Thanksgiving and Sunday gatherings. The extended list of guests included Zielske, Steenhard, Koppen, Steenhard, and Reed households among others. Illnesses mentioned affect Paul Koppen and George Doacy, with Beemer and Werenga families among repeat hosts.
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Mrs. Walker
Albert Lea
Mary Zoller
Harvey Gilbert
Harold Olthoff
Raymond Becker
Alfred Zielske
Grant
Herbert Zielske
Lake Mills
Elmer Zielske
Winnebago
Tommy
Sheryl Zielske
Bancroft
Richard Zielske
Henry Steenhard
James
Irvin Koppen
Linda and
Dale
John Steenhard
Edwin
Edwin Reed
Fort Dodge
Roland Smith
Paul. Kollasch
Jennie Gutknecht
Radig
Charles
Charlene
Buffalo Center
Wm. Meyer
Augusta Meyer
Elsa Jansen
Jenifer Bosma
Garrett Grey
Henry Christenson
Beloit
Wis
George Werenga
Jakie Peterson
John Wertjes
Herman Werenga
Bertha Werenga
Opal Wheeler
Ida. Smith
J. A. Bargar
Ed Knower
Ledyard
Paton
Coonie Roelfsema
Orville Hartwick
Bob Beemer
Billy Beemer
Morningside College
Sioux City
Guy Beemer
Fred Bauman
John Geertes
Swea City
George Bauman
Will Bauman
Horse Elliman
Henry Olthoff
Henry Ennen
Elmore
Paul Koppen
Rochester
George Doacy
Fort Dodge Hospital
Elsie Baum
Jim Spear
Algona
Charles Stroebel
A. E. Anderson
Hubbard's Egg Mash Concentrate and Grain Mix Ad
An advertisement promotes Hubbard's 37% Egg Mash Concentrate to balance home grown grain for eggs. It urges custom mixing with customer grain for healthy eggs, notes feed grain alone is wasteful, and endorses Schissel's Best 40% Hog Balancer with minerals for balanced rations and faster gains. The piece ends with a quip about generals and admirals.
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Eggs Unlimited
Hubbard
Schissel
Briquet Dealers Announce Incoming Carload Availability
A supplier warns Briquet users that a delivery of good grade briquets will arrive soon and invites orders to be placed to be loaded off the arriving car.
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