Denial of Tutankhamen curse still stands after 1922 discovery
Washington reports experts rebut lingering superstition about a curse guarding Tutankhamen's tomb. Prof. Douglas E. Derry, leading mummy expert, says no disease or misfortune followed the expedition led by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. Tests on burial chamber swabs found no harmful agents.
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Carnarvon
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England
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Cairo Museum
Lucas
Youth Chases Ball Ends Up Wrestling Elk at Zoo
Claude Robinson, 1, climbed into the Lincoln Park Zoo elk enclosure chasing a stray ball. The elk charged, tossing antlers and pinning him against a fence until attendants freed him. He suffered cuts and bruises to the face and head.
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Lincoln Park Zoo
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Famed Bad Town of Wast Sets Restorative Plan
Tombstone Arizona reports a civic committee to revive the town’s western atmosphere once famed in the 1980s. Plans include restoring storefronts to an 1880 look, building wooden sidewalks, removing overhead utilities, and placing lines underground while enlisting merchants in the revival effort.
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Tombstone
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Thiel
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White Bread Bleaching Agent Linked to Alcoholism Theory
Prof Emeritus Anton J Carlson of University of Chicago warns a chemical used to bleach flour may trigger convulsions and could cause sub clinical symptoms that resemble alcoholism in some people. He notes no confirmed human effects yet and calls for more experiments to verify the theory.
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Anton J. Carlon
University of Chicago
Woman becomes mayor in town where man quit
Dorothy Pugh, 15 3] years old with three children, is named East Carondelet Missouri mayor after former mayor George L. Riebling resigned saying the job was too big for one man. She balances finance work, night railroad clerk duties, and tavern serving, with support from a maid. East Carondelet is 10 miles south of St. Louis after 150 years.
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Dorothy Pugh
Lloyd
Missouri Pacific
East Carondelet
St. Louis
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Riebling
Preservatives in Canning Warn Against Harmful Powders
Do not use canning powders or other chemical preservatives in home canning as some may be harmful. Sterilization by heat is safer and more certain.
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Brooklyn
Rosson
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Carmine
Anna
Maureen
Eileen
Loretta
Half a Million Veterans Seek Jobs in Postwar Hire Push
About 1 500 000 veterans found work in 1947, raising employed World War II veterans to 12 250 000, but roughly 500 000 remain jobless and 1 000 000 more are in schools. Paul Faulkner, chief of the Veterans Employment service, notes high employment but urges placing veterans in jobs to maximize public welfare.
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Veterans Employment Service
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