Civilian Airlift Boosts Northern Quebec Knob Lake Mine
The world's first civilian airlift moves heavy mining equipment to Knob Lake in northern Quebec and Labrador. International TD-6 tractors and 18,000 lb boxcar loads are flown in to support 350 miles of railroad, hydroelectric dams, and camp construction for a 10 million ton per year iron ore operation. Major investment nears $200 million.
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Quebec
Labrador
Iron Oil Company of Canada
Knob Lake
St. Lawrence River
Seven Islands
U. S
Pierce
Easly
Lake Menihek
Lo.c
Ithe Srorld
Alite
Pinky the Second Brings Hope After Dog’s Tragic End
Julia and Mark react to Pinky the dog being run down by a car. Bud sobs as the pet is buried, but Julia later adopts a new cocker spaniel, Pinky the Second, to help the boy heal. The tale reflects a mother's memory of loss and a family's quiet resilience.
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Alsa Warren
Bud
Pinky
Julia
Collinsville
Mark
Ried
Helen Reynolds
Hard Times by Kathleen Norris
A reminiscence on pre security days, the Norris family recalls lean years, shared resources, and resilience. The author reflects that true security lies in adaptability and solidarity, citing a Johns Hopkins letter and a shift to self supporting farming and budgeting as hardship turns to growth.
Blanche Thebom career highlights span opera to film
Thebom rose from Canton Ohio secretary to Metropolitan Opera star joining in 1946 and later created the Blanche Thebom Scholarship Foundation in 1949 to aid young singers. She acted in The Great Caruso with Mario Lanza and tours planned, while Patricia Medina films and CBS radio milestones echo the era.
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BiAncus Thebom
Paris
Hollywood
Mario Lanza
Canada
Metropolitan Opera
Canton
CROSSWORD PUZZLE CLUES MIXED WITH NUMBERS AND ERRORS
A compact list of across and down crossword clues with numerous OCR errors and irregular spacing. It includes definitions for items like desert mammal lean-to pointed arch forearm bone and various thematic abbreviations, plus scattered entries such as Rascal and Son of Jacob.
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Desert Marmmat
Rascal
Son of
Jacob
City
Tex
Shore Recess
Broad
Answer 42 God of lower world in Rome
A brief item notes the phrase Answer 42 linked to a Europe based myth or event titled God of the lower world in Rome. It references a cryptic clue or puzzle theme tied to last week’s coverage. No explicit names or dates are provided in the readable text.
Russia Links Iran Oil Row to World War II Policy
The piece argues Iran seeks a new profit split with Iran Anglo Oil, nationalized wells, and seeks U S mediation led by Dean Acheson. It warns Russia could control the giant plant, threatening the Atlanto pact and U S Britain aims. It condemns defense spending and says bureaucrats wield voting power.
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Iran
Russia
Free Nations
United States
England
Burning t Up Railroads Coal Use Report
Railroads used 85 million tons of bituminous coal last year in locomotives and plants. The report highlights demand shifts and supply issues affecting freight and passenger services nationwide.
Brannan jokes on potato bug name during Europe tour
At a Vienna news conference Charles Brannan U.S. Secretary of Agriculture joked the Colorado potato beetle should be renamed Russian beetle. He was responding to Communist charges that U S planes dropped potato bugs in Hungary and Czechoslovakia during a European inspection of agricultural projects.
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Vienna
Austria
Charles F. Brannan
U.S
Colorado
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Bull Calf Performs Ski Jump in Frederikstad
In Frederikstad Norway a bull calf reportedly makes the first ski jump on the Oega slope. The animal trotted along the jump sat on its haunches then slid down the 40 foot run landing neatly on three points before strolling off uninjured.
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Oslo
Norway
Frederikstad
Oega
Pigeons Return to Rasst Marines Loft at California Air Station
Marine S Sgt John B Tonsley discovers a navy trained pigeon roosting at the Rasst California air station loft. The bird bears a 1943 birth band and service serial number 494, with no pigeons at the station since 1946 when the navy relocated them after wartime use with blimps.
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Toro
Calif
John BR. Tonsley
Marine Air Station
Navy
Birds Place Live Ants In Feathers Expert Says
Washington D D G A variety of small birds including hermit thrushes place live ants in their feathers to repel feather lice. The behavior, described in a Smithsonian bulletin by Arthur Cleveland Bent, notes ants are kept under wings crushed and juices rubbed on plumage. Theories include insect deterrence and possible medicinal effects of formic acid. Bent extols the hermit thrush as a gifted songster.
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Washington, D. G
Arthur Cleveland Bent
Smithsonian Institution
Bent
Typhoid Fever Epidemic Reported in Thuringia
Telegraf of Serlin Germany reports an epidemic of typhoid fever in the Russian zone of Thuringia with over 1,000 ill. The spread prompted closure of youth camps and theaters and banned public gatherings, a claim not echoed by Soviet controlled papers.
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Serlin
Germany
West Berlin
Telegraf
Thuringia
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