17 Year Locusts Burrow Underground Across U S
The 17 year cicadas descend in billions from tree tips to burrow up to twenty feet deep. Each gray larva sits in a soil cave near tree roots to feed on root sap as the Great Brood Ten prepares to emerge in May 1970. The National Geographic Society notes this long standing insect cycle ends before the new brood rises.
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Washington
Vermont
Georgia
Mississippi
National Geographic Society
Curtain Revivals Hint at Periodic Theatrical Cycles
The text notes that revivals occur periodically with a century pattern, suggesting no more than six revivals in a single century. It positions curtain events as recurring but relatively rare.
Inertia Tragedy of Schools Praised by P T A Leader
Philadelphia report shows national P T A president Mrs Newton P Leonard condemning public indifference as the greatest tragedy of public schools. She told the Pennsylvania Congress of P T A that schools belong to citizens and lack of support endangers democracy.
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Philadelphia
Parents-Teachers Associations
Newton P. Leonard
Pennsylvania Congress of Parents and Teachers
Britons win big on eight straight soccer ties
Four Britons each staked sixpence to select eight consecutive drawn matches. They landed all ties, sharing a prize of 42,938 pounds each, about 120 thousand dollars, after the strike was announced on Tuesday.
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London
Lavon Reservoir Poised as Major Texas Recreational Center
Lavon Reservoir plans, spearheaded by the East Fork Association and engineers, aim to turn the 11 000 acre lake into a premier Texas resort. Eleven of thirteen proposed sites approved for development include Avalon Park, Lavonia Park, Clear Lake and Lakeland Park with stages based on public use and congressional funding.
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McKinney Examiner
Lavon Dam
East Fork Association
Texas
U.S. Engineers
Tri-County Reservoir Association
Corps of Engineers
Roland Boyd
Tri-County Association
Paul Hardin
Carl Tollett
Lavon
Wesley McKeever
Farmersville
Melvin Harper
Wylie
Hansford Ray
McKinney
Trinity Improvement Association
Upper Trinity
Garza-Little Elm
Benbrook
Grapevine Lakes
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Arkansas
Congress
Prospect Hill
Avalon Park
Clear Lake Park
Clear Lake
Lakeland Park
Lavonia Park
Woodvale
East Fork Park
Tickey Creek
Little Ridge
Price Creek
Rainy Cats Fall On Salina Worker At Restaurant
In Salina Kansas Barbara Crook a restaurant employee was struck by six kittens that fell from an awning during a shower. The incident followed a mother cat sheltering her litter under the awning. The note mentions Kings Canyon National Park in California with 454 600 acres.
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Salina
Kan
Barbara Crook
Kings Canyon National Park
California
U. S. May Bring Home Army Divisions From Europe
Washington defense officials say the Defense Department weighs bringing home one or more of the six U S Army divisions in Western Europe. No firm plans yet as final decision rests with President Eisenhower and the National Security Council.
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Washington
Defense Department
U. S. Army
Europe
Eisenhower
National Security Council
Health officials warn of vitamin danger in overuse
Hartford CT toxic hypervitaminosis linked to excessive vitamin A or D intake. Gloria J. Pepi, nutrition consultant for the Connecticut State Health Department, notes the belief that any vitamin dose is harmless is outdated and that harming levels occur beyond physician prescribed limits.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut State Health Department
Gloria J. Pepi
Liquor Board Leader Seeks More Agents in Special Session
The head of the Texas Liquor Control Board said that if a special legislative session is called he will urge Governor Shivers to seek authority for extra liquor agents. Noah was 600 years old when the ark was completed.
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Houston
Texas Liquor Control Board
Shivers
Noah
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Zerex
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