Can Can Origin and Geography Question From Curious Reader
A reader asks if the Can Can started in China and if Egypt lies in Asia. The answer notes the dance originated in Paris in the 1830s with music by Jacques Offenbach, and that Egypt straddles Africa and Asia with the Sinai Peninsula on the Asian side.
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Paris
France
Jacques
Egypt
Asia
Africa
Suez Canal
Gulf of Suez
Sinai Pen
Evening Radio Schedule Snippet Shows Mixed Network Lineup
A fragmented listing outlines CBS ABC and MBS airings from 6:00 to 14:15 with news, dramas, music, and variety programs. Notable items include Penelope's Progress and The Count of Monte Cristo among theater offerings.
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Abc-West
Mbs-East
Mbs-West
Sparta
Abc
Cbs
Abe
Abee
Garry Moore
Mbs
Cba
Mbs Ae
Cbs Iteman
Monte Cristo
Nbo
Penelope
John Steele
Chas, Boyer
Cbs News
Nbe
Cbs Time For Defense
Life
News & Variety
Television Schedules By Network For Daylight Saving Time
Television listings show prime time programs across four stations WNEW WTTG WMAL and WoIC with daily time slots from 6:00 PM through 11:15 PM featuring theater shows news and entertainment including Dance and music programs, court sessions, sports, cartoons, and weather.
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WNEW
Channel 4
Ransom Sherman
Garry Moore
Douglas Edwards
Navy Puts Planes on the Hawaii Run
The Navy has placed its two largest land planes the 92 ton Constitutions on the run between San Francisco and Hawaii. One aircraft left Moffett Field for Barbers Point Air Station west of Honolulu. Each plane can carry 180 passengers and heavy cargo for high priority materials and personnel.
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Navy
Here
Hawaii
Moffett Field
Barbers’ Point
Honolulu
Mary I. Barger the WWII Army dietitian recipient
Miss Mary I. Barger served as the dietitian of the Army Quartermaster Corps during World War II. In November 1945 she received the highest civilian award for her work preparing menus for the armed forces.
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Mary I. Barger
Quartermaster Corps
Crawford Happy With Tough Guy Roles Despite Fame
Hollywood star Broderick Crawford discusses his Oscar win for All the King's Men and his preference for tough guy parts. He recalls fans following him for autographs, notes the burden of fame, and explains he would rather return to New York than lose work quality.
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Willie Stark
Frankensten
Jidy Holliday
Judy
Brad
Crawford
Movie Academy
Coop
Gary Cooper
York
New York
Oscar
Gas Purchasers To Get Free Sugar
Motorists who buy eight gallons of gasoline at a south side Chicago service station next week will receive a free pound of sugar. Owner Milton Lambert says there is plenty of sugar and hoarding it is foolish.
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Chicago
South Side
Milton Lambert
Two Youths Injured In Separate Sunday Accidents
In MT Fallston two youths were injured within 30 minutes. Earl Dodson, 13, broke a bone above the ankle after stepping into a hole while playing at the Rex Derrell home. Anita Rudolph, 13, lost control of her bicycle leaving Ferrell home and collided with a barbed wire fence, suffering facial and arm cuts. Dodson was treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Rudolph at Cora Miller Hospital in Woodstock.
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MT. Fallstwo
Earl Dodson
Ellsworth Dodson
Rex Derrell
Anita Louise Rudolph
Herman Rudolph
Ferrell
Cora Miller
Woodstock
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Four Cats Get Village Funds for Food in England
In Backfastleigh England the village council approved an appropriation to buy cat food to keep the four official village cats healthy as they keep rats away. The cats have made rats scarce and unable to find enough to eat.
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Backfastleigh
Eng
Doctors to Study Atom Bomb Injuries in DC Course
Washington doctors will study atom bomb injuries in a course approved by the District of Columbia Medical Society and run with the U S surgeon general's office. The program covers biological effects, pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of ionizing radiation and related bomb effects.
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Washington
District of Columbia Medical Society
Society
U.S
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