Everest Mist and Mallory Legend Reach 1924 Summit Mystery
The article recounts G L Mallory as Everest legend shaping early ascent attempts. It notes 1922 26 965 feet high climb by Mallory Somervell Norton and the 1924 Mallory Irvine loss near the summit observed by N E Odell. Odell’s search found no sign of the missing climbers.
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Sir Edmund Hillary
Everest
G.L. Mallory
Mallory
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Maj
E.F. Norton
Pedition
A.C. Irvine
Camp 6
N.E. Odell
Odell
Irvine
Mt. Everest
Farm Outlook Promises Higher Income for American Farmers
USDA projections for 1972 put net farm income at 17.2 to 17.7 billion dollars up more than 10 percent from 1971, a potential record. Costs are expected to rise but not as much as income, easing pressure on cost-price squeezed farmers. The piece also notes wary farmers often wait for final year results before judging rosy forecasts.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Economic Research Service
Washington
Vietnam
North Vietnam
China
Star carrier bonuses honor all weather route deliverers
Saturday's Star praised every city mail carrier for delivering in a blizzard and earning bonuses, noting many faced tough conditions. The piece recalls carriers' long traditions of going the extra mile, recounting a flood rescue by loaning a boat to keep papers arriving. It tallies 296,684 miles logged by motor route carriers in 1971.
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Harry Byrd
Simon Legree
Winchester
Moon
U.S
Glenn in good condition after orbital mission
Star Files notes doctors report astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. remains in as good condition as before following his orbital flight. Patricia Anne Strosnider and Mary Elizabeth Phelps will be princesses from Handley and James Wood High Schools for the Court of Queen Shenandoah XXXV at the Apple Blossom Festival May 3 4 5.
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Patricia Anne Strosnider
Mary Elizabeth Phelps
Handley and
James Wood
Berryville
American Legion Auxiliary
Robert Rush
George Washington Admired by Jefferson in Praise Letter
The text quotes Thomas Jefferson praising George Washington as a great, prudent, and incorruptible leader. Jefferson lauds Washington's mind, judgment, integrity, and steadfast purpose, calling him a wife and a great man worthy of everlasting remembrance.
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U.S.A
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Thomas Jefferson
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Newton
Bacon
Locke
Propaganda of Disaster Flares Over Nixon Peking Visit
The piece surveys right wing opposition to President Nixon’s China trip amid fears of abandoning Taiwan, citing Harold Varney’s claims of an assassination plot and arguing dissidents push for a harsher stance against Peking. It weighs public mood on Taiwan, U.S. garrison realignment, and possible trade ties with China during the talks.
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Nixon
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
Peking
China
Peoples Republic of China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Taiwan
Mao
Chou
U.S
Nixon's China trip sparks renewed American hope and unity
President Nixon's journey to China awakens a rare mood of national optimism after years of cynicism. The move renews faith, encourages generosity, and reframes the public mood beyond partisan aims, while signaling a new dialogue with a major power.
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Washington
China
United States
Richard Nixon
Peking
How's Your IQ A Trivia Quiz From a 10 Day Test
A quiz offers 100 questions with daily scoring that classifies results from Memory Genius to Good Based on correct counts. It asks about Fretz Moon steel pipe Bermuda Wellington Beaufort scale neck vein Thespian Manx cats Mountaineers motto state Coal Bin of the World cupful Amazon River location.
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Bermuda
Wellington
Beaufort
Africa
South America
Europe
Asia
An Iowa historian seeks Ephriam Hawkins kin descendants
Miss Mildred E. Hawkins of Rock Rapids Iowa requests assistance tracing Ephriam Hawkins born 1789 in Uniontown Pennsylvania He and his mother moved to Winchester between 1789 and 1817 and owned land near the B and O Freight depot later living in Chambersville on Route 50 Ephriam had six sons George W Charles John Owen Joe and two daughters Emily and Sarah She seeks any records or old Bible information with contact at Miss Mildred E Hawkins 702 North Union Street Rock Rapids Iowa 51246 Rt 4 Box 390 Winchester Also signed M E Hawkins
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Mildred E. Hawkins
Rock Rapids
Iowa
School of Home Economics
Ephriam Hawkins
Uniontown
Winchester
Chambersville
Elizabeth Hawkins
Frederick County
Caleb Ramey
George W
Charles
John
Owen
Joe
Emily
Sarah
Things That Make Life Worth Living By HAL BOYLE
A nostalgic list of small joys that give life meaning. Moments include a grateful stranger, beagle chases, a big festive dinner pot, moonlight on a lake, feeding a dog unseen by a spouse, winning a carnival prize, elopement, candlelit silver, ripened tomatoes, a teacher’s approving grin, a father's dime, family photos, a letter about weight gain, a zoo tiger gaze, and how such moments define a life.
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