Jefferson chair returned to Monticello after long voyage
An open arm chair crafted in 1819 by Jefferson era cabinetmakers, valued at $5,000, was returned to Monticello. The Campeachy chair, one of six copies Jefferson had shipped, was acquired from the Philadelphia School for the Deaf by the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation and a Philadelphia woman.
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Campeachy
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Charlottesville
Jefferson
Philadelphia School For the Deaf
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation
Philadelphia
Albemarle County
James Bear Jr
School For the Deaf
Thomas Jefferson Trist
Bear
Trist
Boating Show Boasts First Class Dreams and Prices
Frank Eck notes the 61st National Boat Show in New York impresses with high end models. Exhibits include a 48-foot Pacemaker sport fisherman at 107200 dollars, a 47-foot Concorde yacht about 140000, and a 39-foot Pearson sailboat at 29100, plus larger luxury craft and one unpriced 42-foot double cabin sedan.
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AP News
New York
Coliseum
Fifth Avenue
National Association of Engine and Boat Manufacturers
Pearson
Ants Aren't All They Are Reported to Be
Palm Springs California based researchers Dr George Wheeler and Dr Jeanette Wheeler challenged common views of ants. They argue that busy appearance comes from numbers and that individual ants loaf much of the time while female workers spend time primping in the colony.
Oran City project to house 30000 outside Ankara
A partnership of architects and engineers plans Oran City a 250 acre residential complex 10 km from downtown Ankara for 30000 people. The project cost about 50 million dollars aims to improve living conditions with central heating parks schools and shopping centers while offering flexible payments and low down payments.
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Ankara
Turkey
United States
Soviet Union
Japan
Sevki Vanli
Oran
Oran City
Los Angeles Farmers Market a Tourist Favorite
The Farmers Market sits between Sunset Strip and Wilshire museums drawing tourists with diverse foods from lox and bagels to enchiladas. It now houses 160 stalls offering produce meats and souvenirs along with a post office car wash and various shops.
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Los Angeles
Sunset Strip
Wilshire Boulevard
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John H. Fassit
Monticello Manor Museum
By Frank Eck
Del-Monte
Jemima
del Monte
U.S
Antiya
Iga
Aluminum
TableRite
Rockingham Pan
Balla
Cresent
Sager
Wardensville, w.Va
Heishman
Lebanon Church
Delsey Bathroom
Bufferin
Vanli
California
Valley Ave
Shoe Mart
Winchester
Ward Plaza
Nurses ' Beauticians
Rome
Italy
Chrysler
Newport
PINE
Dodge
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