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...Mountain last week to dedicate man's newest wonder, the 200-inch telescope. They were told that the giant eye would first be turned on the distant nebulae to test Astronomer Edwin Hubble's theory of the exploding universe. Dr. Hubble's first look at the Corona Borealis cluster (nebulae 120 million light-years away) astounded him. "We had hoped," said Hubble, "that the 200-inch would be this good...
...murder of gentle Senator Mauro Angulo Hernandez put many a Mexican in an eye-for-an-eye mood. To curb such barbarism, cried Supreme Court Justice Luis G. Corona, the death penalty for murder, outlawed in the federal district since 1929, ought to be reestablished. Said the conservative Excelsior. "Society is handcuffed before the criminal, and the prestige of the country demands stronger methods. The [Porfirio] Díaz dictum-catch in the act, kill on the spot-unquestionably yielded better results. ... It is urgently necessary to teach a lesson to potential murderers by means of heavy punishment." Abreast...
Even though almost half of California's most valuable property, the sun, will be covered Whipple said last night that the Observatory was not providing for any data-collection even there, because of the predicted ring shape of the corona preventing good photography...
...Queen Amphitrite (a tough, blond Marine sergeant wearing enormous falsies and rope-yarn hair). As No. 1 Pollywog, Truman was first-but was let off easy. He was merely ordered to give his autograph to each member of Neptune's court, and to furnish his staff with Corona cigars forever. Margaret was directed to lead a group in Anchors Aweigh, which she did falteringly...
...time. An itinerant writer, teacher and Chautauqua actor, he is the author of three previous novels, all poor sellers. He retired to a trailer to finish Gus the Great, wandering through the West and Southwest. When the money ran low, Duncan hacked out short stories on a 1924 Corona; his wife, Actea, took a secretarial job. The Duncans' first purchase with their new riches: a shiny new Chrysler convertible...