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...Peking Man excavation; in Beijing. Over six decades, Jia helped unearth a record 45 Homo erectus fossils from the Zhoukoudian site near Beijing. He discovered the first Chinese hominid fossils dating from the Pleistocene era that began 1.8 million years ago, bolstering the theory that modern Chinese are descended from these early men. DIED. WALLACE REYBURN, 87, war correspondent and author of 25 books, including Rehearsal for Invasion, the first-hand account of the ill-fated Dieppe raid of 1942; in London. A deadpan wit, he raised eyebrows with Flushed with Pride, the story of John Crapper, father...
Harris’ current studies are on how far children rely on either their own first-hand knowledge or what people tell them, especially when dealing with a new domain...
...seen first-hand how much the president relies on him," Cellucci says of Card's coordination of the president's daily affairs...
...Furlaud also gained a first-hand knowledge of radical French politics while in Paris. She was assaulted by a pair of anti-American French communists, and saved from violence only by the unexpected arrival of one of the criminals' girlfriends...
Harvard found out first-hand that Vermont still has a deep pitching staff when Trevor Marcotte and Jamie Merchant held them to two runs in last week's loss...