Word: ores
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Current Sabotage. In Albany, Ore., a squirrel short-circuited the city out of electricity and water (electric-pumped...
...important new fact in the China puzzle is that Chinese policy, bursting out of its beleaguered mountain fortresses, has physically arrived at the Great Wall. Beyond lies Manchuria - steel mills, huge reserves of iron ore, coal and magnesite, pulpwood, rich farmland - all the prizes for which the statesmen and economists have yearned. Of immediate importance, destitution or prosperity in Shanghai depends upon getting coal from the North...
Stem to Stern. In Portland, Ore., Jitterbug Ray Harrigan started cutting a rug with a toothpick in his mouth, ended up in a hospital with an intestinal perforation...
Monkey Business. In Portland, Ore., several monkeys in the zoo found some walnuts, discovered that the natural stain in the husks made a fine cosmetic, painted themselves gaudy greens and golds. In New Orleans, a pet monkey, egged on by two small boys, climbed into an "iron claw" slot machine, garnered $60 worth of clocks, fishing reels, and other knickknacks...
Fruity Booty. In Portland, Ore., John Bribbon reported to police that a burglar had made off with 50?, five theater tickets, and two bananas...