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...trained at a British officers' school, will no doubt be the front-running candidate for Ghana's presidency. Though all the council officers disavow any interest in politics, Ankrah lately seems to be enjoying mixing with crowds. His speaking voice, which has an embarrassing tendency to reak into a high register, has become more confident. He has even sent his wife off to a charm school in London. Then, too, he could easily qualify as the father of his country. The twice-married Ankrah has 22 children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ghana: A New Start | 1/12/1968 | See Source »

...strenuous climbing in places, but perfectly safe, and one finally emerges on the gentler and smoother upper crest and soon joins a better trail coming from Lone Pine, north of Owen's Lake, crossing the crest at Whitney Pass, and following just below the rim north to the reak, passable for horses when the snow is not took deep in some of the gulches. From here it was a short and easy climb to the top of Mount Langley...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: J. E. Wolf Describes Trip to Vicinity of Mt. Whitney in the Sierra Nevadas | 12/6/1926 | See Source »

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