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...tower will be an octagonal limestone shaft, 90 feet tall, topped by a dome. In the base will be an organ. Nancy hopes to have it ready for her sunrise service next Easter Morning, will dedicate it formally to Peace on Father's Day. Opposite the site, in the lagoon, lies a small island. The Commissioner of Parks is going to move the island, so that Nancy's tower can be reflected full length...
When the British wanted to honor the seventh Earl of Shaftesbury, famed Victorian philanthropist, they did it with a pun. His memorial fountain in London's bustling Piccadilly Circus is topped by an aluminum winged archer shooting an arrow downward ("burying a shaft"). Popularly, the statue is known as the god of love, Eros. Tradition has it that, while Eros stands in Piccadilly, no Londoner can be arrested for kissing a girl. Last week, if any Londoner felt like kissing in public, he had to watch his step; for Eros was removed-for the duration of World...
...fastest land-to-land crossing of the Atlantic. She is the largest and fastest ship ever to go round the world. She has more space per cabin passenger than any other ship. Empress of Britain still retains the title of the most economical steamship afloat for fuel consumption per shaft horsepower hour. She has conveyed across the Atlantic the most distinguished party since the days of Christopher Columbus. Be a good neighbor and check Canadian facts...
...profited from the Syndicate's attempt to rig the market, and doubled its plant capacity at Hobbs, N. Mex. Union Potash and Chemical Company, also of New Mexico, and 50% owned by International Agricultural Corp. (big fertilizer company) acquired three new leases to Government potash land, sped up shaft sinking to new deposits...
...Long Beach, L. I., John Perillo stepped into an open elevator shaft, dropped 15 feet. He broke only his leg because he fell on the body of Charles Altman, who night before had fallen to his death...