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World War II hobbyist solves a family's decades-old mystery
After 31 years, military historian and researcher Henry Sakaida has finally closed his most perplexing wartime investigation. Sakaida is a retired Temple City nursery owner whose hobby is studying World War II air combat incidents and then tracking...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Symbols and Symbolism, Guinea
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Ferry sinks off Papua New Guinea; 150 missing
World NowFerry sinking: Merchant ships rush to aid passengers of a ferry that sank off the coast of Papua New Guinea.... -
200 species new to science are found in Papua New Guinea
L.A. UnleashedA thumbnail-sized frog with a long snout, a brilliant green katydid with bright pink eyes and a mouse with a white-tipped tail are among 200 species scientists have discovered in Papua New Guinea. The findings were unveiled this week by...... -
Programs: Slide show on Papua New Guinea
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Slide show Mort Loveman will present "Papua New Guinea: Space Age to Stone Age." When, where: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Roxbury Park Community Center, 471 S. Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills. Admission, info: Free. (310) 550-4761. CAMPING...Tags: Roxbury, Jerusalem (Israel), Travel, Trips and Vacations, Guinea
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Foreign tourist boards
For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or...Tags: Belgium, Montenegro, Antigua and Barbuda, Tanzania, Israel
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D. Carleton Gajdusek dies at 85; Nobel Prize winner identified exotic disease, was unrepentant pedophile
Dr. D. Carleton Gajdusek, the brilliant yet deeply flawed pediatrician, virologist and anthropologist who won the 1976 Nobel Prize in medicine for his identification and description of kuru, the exotic disease of a remote tribe in New Guinea that was...Tags: Sex, Prisons, Science and Technology, Defense, Awards and Prizes
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Volunteer Builds on His Habitat for Humanity Work
Times Staff WriterThese are supposed to be the golden years, when the days poke along at a leisurely pace and the toughest task involves putting bait on a fishing hook. So why, at age 64, is Elden Sandy working so hard? It's partly because he has worked hard all his life...Tags: Education, Hallmark Greeting Card, Armed Forces, Science and Technology, Defense
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Foreign government tourist offices
For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or...Tags: Belgium, Montenegro, Antigua and Barbuda, Tanzania, Israel
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Foreign government tour offices
For tourist information on select foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the country's U.N. mission or delegation. Anguilla: Anguilla Tourist...Tags: Belgium, Montenegro, Solomon Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Tanzania
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Foreign Government Tourist Offices
Here is a list of selected government tourist offices. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234; dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. delegation. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD The...Tags: Belgium, Solomon Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, International Court or Tribunal, Tanzania
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Church Briefs March 15, 2012
ALANSON Church of the Nazarene ALANSON — The Alanson Church of the Nazarene opens its food pantry/soup kitchen and clothing bank for those in need from 4-5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Bible study groups for all ages meets at 6:30 p.m., and a small...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Buddhism, Dalai Lama, Euclid, Christianity
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Ferry sinks off Papua New Guinea; 350 aboard
A ferry carrying 350 people sank Thursday off northern Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific, officials said. SKY News television reported in Australia that the ferry had been found and that four ships and two helicopters were involved in a rescue...Tags: Julia Gillard, Australia, Guinea
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