ASIAN FLU MAKING
COMEBACK IN JAPAN
TOKYO UR—Asian flu is sweep
ing Japan again. The peak is ex
pected later this month or in De
cember.
A Welfare Ministry official
said yesterday that 13 persons
have died so far in the current
wave, 190,000 children are ill, and
716 schools are closed temporarily.
The official said 520 Japanese
died during the May-July epi
demic.
The wife of the President was
called “Your Majesty” until 1815.
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SING FOR SAFETY
Under* the heading: “Sing While
You Drive,” Editor Matt Vernon
of the Eunice (La.) News presents
the suggestions of a reader, Mrs.
Fanny Todd, which, she says, are
designed to “make every day
Safety Day”:
“At 45 miles per hour, sing
‘Highways are Happy Ways.’
“At 55 mph, sing ‘I am a Stran
ger Here, Heaven Is My Home.’
“At 65 mph, sing ‘Nearer My
God to Thee.’
“At 75 mph, ‘When the Roll Is
Called Up Yonder.’
“And at 85, ‘Lord, I Am Coming
Home’.”
Tax Collections
From Alaska Down
WASHINGTON, UB—'The Inter
nal Revenue Service reported yes
terday federal tax collections in
Alaska for the fiscal year which
ended June 30, 1957 showed a
drop of $7,135,000 compared with
the previous fiscal year.
The collections for 1957 were
$36,431,000 compared with $43,
566,000 in the 1956 fiscal year.
Federal tax collections in Wash
ington State were $899,366,000, a
boost of almost $52 million over
the previous year.
HYDROPLANE SETS
RECORD 239 M.P.H.
CONISTON, England, UB—Don
ald Campbell yesterday drove his
jet-engined hydroplane “Blue
bird” to a world record speed of |
239.07 miles per hour over the;
calm waters of Lake Coniston. j
The 36-year-old son of the late!
water and land speed king Sir j
Malcomb Campbell speeded at ‘
260.10 miles per hour on the first
trip, turned quickly about and
came home in 218.024 after obvi
ously throttling down.
Shirred .
CALFSKIN
AND
Rabbit Skins
Trading Post
LOU OLIVER, Prop.
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