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Arnold Lewish, museum preparator is restoring the skeleton, which has a nine foot skull, the longest known fossil reptile skull in the world. The fossil's jaws are nearly 10 times as large as an alligator's with 80 spiky teeth six inches long...
...Nemencha battle was the longest battle of the Algerian war to date. From the rebellion's beginnings in the Constantine department 18 months ago, it has spread the length and width of Algeria. Last week French authorities announced the estimated casualties to date: 3,724 jellaghas killed, 2,000 captured. French losses: 672 soldiers and policemen killed, approximately the same number missing and presumed dead. Some 1,300 civilians have also died in terrorist attacks or reprisal killings. Reporters on the spot insist that there have been many more deaths than official sources chose to report-chiefly uncounted Moslems...
...satellite countries. The extremes to which the British can go to hold on to the name of Empire is nauseating. In some cases, where the native people are really unable to govern themselves, colonialism could be excused for a time. But the Greeks can boast of the first and longest civilization in Europe...
After the longest special conference of the meet, an NCAA official announced that the machine would be abandoned for the remainder of the meet. "This does not mean that the machine has not worked satisfactorily thus far," he added, in a reassuring tone...
...longest and nastiest major U.S. industrial dispute in two decades came to an end last week. From both the 44,000 International Electrical Workers and Westinghouse, who had battled for 156 days, came boasts of triumph. Actually, both had lost. The union dropped its insistence on a one-year contract and gave Westinghouse the five-year agreement it demanded to make itself competitive with General Electric, which has a similar contract. But the union can reopen the contract and strike for wage increases after one year...