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Hannibal on a Desert Island

Storyline: On a tiny island, Hannibal sees a rescue plane in the air and waves, but the plane crashes; now Hannibal and the pilot are both stranded.

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Storyline: Khruschev had been one of Stalin's chief killers, having sent hundreds of thousands to their death. On his way up the ladder, Khruschev sang his praises. After Stalin's death, he set about to distance himself from Stalin, because he knew the Russian people hated him. He gave a 4 hour speech denouncing Stalin. All over Russia, statues of Stalin were taken down. Stalin's body was removed from it's place of honor. His actions made many people of the world forget that the communist goal was world domination, until 1956, when the Hungarian revolution took place and he vowed to crush them.

The Descent from the Cross

Storyline: Background information on the artist who painted this issue's cover of Treasure Chest.

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Storyline: Three puzzles. How many of the eight lines shown will equal the line that bounds the square that is shown?; a number puzzle; a word puzzle; the answers are shown upside-down in a small box.

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Storyline: Having left his friends in Pennsylvania, Chuck returns to his home in Steeltown. He drives past a sandlot baseball game in progress and decides to stop when he sees Larry Bolger. Larry introduces him to the pitcher, Stoney Stoner. Stoney invites them to meet his brother Rocky Stoner at the baseball game that evening at Banner Field. Chuck seems to remember Rocky Stoner's name, but can't recall why the name rings a bell. Chuck sees Rocky talking with Spud Rankin at the game that night and thought that Spud had been thrown out of town after a wrestling scandal sometime ago.

The Story of Bob Cousy

Storyline: The story of Bob Cousy, the leader of the Boston Celtics, who was regarded as, the "greatest small man" ever to play basketball.

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Fossils the Zoo of the Past

Storyline: A look at how fossils are made.

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Storyline: Newspaper reporters arrive at Moodyland to do an article on the baby gorilla and the man inside the gorilla suit and print a photo of the them together. Over at Whoopeeland, Mr. Sharp has a large crowd of people, but loses them when word spreads that Moodyland has a baby gorilla. Sharp and Wiffletree see the newspaper story, but don't bother to read it, so they don't know there's a man inside the gorilla suit. Sharp is going over to Moodyland in his gorilla suit and expects to scare the crowds by making them think the gorilla has escaped, not knowing the public knows it's a fake gorilla.

The Happy Heart

Storyline: The story of Philip Neri. Born in Florence, Italy in 1515, his happiness and his love for God were well known among his young friends. He became a friend and advisor to Cardinals and the Pope. His saintliness became well known to the people and he had a good sense of humor, which the people appreciated.

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