Scientists grow 92-foot tree on scales near Seattle
University of Washington foresters plant a Douglas fir with a massive pot and trenching setup to weigh the tree and soil continuously for years. Initial readings show total weight of tree and soil at 63,638 pounds as researchers seek to measure water use and daily weight changes in a living giant.
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Seattle, Wash
UPI
University of Washington
Paul Bunyan
Leo J. Fritschen
Forest Resources
Prroj
Fritschen
Eoresby
Seattle
Cedar River
Dillinger TV Special Traces Career To End On Channel 5
A one hour drama titled The Last Days of John Dillinger airs Friday night on Channel 5 as part of the Appointment With Destiny series. The program follows Dillinger, once among America's most notorious gangsters, until his death in 1934 at the hands of FBI agents.
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John Dillinger
America
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Destiny
Channel 5
Television timetable through a busy evening schedule
A dense list of program notes from a 1960s era timetable shows concerts, movies, and public affairs on multiple channels. It names performers such as Petula Clark and Arte Johnson, actors Lee, McGarrett, and Hume Cronyn, along with episodes and times for The Glen Campbell Show Hawaii Five-O Marcus Welby and more. Channel details include 8:30 P.M. Schedules and 9 P.M. lineups with broadcasts across CHS and similar stations.
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Glen Campbell
Petula Clark
Arte Johnson
Hal David
Burt Bacharach
Sarge
Carol Lawrence
Channel 2
Hawaii Five-O
McGarrett
Oahu
Hume Cronyn
Marcus Welby
Mld
Ruth Hussey
Patric Knowles
Timetable revised for next moon trip
Apollo 16 crew will extend stay on the moon next March to 73 hours for Young and Duke, with a revised schedule to allow more rest before takeoff. The mission plan includes extended lunar surface time, longer gaps between segments, and a mapping flight to collect film and data before splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Warden
Scott
Irwin
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke
Moon
Young
Duke
Thomas K. Mallingly
Mallingly
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Samar
Yourng
Mattingly
Lunar
Earth
Lok
Hinger
Lighter side notes on bricks and home protection
WASHINGTON UP I Soviet era style humor outlines perils of home defense. Ex police chief Quinn Tamm warned homeowners buying handguns are a danger to themselves, while suggesting bricks as a worse option in a tongue in cheek Senate subcommittee hearing. The column lists comical incidents where bricks cause mishaps, including injuries to homeowners and mishandled objects, with a brief Germany asylum note at the end.
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Washington
UPI
Quinn Tamm
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Senate
Cole
The Schenkens Winning Contract In Bridge Debate
Holmes explains a bridge hand where North-South opened and East-West defended. The narrator recounts misplayed diamonds and club ruffs, then follows strategic deductions leading to ten tricks by laying down the ace of hearts and finessing the jack. Watson and Holmes discuss better play and safer tactics.
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Tsay
Holmes
West
East
Watson
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