Seaway Project Under Way Across St Lawrence Corridor
Construction begins on the St Lawrence River Seaway as U S and Canadian workers tackle early jobs. The $1 billion venture will create a 1958 start for power and navigation benefits, displacing several towns and prompting Ontario promises of fair compensation.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Cornwall
Canada
NEA
St. Lawrence River
U. S
St. Lawrence
New York
Ontario
Great Lakes
Leslie Frost
Ontario Power Commission
The
Commission
Toronto
U.S
New York Power Authority
Barnhart Island
Long Sault Rapids
International Rapids
Tremendous Demand for House Trailers Expands Mobile Homes
Article notes two million people live in mobile homes as manufacturers flood market to meet housing needs. Describes parks with thousands of units in Georgia and Ohio, veteran use, retiree relocations to Florida and California, and features from kitchens to baths. Also highlights parks, sizes, and innovations like second floors and movable walls.
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Cleveland
NEA
Savannah River
Pike County
Ohio
Florida
California
Arizona
Mobile Homes Manufacturers Association
Twin Dummy Zeland Guardian After Dark
Memphis story profiles Leland Love a printer farmer and inventor who builds a wooden twin dummy Zeland to serve as an after dark guardian for night driving He contemplates selling or patenting his inventions while keeping most models in hand captions note his camp stove folding cot and portable coffee setup
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Leland
Zeland
Park
Zeand
Morals Rise In Army Report Says Morals Rise In Army Report Says
In Heidelberg a U S Army spokesman stated the European Command is in better moral physical and military condition than ever before He rebutted claims of appalling moral problems in European cities noting Munich Kaiserslautern and Fuerth as sites where illicit relations were shockingly common He added there is no cause for grave concern crime and immorality rates are falling AWOL rate is at a three year low and troops held in stock are decreasing with the European Command's incident rate below the worldwide U S average.
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Heidelberg
Germany
UPA U. S. Army
National Lutheran Council
Atlantic City
Munich
Kaiserlautern
Fuerth
Army
Stoc
U.S
Man Retires Leaves Eight-Job Vacancy in Monroe
Ralph L. Ballou, 73, will retire from public service March 7, creating vacancies in eight town posts. He serves as town treasurer clerk sealer of weights fence viewer measurer of wood and bark measurer of lumber burial agent and assessor for Monroe Massachusetts a Berkshire town with 174 residents.
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Monroe
Mass
Ralph L. Ballou
Berkshire
High Speed Jets Pose New Cockpit Problems
A dead bug on a windshield distracts pilots of fast aircraft and highlights broader safety and design challenges. The Air Crew Standardization Committee, CAA, Air Force and Sperry discuss warning lights, cockpit layouts, and multi function instruments to reduce pilot workload while preserving visibility and accuracy in navigation and control.
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Douglas Larsen
Washington
NEA
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Air Force
Navy
Sperry Gyroscope Co
CAA
Air Crew Station Standardization Committee
Sperry
Case of Marilyn Sheppard Haunts Her Cleveland Home
Dr. Paul L. Kirk, criminology professor, spent four days at the Sheppard house examining evidence in the Marilyn Sheppard murder case. He said the case is not closed, plans further experiments, and may prepare a written report for Dr. Sam Sheppard's defense. Kirk previously linked a San Francisco murder to blood evidence, informing legal postures while cautioning that a crime lab cannot replace a trial.
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Cleveland
NEA
Marilyn Sheppard
Paul L. Kirk
University of California
Sheppard
Marilyn
Kirk
Samuel H. Sheppard
Sam
Sheppards’ Lake
Assersby
Dr. Kirk
Philip Watson
San Francisco
Watson
San Quentin
William J. Corrigan
Corrigan
Paul L Kirk
Imitation Disastrous Leads to Tongue Sticking Incident
Six year old Bobby Farrell learned a risky lesson after he imitated another boy who had his tongue stuck to a cold iron pole in 13 degree weather. A neighbor woman and a policeman freed him using warm water and he was treated at St. Francis Hospital.
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Cincinnati
Bobby Farrell
Bobby
St. Francis Hospital
Writers Assn of Ohio to Honor Jacobson at Banquet
The Outdoor Writers of Ohio Association will honor Fred L. Jacobson of Fremont as man of the year at the annual banquet February 18 in Columbus. Jacobson has been game management agent for Ohio for the U S Wildlife Service since 1951.
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Cleveland
Outdoor Writers of Ohio Association
Fred L. Jacobson
Fremont
Columbus
Jacobson
Ohio
U. S. and Wildlife Service
Invention of the Bow Cited as Early Energy Device
The bow in archery is described as possibly mankind’s first device for storing energy and releasing it under controlled direction, a claim attributed to the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Palm Springs
Cal
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