Helicopter Ferry Aims to Replace Grand Canyon Mules
Fred H. Bowen of Burbank plans a helicopter shuttle into the Grand Canyon to carry passengers and freight from the rim to the river and back. He has logged 5000 hours and recently ferried 6000 pounds of steel for an Indian village. Bowen envisions 10 daily trips at about 15 dollars each way, offering a new, fast view of the canyon.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
NEA
Fred H. Bowen
Burbank
Calif
Bowen
Grand Canyon Village
Canyon
Camel heirs surprise farm family with two dromedaries
Joseph Santamaria sends two 15 year old camels to Henri Davezac in Arude France after a Paris auction. The animals disrupt barn life, devour winter feed, and spar with cows while locals photograph them. Santamaria promises a giraffe in a future letter.
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Aurade
France
Nea
Joseph Santamaria
Urade
Casablanca
Henri Davezac
Ely
Joseph
Davezac
Santamaria
Paris
Desert
Hogar
Mme
Davevac
Adonis Myth Explains Seasonal Flower Transformations
In Greek myth Adonis, a beautiful youth loved by Venus, is killed and revived as a flower by Venus. The tale links his death to vegetation’s winter decline and spring renewal, symbolizing natural cycles.
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Adonis
Venus
Hoover’s Son Joins State Department as Undersecretary
Herbert Hoover Jr., 51, named Undersecretary of State, ranking just under Secretary John Foster Dulles. He succeeds Walter Bedell Smith, who retires Oct 1 after a long career in military and diplomatic service. Hoover emphasizes being “an engineer” as he prepares to assume the post.
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Washington
Nea
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Hoover
John Foster Dulles
Walter Bedell Smith
Smith
Hoovers
Herbert, Jr
State Department
London
England
Stanford University
Margaret Watson
Margaret
Joan
Herbert III
Harvard Business School
Eastern Air Express
Trans World Airlines
Hoover as a top diplomat and petroleum troubleshooter
Herbert Hoover Jr a former president of United Geophysical Co rose as a diplomatic prospect for Eisenhower after resolving the Iranian oil dispute with Britain. He crossed the Atlantic 14 times and visited Teheran six times, living between Washington London and Teheran while pursuing global energy issues.
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Hoover
Atlantic
Teheran
Washington
London
Chicagoan's Simple System Sparks String Instrument Boom
Seven year old Michelle Albanese a St Benedicts student in Chicago reads a fortune and performs a public violin recital in a supermarket. The American Music Conference says thousands of children are driving a string instrument boom aided by George Rushford's classroom chart system that links notes on a blackboard to instrument strings.
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Michelle Albanese
St. Benedict’s School
Chicago
Michelle
Eddie
U.S
George Rushford
U.S. Team Named for Ninth UN General Assembly
President Eisenhower nominates a five man U.S. delegation skilled in government and foreign policy. The main task is to block China Communist membership in the UN.
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U.S
UN General Assembly
Eisenhower
Prolific Buckeye Inventors Win New Patents
Ohio inventors secure patents for household aids and decorative designs. Murray Rock of Dayton created a disposable paper grease guard for frying pans. Robert K. and Orren J. South of Cincinnati patented a collapsible dog house. Gerard John Rotterdam of Toledo designed a Cupid motif for a vase. Max B. Katz of University Heights drafted a telephone dial themed brooch. Other patented items include a doughnut cookie mold by Raymond J. Babbitt, a fold-way clothes hanger for washing machines by Anna R. Baade, and a linoleum rug with shuffleboard markings by John R. Quigley.
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Washington
Ohio
Murray Rock
Dayton
Robert K
Orren J
Cincinnati
Bruno
Gerard John Rotterdam
Toledo
Max B. Katz
University Heights
Cleveland
Anna R. Baade
John R. Quigley
Youngstown
Notable Political Figures Connected to Railroads in 19th Century America
James Buchanan served as president of a Pennsylvania railroad in the 1880s. Abraham Lincoln acted as an attorney for an Illinois railroad in the 1850s. Harry S. Truman worked as a timekeeper on the Santa Fe construction around 1901.
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James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
Harry S. Truman
Formosa Target of New Red Fleet Says Traveler
Hong Kong based writer reports buildup around Shanghai with a theater of amphibious craft and MIG air cover, claiming Red China plans a Formosa invasion to force UN recognition and challenge U S naval power, while warning U S forces may be slow to respond.
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Red Mainland
Shanghai
John Smith
Hong Kong
NEA
Asia
Korea
Indo-China
U. S
China
Woosung
Whangpoo River
Okinawa
U.S
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Chiang
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Massachusetts
H. Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Herbert Hoover
Far East Authority
Charlies H. Mahoney
Detroit
Insurance Company
J. William Fulbright Democrat
Arkansas
Rhodes
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