Radar system to speed takeoffs in bad weather
The plan uses a repeater radar scope in the control tower to track all aircraft within 20 miles, allowing more frequent individual dispatches. The CAA has shown the scheme to airlines at LaGuardia and to industry groups for approval, aiming to implement there by month end and later nationwide.
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New York
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Econirol
LaGuardia
CAA
Air Transport Association
Airlines Pilot Association
Never a Dull Moment In Life With Mother
La Porte Indiana report details a four week span of mishaps in a family. Sally’s face was struck by a strange dog causing a tooth loss. Bobby returned home without his pants saying they were stolen. Dottie helped break a sun porch window. Sue cut her foot on glass. The baby contracted chicken pox. The husband’s boss and wife dropped in unexpectedly.
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Laporte
Ind
Sally
Bobby
Dottie
Sue
Peaceful Valley Disputed Territory Reignites Historical Debate
In Highgate Vermont historians argue over Champlain Valley claims between the Green Mountains and Adirondacks. A parchment note dated 1564 bearing John Graye is cited alongside later French and British claims from 1609 and the Revolutionary period. The find prompts questions about early exploration gear and voyage records.
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Highgate
Champlain Valley
Vermont
Mountains
Adirondacks
New York
Missisquoi River
Samuel de Champlain
Quebec
France
United States
Champlain
New World
New Hampshire
Graye
US Tourists Help German Comeback
Western Germany shows a rebound as Dr. Hans Baumann reports over 100000 Americans will visit western Germany and Berlin in the year, a 200 cent increase over 1949. He credits American dollars for recovery as hotels reopen trains run on time and food remains plentiful.
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New York
Germany
Hans Baumann
German Tourist Association
United States
Baumann
Berlin
Arger
New US Liner To Have Wide Picture Windows
Quincy Massachusetts United Press reports the 8S S Independence under construction at Bethlehem shipyard will feature thermopane insulating glass in an arc spanning three fourths of the main observation lounge. This wide picture window design aims to give passengers an unobstructed sea view aboard the luxury liner.
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Quincy
Mass
Bethlehem
Hospital Teaches Fathers to Bathe at Chicago Lying-In
At the University of Chicago lying-in hospital fathers attend three classes as part of prenatal care. Expectant fathers learn baby bathing feeding and what to expect after leaving the hospital. The program complements seven mother classes and aims to support the family during infant care.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
E Hospital
Hospital
553 Sunken Ships Found by Germans
Hamburg report says German hydrographic institute located 553 sunken ships near the North Sea and Baltic coast since 1945. Most wrecks are small coastal freighters and fishing trawlers, with many German naval vessels sunk or scuttled. Many wrecks may be salvageable or valuable as scrap.
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Hamburg
Germany
German Hydrographic Institute
North Sea
Baltic Sea
Hermann Sieber
Institute
Sieber
Automobile output tops five million in 1948
The automotive industry produced 5,282,000 cars, trucks, and buses during 1948, signaling strong postwar demand and revival of manufacturing capacity across major U.S. firms.
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