Portable X Ray Device Requires No Power Source
OBICAGO April 1. Argonne National Laboratory announced a small portable X-ray machine that needs no electrical power. It uses thulium as the active component, weighing 10 pounds and costing about $40, with irradiation cost around $200. The unit yields energy comparable to a conventional 100 kV device, yet is far cheaper and more portable, ideal for field hospitals, ships, and remote projects.
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Ar- Konné National Laboratory
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Argonne
Samuel Untermyer
Steam Locomotives Should Be Saved Debates Preservation
Howard Skidmore of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway urged railroad managers to stop scrapping steam locomotives. He proposed gifting engines to cities as monuments to spark goodwill and honor a historic chapter, saying they symbolize boyhood and national progress.
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Toledo
Howard Skidmore
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Skidmore
America
Ciites
Unusual egg within egg at Bonham farm
A Tim Fogle farm hen near Ivanhoe laid an egg contained within an egg. The outer egg, with white and yolk, was broken by Rozelle Baker, Fogle’s granddaughter. Inside lay a normal sized egg. outer shell measured about 9 1/2 by 8 4 inches.
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Bonham, Tex
Tim Fogle
Ivanhoe
Wrong Car Mixup Unfolds After Traffic Accident
In Waterbury Connecticut Herman Hackinson discovers the car he drives isn’t his after a minor crash. He shows the registration to police and learns it was issued to Lennie Howe. Howe also claims the car isn’t his, noting there is no loaf of bread on the front seat, indicating a mistaken vehicle.
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Waterbury, Conn
Herman Hackinson
Priest marks 60 years in priesthood at prairie parish
In Hoven South Dakota Rev A C Hembrecht entered town in 1908 amid shacks and a bare church. He remained after saying a train would have sent him away. This spring he celebrates 60 years as a priest and 48 years leading the local parish. He now oversees the Roman style Cathedral of the Prairies worth about 250000 dollars.
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Cathedral of the Prairies
Prairie Village
Underground Lake Transforms Borrego Desert Into Fertile Valley
In Borrego Springs California a vast underground lake, tapped by electric pumps, irrigates crops from asparagus to grapes turning a arid desert into fertile farmland. Since World War II the system expanded, yielding alfalfa, cotton, and table grapes on thousands of acres. A proposed dam in Coyote Gorge could store vast water, reducing pumping needs and boosting economy.
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Borrego Valley
America
DiGiorgio Fruit Corp
California
Coyote Gorge
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