Visa curbs blamed for hindering US science says physicists
The American Physical Society argues visa and passport laws hinder U S scientists from attending foreign meetings and exchanging ideas. It cites World War II era decisions and recent incidents where visas were delayed or denied. some international conferences moved abroad. The statement, drafted by four physicists, questions if radar and the atomic bomb would have developed under current rules.
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Massachusetts Insitute of Technology
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Colorado University
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Austin
Tex
Bombers Met By New Jet Fighter In Air Force Show
Palmda le Calif July reports the Air Force unveils the Starfire FMC a nearly automatic supersonic interceptor. Test pilot Anthony Sevier demonstrates extreme maneuvers close to the ground and at high speeds while Lockheed begins delivering the Starfire to the U S Air Force with a radar crew and electronic control system.
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Craziest House for Sale Castle Was Scene of Gags
Hollywood legend Jack McDermott built a Hollywood Hills castle from movie sets in the 1920s. The house features a tunnel labyrinth under a piano box design with rooms like a captain’s cabin and a gilt Kubla Khan motif. McDermott staged elaborate pranks with trapdoors and theatrical costumes, befriended by John Barrymore and others, but died by sleeping pills six years earlier, and a later fire damaged parts of the structure.
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Holly Wood
America
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Hollywood
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Hollywood Hills
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McDérmott
Doug Fairbanks
Bagdad
Jack
McDermott
John Barrymore
Brainard
Texas Crops Suffer From Hot Weather In July Report
Texas crops and pastures face drought with scant relief from weekend rain. USDA notes temporary easing in parts of the state but southern high plains endure extreme conditions. Wheat, cotton, sorghum, corn and hay show varying losses and needs, while rain remains urgent for grain sorghum.
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Texas
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Central-Texas
Bletsch Named Plumbing Inspector At Wooster
Upton Well Completed new oil well No. 12 McElroy Ranch in west central Upton county Texas produced 2858 barrels of 52.4 degree gravity oil in 24 hours as Sinclair Oil and Gas Co announced on Thursday.
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New York
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co
McElroy Ranch
Upton County
Texas
Tobey to marry old family friend in Concord
Senator Charles W. Tobey, 72, widower, will wed Mrs. David Henry Crompton, described as an old family friend, with the announcement coming from his office on Thursday in Concord, New Hampshire. The brief notice notes the planned marriage location but provides no further details.
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Concord
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Charles W. Tobey
David Henry Crompton
Crude Oil Production Increases During Week
Oil and Gas Journal reports a weekly crude oil output rise of 4 850 barrels. The daily average for the week ending June 28 was 6 164 225 barrels. Michigan led gains with 5 000 barrels, Wyoming up 4 000, Illinois down 3 400, Oklahoma and Louisiana off 2 100 and 956 respectively. Texas steady at 2 699 500. Colorado up 1 100 to 81 50. New Mexico up 100 to 165 100.
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Oil and Gas Journal
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Michigan
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Illinois
Oklahoma
Louisiana
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Colorado
New Mexico
Race Issue Flares In Sou Durban South Africa
A July report warns that passive defiance campaigns against apartheid laws have erupted into an explosive situation. Africans and Indians unite to repeal unjust laws, potentially triggering wider revolt across territories. Since June 27 fifteen cents colored residents have been arrested. the ANC notes a historic cross tribal unity amid mounting economic figures cited for the era.
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South “Africa
South ? Africa
African National Congress
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