Pueblo A Wife's Vigil in Bridgeport Navy Husband Missing
In Bridgeport Connecticut Mrs Genevieve Sterling keeps vigil as her husband Charles Sterling is believed captured after Pueblo was taken by North Korea. Their four year old son Billy plays while she watches Navy coverage and waits for word. She recalls a stiff formal letter from him and wonders how much longer the suspense will last.
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Bridgeport
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Genevieve Ster
Ling
Navy
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Mrs. Sterling
Billy Sterling
U.S
Sip Pueblo
North Korea
Sterling
Charles Sterling
Hong Kong
Waiting for a father lost at sea how a family endures
A Wichita mother, 29, describes six months of separation as her husband, a Navy crewman, remains captive. She notes Navy guidance to keep details private, writes letters weekly, and coping with long drives with son Billy. A radio and keepsakes fill quiet hours while she waits.
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Foss
Sterling
Billy
Navy
North Korea
Citizens
Sprow Granted U.S. Patent for Emulsion Separation Method
Dr F B Sprow of Esso Research and Engineering Co Baytown Synthetic Fuels Research Laboratory received a U S patent for a faster process to break emulsions. The technique uses Teflon type chips to separate oil from water rapidly, reducing side reactions, with applications in alkylation reactors producing high octane gasoline.
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F. B. Sprow
Esso Research and Engineering Co
Baytown
Zany British Inventor Creates Laughing Contraptions
Rowland Emett, a London born wit, designs whimsical machines for humor rather than utility. From Punch cartoons to three dimensional creations, he builds one offbeat device a year since 1961, often using bizarre materials and constantly moving parts. He aims to provoke laughter with glorious failures and odd mechanized oddities.
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Wid Goose
Neptune
Nellie
Emett
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