First Steel Ship Launched in U S at Bath 75 Years Ago
Bath Maine AP seventy years ago Sunday the Dirigo the first steel ship built in America was launched at the Sewall yard in Bath. Under Capt George W Goodwin the four masted vessel sailed to Japan on her maiden voyage and later met her end after shell fire off Ireland in 1917. The Sewalls built and owned Dirigo with William D Sewall and Samuel S Sewall leading the firm. Sumner Sewall later became Maine governor and Bath National Bank president.
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Bath
Maine
America
Arthur Sewell & Co
Texas Co
Sewalls
Scotland
New England
Dirigo
Kennebec
George W. Goodwin
Japan
Louisville, Ky
John Urquhart
Brooklyn
N.Y
Europe
Ireland
John Roy
Eastport
Roy
William D. Sewall
Samuel S. Sewall
William
Sumner
Bath National Bank
Zip Codes Show Slow Start Yet Post Office Hails Benefit
A test of ZIP code use shows two letters sent between St. Louis and Hawaii arrived the same day whether coded or not, challenging early speed gains. Postal officials insist ZIP codes will speed mail once widespread adoption and electronic scanning are in place, with a future promise of faster long distance delivery.
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St. Louis
Hawaii
C. R. Schultz
Chicago
Schultz
Post Office Department
Doctor See Transplant Rejection In Dog Studies
In New Orleans AP reports researchers at Stanford and London show cell level rejection in dog kidney transplants. The findings, presented by Dr Samuel Kouitz at the 13th annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology, may guide timing for drugs to suppress rejection and extend transplant life.
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New Orleans
Stanford University
Medical School of London
Samuel Kouitz
Stanford
American Colege of Cardiology
Crosby Television Week End Delight and ZIP Code Debate
AP writes Crosby dominates CBS Saturday with tuneful music graceful dancing and witty banter while Peter Gennaro Kathryn Crosby and Rosemary Clooney shine. Destry debuts on ABC offers light western comedy. Also notes Ed Sullivan Beatles and NBC offerings. ZIP codes aim to speed mail amid rising volumes and 17 letter sortings per piece.
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New York
Bing Crosby
CBS
Peter Gennaro
Kathryn Crosby
Bing
Crosby
Rosemary Clooney
Bob Hope
ABC
Destry
John Gavin
James Stewart
James Garner
Industrial Production Holds High in January
The Federal Reserve reports a high level of industrial output in January with gains in television sets and other household goods offsetting a slight drop in automobile assemblies. The index stood at 127.1, up from 127.0 in December, and 27.1 percent above the 1957-59 average. Iron and steel production rose, with ingot output expected to climb. Car production remained 8 percent higher than January 1963.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Wisdom of Age: Knoxville's Agnes Fair Celebrates 106
Agnes Fair, Knoxville's oldest resident at 106, comments on the moon race and women in politics. She says there is room on Earth for all and questions sending a man to the moon. She notes a Maine woman running for president but stresses a wife and mother’s duties at home.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Agnes Fair
Mrs. Fair
Knoxville
Maine
How Ships Break Up Is Metal Mystery
A missing fragment of a Golden Colorado AP report explains brittle fracture in ships. Colorado School of Mines researchers study residual stress and how it weakens welded hulls to sink vessels like submarines. The Navy funds a $50 000 contract for this work.
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Golden
Colo
Thresher
Colorado School of Mines
Jack D. Lubahn
Jack D. Lubahn of Mines’ Metallurgical Engineering
England
Japan
U.S. Navy Engineering Laboratory
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