Britain to Spend Billions Clean Dirty Rivers
Britain plans about 3.8 billion dollars in public funds over five years to overhaul more than 2,000 miles of heavily polluted waterways across England and Wales with nine new water authorities. A separate Scotland report is expected next March.
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Kentucky man claims litter solution with drum pickup system
Joseph L. Moore, an average Kentucky resident, designed a drum driven by a tractor to collect roadside litter. The 47 inch drum with 400 spring loaded prongs lifts bottles cans and paper into a hopper, works on all surfaces and in various weather, aiming to clear a 10 foot swath at about five miles per hour.
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Lexington
UPI
Joseph L. Moore
Moore
Man fired from cannon survives lake plunge mishap
Steve Smith, 22, answered a travel ad and became a human cannonball. He wedged in the barrel as the cannon exploded, ending in a lake 15 feet away. Owner Joe Weston-Webb called him too fat and he quit explaining the hazard and failure of the stunt.
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UPI
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Death of Lillian Moller Gilbreth, 'Cheaper by the Dozen' matriarch
Dr Lillian Moller Gilbreth, pioneer in time motion studies and famed mother in the book and film Cheaper by the Dozen, dies at 93 in Phoenix nursing home. She linked family life with a 50 year career, earned 13 advanced degrees, and supported her 12 children through college while continuing groundbreaking research. Survived by 10 children, 30 grandchildren, and 22 great grandchildren.
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Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Gilbreth
Frank B. Gilbreth
Dr. Gilbreth
Oakland
Calif
University of California
Frank Gilbreth
Boston
Frank Gilbreth Jr
Charleston, S.C
Commissioner's Notice Estate of William Hand Williams
The undersigned agents of the Bennington Probate Court invite creditors to file claims against the estate of William Hand Williams late of Bennington. They will meet at the Law office of Franklin P. Jones on February 8 and April 8 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Four months from December 8, 1971 is the court’s limit for filing claims.
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Bennington
William Hand Williams
Franklin P. Jones
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