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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1961
Page
9
Japanese film makers plan a science fiction horror epic to push the genre forward in Tokyo production slated to begin next month. The project aims to be a world showcase of innovative effects and storytelling from Japanese cinema.
A $700,000 Japanese epic titled Dai Kai Ju or Great Strange Anima showcases Eiji Tsuburaya’s special effects artistry. The film, inspired by King Kong, features a multi stage monster that devastates Tokyo, with secrecy around its design to thwart competitors.
Carol A Mount of Collingwood New Jersey led a four hour shift in the annual 24 hour boiler test for the University of Maine mechanical engineering senior class. She holds top grades among 72 seniors and was aided by ten senior men during her duty period. The test mirrors industrial acceptance procedures used for snow boilers and demands exacting standards.
The report notes survey topics such as fuel consumption steam generation and boiler metrics. Prof Watson calls the shift leader a key organizer while Prof Sparrow praises Carol Hunt for her outstanding college record and Tau Beta Pi honor. Kent State editors Ansley and Pollak announce engagement after meeting on the 1960 yearbook.
In San Francisco a bank prepared to repossess the Lewis family car as Mrs. Donald A. Lewis and her two sons occupied the vehicle. For four hours officials and a police officer pleaded, while Mrs. Lewis smoked, read a magazine, and claimed she was only one payment behind after a payment was made last week.
The vice president apologized to Lewis saying he was responsible for the whole matter. Mrs. Lewis exited the car as a tow truck pulled away, leaving the vehicle. A man noted the tamales had a cover that upset a stomach, while Dansby recalled he failed to advise that corn husks should not be used in tamales.
In Farmers Branch Texas Glenn A Norberg 31 repeatedly dialed a help number that was always busy. Realizing the mistake he had been dialing his own number he delivered his wife’s baby girl by himself.
San Antonio police Sgt Leonard Dansby mailed Mexican food to a South Africa ham radio operator and received a letter in reply. The brief note outlines the unexpected exchange between two radio enthusiasts across continents.
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