Canal Zone Faces Identity Struggles Across Regions
In Cristobal, the Canal Zone presents a mix of American pride and local confusion as residents navigate a divided identity. The 533-square-mile area, created in 1904, shows morale and traffic issues amid scrutiny from both Panama and U.S. perspectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Cristobal
C.Z
United States
Canal
Republic
Panama
Colombia
Theodore Roosevelt
Canal Zone
Panama City Company
U.S
Panama City
David E. Parker
Cual Zone
Sandra Brady
Joseph Brady
Canal Company
Brady
Omar Torrijos Herrera
Spain
Gibraltar
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Company
McTaggart
Skipjack Boats On Decline In Chesapeake Bay
In Cambridge Maryland eight skipjacks manned for oyster dredging endure aging vessels high taxes and new Social Security rules as the last fleet dwindles. Capt Malcolm Wheatley’s Kathryn leads daily hunts for 150 bushel hauls amid rough seas and fading profits. crews face uneven days and winters ashore with earnings often under 5000 dollars per year. The fragile fleet, once hundreds, now sustains only about three dozen boats on the bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Cambridge
Moody
Conrad of Melville
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
North America
Chesapeake
Malcolm Wheatley
Kathryn
Wheatley
Dave Barkly
Cook
Katie
Levin Turner
Turner
RCA crystal holograms could store vast data in cubes
RCA researchers reveal a method to store data in lithium niobate crystals the size of sugar cubes. A laser readout projects information like slides, with heating fixing holograms to prevent erasure. The system could permanently retain statistics, drawings, and photos in hologram form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
RCA Corp
David L. Steabler
RCA Laboratories
Princeton
N.J
Juan J. Amadei
RCA
Navy Department
Yale researchers develop implantable tissue stimulators for paralysis
Yale University researchers led by Wade G. Holcomb, James F. Hogan and Dr. William W. L. Glenn secured patent 3,773,051 for implantable tissue stimulators. The device uses a skin buried receiver and external transmitter to power and control nerve stimulation, with stainless steel wires delivering signals to targeted tissues. The system, produced under license by a New York foundation Research Corp, aims to relieve breathing difficulties and paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale University
New Haven
Wade G. Holcomb
James F. Hogan
William W.L. Glenn
School of Medicine
Research Corp
New York
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U.S. Canal Zone
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Electrolux
Biddeford-Saco Vacuum Center
Center St
Biddeford, Me
Main Street
Saco
Rocket Research Corp
Meeele
George Sutherland
Robert M. Bridgforth Jr
Carl D. Good
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Robert H. Abplanalp
Nixon
Abplanald
Precision Valve Corp
Yonkers
N.Y
Atkinson
MAIN
SEA Spray Motor Inn
Russell
Repair & Parts
J. Durfee SR
Maine Oceanfront
Kennebunkport
Massey Ferguson
Dayco
Skirunners
Cleets
Champion & Bosch
Sterling
Iren’s
Massey Ferguson Snowblowers
Bald Distributors
Elm Street
Biddeford
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