Solar sails may carry spacecraft with sun powered winds
A Columbia University physicist Dr Richard Garwin proposes solar sailing as a future space propulsion method. Large reflective plastic sails could propel satellites by sunlight, bypassing fuel needs in vacuum, enabling faster trips to Venus or Mars though effectiveness decreases with distance from the sun.
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Senate Session Burned as British Attack Hits Kinston
New York State Senate met for the first time on Sept 10 1777 in Kinston. One month later British forces burned the building housing the session.
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Labor Bill Wins Unit's Approval
The Senate Labor subcommittee approved a sweeping labor reform bill 6 to 1, aiming to modernize labor laws since Taft Hartley. It requires secret union elections, public financial reports, and conflict of interest disclosures, with amendments barring convicted offenders from union roles and criminalizing false reports.
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Chief Post Declined By Lieut Perkins
Police Lieutenant Herbert F. Perkins acting director of the police training school said he declined the post of police chief in Farmington after weighing the situation. He notified town officials by letter that he waived his position on the eligibility list. Perkins, a 22 year veteran, was among 15 officers who took the exam.
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Prison Riot Over Nasal Inhalers At Louisiana Penitentiary
Seventy seven inmates rioted at the Louisiana state penitentiary after officials cut off nasal inhalers. Warden Maurice Sigler said guards used tear gas to quell the disturbance, which lasted about ninety minutes. He noted inmates removed benzedrine from inhalers and became agitated. No injuries were reported.
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