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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1955
Page
3
Nellie Burke defends her eccentric father Oliver, a hobbyist building a model rocket in their Hillcrest ice-house. Edgar Phillips, a law student, visits and helps fund the project, praising the launch site and aiding Nellie amid local gossip.
Sir Arthur Morse, chairman of the British Travel Association, touring the United States, explains decimal avoidance and coin values. He notes pounds, shillings, and pence equal specific dollars and urges travelers to use notes for folding money and any bill is a check.
Cincinnati experts Dr Clarence A Mills and Dr Robert Kirsner affirm short naps refresh without grogginess. Ten minutes of sleep is enough to renew energy while long slumbers cause fatigue and potential collapse from exhaustion. They note America has high heart disease rates linked to overwork and insufficient rest.
A regional study by Dr Mis Gillies and Dr R Clay Sprowls of the University of California analyzes 2 408 000 G I bill home purchases from 1944 to 1952 and finds only about 9 1 10 percent were resold by end 1952. The Los Angeles area data suggest roughly 1 0 8 percent had been resold, implying higher mobility nationwide.
In Galena Illinois Pete Bailey hires Joseph Feely to survey abandoned mines for shelters. Feely sources say the Tri State Mine south of town holds potential refuge but demands atomic energy power to manage water and air. He notes the mine is 30 feet deep with miles of tunnels and underground rivers needing pumping. Meanwhile in Virginia Bonar reports ten speeding arrests on U S 30 after radar warnings were distributed to drivers.
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