Backyard inventors chase fuel extenders across America
The piece profiles U S backyard inventors from Kokomo Indiana to Indianapolis Indiana and Minnesota seeking to slash gasoline use. It notes Ford receives thousands of ideas yearly though few layman concepts have been bought. Inventors claim notable mileage gains from devices like Pelco Fuel Saver and two carburetor systems, while regulators seize fuel making stills and automakers react with caution.
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U.S
America
Kokomo
Ind
Minnesota
Indianapolis
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Robert Harnar
Harnar
R.N. Linger
Linger
Singer
Lance Crombie
Webster, Minn
Crombie
Danny Jewell
Public relations man drives U S push for metric system
John Donnelly heads the U S Metric Board efforts in Arlington to convert Americans to metric measures. He notes slow progress amid hostility from groups like Metric Rebellion and We Ain’t Metric, aims for 85 to 90 percent metricization, and plans a long gradual campaign using speeches and brochures.
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John Donnelly
U.S. Metric Board
Washington
UPI
Donnelly
Metric Rebellion
Arlington
NASA
Congress
P.r
Long Island University
New Zealand
U.S
Vast estate battle spans 105 years in Brazil
Comendador Domingos Faustino Correa died 105 years ago leaving an empire of cattle ranches, real estate and banks valued around 50 billion dollars. A tangle of heirs, descendants and authorities spans Brazil, Uruguay and beyond with 14 executors tried and a 15th still seeking resolution. Judge Paulo Augusto Monte Lopes promises to apply Brazil’s inheritance laws as courts across several nations weigh the claims.
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Pelotas
Brazil
Domingos Faustino Correa
Howard Hughes
Correa
Texas
Latin America
Uruguay
Los Angeles
Earl
Pedro II
Comendador
Bernardo
Dalva Rodrigues Merenda
Paulo Augusto Monte Lopes
Rio Grande
Supreme Court
Pooh Bridge Faces Collapse Dispute In England
In Hartfield England two neighboring councils clash over the fate of Pooh Bridge at Cotchford Farm Milne era site. One council calls for replacement while the other advocates repair to keep tourist access.
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Hartfield
England
A.A. Milne
Gree
Cotchford Farm
Milne
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Jose Francisco Cunico Bach
Correa Estate
Pooh Bridge
South Vietnam
Saigon
Joens Brothers
Rent Americas
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Iowa
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