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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1960
Page
22
Kabul presents a striking blend of ancient and modern facades with modern hotels and old bazaars. The piece notes wheelbarrow-like carriages, two ancient steam engines, a rising university, and a nascent tourist trade while detailing social customs, drink laws, and daily life under a Moslem monarchy.
New York reports a compact wheel mounted engine concept from NSU and Curtiss-Wright that may eliminate transmissions. A triangular rotor rotary engine could deliver up to 270 hp from 91 cubic inches, with each wheel housing a 20 pound engine. Production aims for 1960 at a New Jersey plant.
Richard Starbuck, 40, was spotted climbing down 35 feet of knotted bedsheets from a second story window at a police station. He reached the ground but was quickly captured and returned to his cell by officers.
The ninth annual Shrine Horse Show will run June 10 to 12 at Hawkeye Downs. EFIKahir Shrine officials say the Midwest's largest event offers over $10,000 in premiums and trophies with wide horse and pony competition. A circus-themed pageant will highlight the 1960 offerings, with matinee and evening performances daily.
New York reports a collection of nine defining moments from motor racing history. Rodney Walkerley selects pivotal incidents from 1902 Gordon Bennett Trophy to Juan Fangio’s 1957 German Grand Prix drive.
University of Wisconsin engineers unveil an automatic feeding device for hog barns that distributes a precise amount of feed to each pen with a single knob turn at a control panel. The invention promises simplified management and consistent rations for multiple pens.
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