Denver Water Tunnel Joins West and East Colorado
In Illion Colorado AP reports a $50 million Denver water tunnel will tap the western Rockies to supply Denver with up to 265 000 acre feet annually. The 23.3 mile bore from Blue River valley to South Platte will be completed by early 1962 with 8 inches of concrete lining. Designer Earl L. Mosley says teams worked 24 7 across four fronts while a unique Times Square access shaft serves as a busy staging area. The project doubles Denver’s water, forces evacuation of Dillon, and honors Harold D Roberts who aided obstruction removal.
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Time on the Russians and the Gregorian calendar myth
The piece explains how calendars drift from Earth's orbit, detailing leap year rules, the Gregorian reform, and a Russian method for adjusting leap years. It notes 2001 as a future milestone and contrasts Western and Russian timekeeping, tracing origins to the calendar reform era.
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Industry rewards for employee ideas reach 13.4 million
American industry paid 13.4 million dollars in 1958 to employees for plant improvement and efficiency suggestions. The American Iron and Steel Institute notes 1.7 million ideas processed with about 25 percent adopted. A steel firm accepted 968 ideas, saving over 872 thousand dollars, aided by raising the maximum award to 2500 dollars.
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Congress Pace Reflects Busy Senate Session
Washington Sen. Wiley of Wisconsin answered "I guess I'm here" when a senate clerk called his name to determine if a quorum was present reflecting the rapid pace of Congress.
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Washington
Turnabout in Hamlet Policewoman Cited for Overtime Parking
Policewoman Mrs. J J Freeman was cited for overtime parking while depositing coins she collected from the town meters at a local bank. The incident occurred during a routine duty period in Hamlet North Carolina.
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Illiterates in N C Learn ABCs Promises of Reading Growth
In Durham and across the state, adults gain literacy through televised courses and tutoring. Workers, housewives, and detainees alike celebrate first-time ability to read and write, aided by patient teachers like Dr. Rose Butler Browne who teach before dawn and reward progress with small incentives.
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North Carolina
Rose Butler Browne
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Space painting by Stuyvesant Van Veen on clear plastic panel
New York artist Stuyvesant Van Veen, 50, creates an abstract space themed painting on a 3 by 5 foot clear plastic panel. The piece, framed in aluminum, explores color in space with soft blue and green tones and rose accents, aiming for a light hearted feel and a changing background effect.
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City council bill aims to require all garages to park any car
New York City Council Majority Leader Joseph Sharkey introduced a bill requiring garages and parking lots to accept cars of all sizes. He cited a personal incident when a Cadillac limousine was refused entry for occupying too much space.
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Public Beach Promenade Allows Girl Strollers in Bikinis
In Portsmouth England the all male city council voted unanimously to permit girl strollers on the Southsea beach promenade to wear bikinis.
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England
UPI
Southsea Beach
Weekend NEWS WATCH with Dave Carter on TV 9
Dave Carter reports weekend news on NEWS WATCH at 10 05 Sunday. Coverage includes local events weather and community highlights from television channel TV 9.
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