Army Cleans Up Air Unit On Continent
Vienna based Army Air Transport Service workers overhaul European operations to modernize the fleet. Bombardier seats replace bomber seats and peacetime liners emerge in aluminum. Istres and Ansbach centers refurbish craft while pilots learn to match passenger standards. Revenue rises as leave for dependents expands travel rights.
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European Air Transport Service
Toonerville
Beau
Euro- Semmes
Gahened
Air
All Eats
Ansbach
Bavaria
Red Contribution On Atoms of No Value
Dr. Thomas H. Johnson asserts that Alexander P. Zhdanov’s reported atom splitting by cosmic rays has no practical value. He notes prior work by Blau, Wambacher and others and references studies linked to photographic emulsions and stratospheric flights.
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America
Thomas H. Johnson
Alexander P. Zhdanov
Johnson
Ballistic Research Laboratories
Washington
Ins
Moscow
Biau
Wambacher
Zhdanov
Blau and Wambacher
Stetter
Widehalm
Schopper
Rumbaugh and
Locher
Nuclear Fission of Ordinary Matter by Gamma Rays
The article discusses rare disintegration events in photographic emulsion caused by high energy gamma rays from cosmic rays, noting a probability of about one in 10^22 years per nucleus. It contrasts these rare events with uranium and plutonium fission, which are endothermic, and mentions GE betatron experiments where controlled laboratory gamma rays caused partial disintegration at lower energies.
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Moscow
General Electric Company
Ini
Nucleus Split Into Protons and Neutrons Discovery
The text notes that in these experiments the nucleus was divided into its smallest parts protons and neutrons rather than into two larger fragments as seen with uranium fission.
Buffalo Bill Rifle for Cheyenne Frontier Days Exhibition
One of Buffalo Bill's rifles will be shipped west for a commemorative shooting exhibit at Cheyenne frontier days rodeo set for July 23 to 27. The weapon is a model 73 Winchester owned by Col. Walter F. Siegmund of Olin, Illinois.
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New York
Buffalo Bill
Winchester
Walter F. Siegmund
Olin
Buffalo Bill Birth Anniversary Observed in Cheyenne Parade
The event honors Buffalo Bill Cody born February 26, 1845 in Scott county Iowa. He rose as a pony express rider and Sheridan’s scout before gaining fame as Buffalo Bill. Records note his largest season kill 4862 and his most productive day 69 buffalo.
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Cheyenne
Herb Parons
Buffalo Bill
Scott County
William Frederick Cody
General Sheridan
United States Population Estimate Cited at 21,000
A fragment states the United States today is an estimated 21,000. The line appears to be part of a larger statistic likely referencing a metric such as population or a count related to a specific measure.
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United States
Former Navy Officer Declines Bid On 1942 Locomotives
John De Long of Emporia a former navy officer waited for a bid on two 1942 model 80 ton coal burning steam locomotives from the War Assets Administration but he turned down the offer.
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Emporia
Kan
John de Long
Navy
War Assets Administration
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Eats
May
War Department
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G. I. Joe
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American Physical Society
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House OF Diamonds
Ginsbergs
Second Street SE
Duncan Phyfe
Iowa
Newman's
Comfort
Modern Studio Divan
Roos
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Rayon
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Newman
Decorator
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