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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1972

Page

5

Two 14 Year Olds He's Youngest at Columbia

A New York report follows 14 year old Mike Landy, the youngest full time student at Columbia University, as he attends classes at the engineering school while balancing high school dropout status. He travels from New Jersey with his father, lives in Manhattan, and arrives with cornflakes and a brown bag breakfast during a snowy campus encounter.

New York Columbia University Broadway 116Th Street Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science Mike Landy Manhattan Mike Hightstown High School New Jersey

Boy Prodigy Skips Study For Physics Final

A 14-year-old named Mike Landy Charms teachers with advanced coursework at Princeton and Columbia. He finishes math and science early, studies only an hour daily, and plans to be a professional student or educator while juggling computer work and music. He dismisses drug fears and walks to a final he didn’t prepare for.

Mike Princeton University Mike Landy

Youngest TV news anchor Jon Manzanares stars on KCET show

Jon Manzanares, 14, anchors and helps edit Newseekers a teen run half hour on KCET. Produced by Pacoima junior high students, the program covers topics aimed at teenagers and teaches hands on TV writing and production.

Los Angeles UPI Jon Manzanares Jon Newseekers KCET Public Broadcasting Station

DeMolay Installation Tonight For Randy Schaffer

Randy Schaffer 17 son of Dr Meyer H Schaffer will be installed as master councilor of DeMolay today at 2 p.m. at the Masonic temple. Officers include Steve Heyer senior councilor Howie Beardsley junior councilor and Casey Bonham scribe. Schaffer a year in DeMolay is a Washington high school junior, Student Forum executive board member and swim team member. He is also an Eagle Scout.

Randy Schaffer Meyer H. Schaffer Trail Ridge Road Masonic Temple Steve Heyer Howie Beardsley Casey Bonham

746 Watts Equal One Horsepower

The article explains that one horsepower equals 746 watts, a unit of electrical power representing the work to lift 550 pounds one foot per second or 33 000 pounds one foot per minute. It emphasizes the equivalence between watts and horsepower in mechanical terms.

Ghetto Scouts Adapt Program For Urban Youths

The Boy Scouts move to fit inner city life with urban oriented badges and drug education. Philadelphia troops 750 and 72 adopt block based service projects and karate led self defense sessions to teach survival and citizenship.

New Brunswick N. J UPI New York City Philadelphia Boy Scouts of America George Bohrer North Philadelphia Bohrer Fairmount Park Earl Sunday Barber America

Fog Formation Explained

Fog forms when warm moist air passes over colder land or water or when cold damp air rests on a warmer surface. Moisture cools and condenses on dust salt or other tiny particles creating a cloud.

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