Tap light switch offers easy control in compact design
A Minneapolis Honeywell unit provides a light switch that turns on or off with a light tap. It is encased in transparent plexiglas and can be matched to room decor by placing wallpaper or colored paper beneath the panel. Krylon INC. of Norristown suggests spray coating hat bands to prevent staining. Duraflex Corporation of East Hartford markets a self installable bathtub shower enclosure using krene plastic panels on aluminum frames. The 12 pound unit includes full instructions and a note about non compliant city elevators.
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Minneapolis- Honeywell Regulator Company
Krylon, Inc
Norristown
New Devices Aid Exploring Frozen Wastes
The Army Corps of Engineers unveiled new polar exploration technologies including an electronic crevasse detector and electric trail markers to safely traverse ice deserts. They report easy tunneling under Greenland’s ice cap with snow roofed rooms 110 feet wide for potential shelters, warehouses, or garages.
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Washington
Far
Antarctic
Army Corps of Engineers
Army
Thule
Greenland
Defense Department
Philippe
New Products Hit Market This Week
New York reports a batch of consumer novelties headed for shelves. Henry N. Creger promotes four leaf clover transplant clumps for luck in pots from San Francisco. New Prod eay Enterprises offers sun slats to shade eyes with slats in place of lenses. Arthur H. Kitson Inc distributes a versatile detergent for car exteriors interiors. Bulova introduces a tiny transistor radio wallet size at twelve ounces. Central States Paper & Bag Co markets disposable shower caps doubling as cosmetic storage bags.
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Henry N. Creger
San Francisco
Maker
New Prodeay Enterprises Inc
South Bend
Ind
Central States Paper & Bag Co
St. Louis
No Rita Divorce, Lawyer Asserts
Rita Hayworth’s attorney said she has no intention of divorcing Dick Haymes. Haymes is described as striving to win back his wife as Hayworth, who recently separated, travels to New York en route to France. She will leave daughter Yasmin, five, with Aly Khan for a six week visit.
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RENO
Rita Hayworth
Dick Haymes
Haymes
Miss Hayworth
New York
France
Yasmin
Aly Khan
Honest Finder in Minot Returns Wallet Reward
Charles Erickson, 80, a retired railroad man, found a wallet containing $160 and identification in Minot North Dakota. He walked a mile to return the money and the owner rewarded him with pay and a ride back home.
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Minot, N. D
Charles Erickson
Two Accused in Elevator Death
A coroner's jury in Chicago ruled the fatal fall of Edith Davis down a 12 story elevator shaft to be involuntary manslaughter. The operator and building manager were recommended for grand jury action after the elevator failed to close its door properly when she boarded.
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Chicago
Edith Davis
Quits Driving After 49 Years With Clean Record
Quincy Massachusetts report says Albert M. Willis aged 90, after 49 years of driving without a traffic violation, voluntarily surrendered his license and sold his 1931 car in a simple personal departure from the road.
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Quincy, Mass
Albert M. Willis
Faure Delays Moroccan Peace Plan Despite Pushback
Paris reports Premier Edgar Faure, yielding to right wing opposition, ordered a delay in his bid to secure peace for Morocco. High sources say Faure bowed to political pressure as the plan faced continuation hurdles.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
Morocco
Faure
Questioning Egypt's Leadership Sparks Moroccons Tension
A fragment notes instructions to delay sending a presidential message to Sultan Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa, urging the unpopular ruler to retire, reflecting regional pressure in Moroccan politics.
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Pierre de Latour
Sultan Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
Observers Fear Delay Might Trigger Disturbances in Morocco
Observers warned that any further postponement could spark new disturbances in Morocco, heightening regional instability and drawing international concern over the timeline and governance.
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Morocco
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East Hartford
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Vern Haugland
Thule Projects
Robert R. Philippe
Corps’ Special Engineering Branch
Hilippe
Arthur H. Kitson Inc
Detroit
Bulova Watch Co
Flushing, N. Y
Rita
Honest Finder
Greyhound
2Nd Ave
2Nd St. SE
Sultan
Tissot
Swartzendruber
Craemer
Miss Beardslee
House of Cordelia of
Hollywood
Cordelia
Craemer's
DIAL
Caravan
Ken Blair
BODE
Boracne
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