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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1955
Page
11
Andy answers a young reader with a 20 volume encyclopedia set sent to Jimmy Stroupe of Tulsa Oklahoma. The article notes driving speeds and warning about distractions while emphasizing safe travel and enjoying scenery as cars move along highways at about 60 mph.
Roger Price lampoons theater ushers at Radio City likening them to soldiers and pilots while delivering basic science on Earth's rotation. He explains speeds: the sun's orbit at 609 million miles yearly and the Earth spinning 23 hours 58 minutes per turn, noting equatorial velocity near 1000 miles per hour and slower rates toward Tulsa.
The piece muses on language roots from Greek Latin French and German noting how words like bed couch and spider changed. It explains old terms such as coppe for spider and cobweb for cobweb while arguing the web remains the same despite name changes.
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