Conveyor belt transit for people tested at Akron facility
Goodyear Rubber engineers tested a model conveyor system intended to replace shuttle trains for human transport in New York. The 68 foot long belt would move at up to five mph with loading platforms and small passenger cars on a parallel belt, linking Times Square to Grand Central, while converting outer tracks to a walkaway and shelter.
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Ard G. Harris
ork—Rubber Engineers
Ohio
Indica
Rand Central Terminal Square
Goodyear Rubber Company
Akron
Times Square
Grand Central
Goodyear
Stephens-Adamson Manufacturing Company
Aurora
Shuttle Trip Time Estimate May Reflect System Update
Engineers forecast changes to New York crosstown traffic with new conveyor and belt systems. Estimates show shuttle trips requiring about two and three fourths minutes as restructuring affects exits from stadiums airports and large market centers.
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New York
American Visitor To Russia Finds Little For People To Brag About
A traveler aboard the Orient Express describes Russia as poor in modern comforts with broken streetcars and old towns. He notes Russians’ surprise at Americans, limited anti American propaganda, and trains with loudspeakers playing the Blue Danube between bouts of state broadcasts.
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Russia
Paris
Orient Express
Unmarried Men Face Higher Suicide and Accident Risks
A study notes more than 40 percent of unmarried people died by other causes or suicides, with unmarried men suffering more fatal accidents than married men. The ministry estimates life expectancy shifts with marriage, suggesting a 25-year-old staying single could end life around 49.
Young firebug escapes prison in St Louis case
A one year old arson youth who had been sent to a corrective farm for starting more than 20 fires escaped the institution. He fled to the house of detention after burning a greenhouse garage and machine shop at the farm.
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St. Louis
U.P
Jackson Mayor backs traffic class plan for violators
Jackson Mississippi Mayor Allen Thompson urged the city council to stop fining traffic violators. He proposed mandatory Saturday morning traffic classes and safety films for offenders.
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Jackson
Miss
U.P
Allen Thompson
New England Building Awards Down 11 Percent in Nine Months
Gainey’s Construction News reports New England construction awards for the first nine months dropped 11 percent from the 1951 period, with September activity rising 46 percent over August. Connecticut and Rhode Island led gains, while Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire fell. August totals and September increases are listed along with state-by-state performance and overall economic outlook through 1960.
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New England
Gainey
New England Building Industry Report
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Maine
Vermont
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
iGainey’s
Incident in School Sparks Feud After Mock Joke
A confrontation erupted after a student taunted another with 0 funny and punched him in the nose. Faculty intervened as injuries were reported and the incident is under review.
Berkeley Psychologists Develop Test For Criminal Tendencies
University of California researchers Dr. Harrison Gough and Dr. Donald R. Peterson tested 1,183 prisoners and young delinquents and 1,483 law abiding citizens. About 75 percent of the offenders scored above the cutoff, while 20 percent of the non delinquent group did. The test emphasizes personality traits rather than crime specifics.
Untitled fragment on household finances and safety council advice
A damaged fragment discusses household budgets and the impact of serious accidents. It mentions the Safety Council and the need to plan finances to protect the future for oneself and children.
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Setts Safety Council
Anne Ir
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