Sputnik Jokes Reach Point of Saturation
New York editorial mocks a flood of Sputnik jokes and coinages as a waste of humor. It recalls Harper's Magazine 1834 rockets and notes sea otters and rockets in old battles, urging restraint and avoiding new wartime slang while defending English pronunciation.
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United States
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Lauderdale
Boulogné
Copenhagen
Woman Leads Fight to Prevent Blindness Across Nations
Mildred Weisenfeld, who is losing her sight, heads the National Council to Combat Blindness. The group raises funds for research to prevent blindness, with chapters across New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Miami. The council has already donated about $500,000 and plans a December “lights on” benefit with show business participation.
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United Press
New York
Mildred Weisenfeld
Wessenfeld
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Ieading Eye
Solar Flare Blast Confirms Theory
University of Chicago physicist John A. Simpson reports studies of a giant solar flare prove some cosmic rays come from the sun and magnetic fields exist between the planets. The flare on February 23, 1936 released in 20 minutes the energy of a billion hydrogen bombs.
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Chicago
Thruway Faces Big Winter Cost
ALBANY NOV. 12 The New York State Thruway the world's longest toll expressway estimates it will cost 1 330 000 to keep its 477 miles free from ice and snow this winter. The Thruway has 400 maintenance workers available around the clock to operate more than 550 snowplows trucks salt spreaders scrapers and other equipment.
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Albany
New York State Thruway
Thruway
Congreve Rockets and the Chinese Legacy Ignited
The article notes rockets named Congreve rockets developed by Sir William Congréve, an ardent exponent likened to a modern Wernher von Braun. He modestly claimed his work refined the rocket principles originated by the Chinese.
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Sir William Congréve
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Prayer of Hope For Ex Addicts at Soledad Prison
Soledad California inmates form Narcotics Anonymous group to combat addiction. About 400 of 2000 inmates with narcotics violations attend meetings guided by W T Kiepura and Dr Thomas H Boone with Associate Warden Norman Fenton aiding start. Prison Superintendent Lawrence E Wilson says members must admit powerlessness and seek help from peers and God. Don B, NA secretary paroled soon, describes NA as joint doctor patient effort replacing narcotics with a new way of life. The group publishes Prescription NA a monthly bulletin with poetry essays and slogans.
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United Press
Soledad
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Thomas H. Boone
Norman Fenton
Lawrence. E. Wilson
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