Steam locomotive hobbyists keep live the railroad dream
Don Dey pilots a HO scale steam locomotive at the Los Angeles Live Steamers Club near Griffith Park. The yard hosts members who build, fire, and operate tiny engines on a circular track, with dispatchers, signals, and scale water towers enhancing realism. The hobby attracts many from diverse jobs and emphasizes public demonstrations and preservation of rail heritage.
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Angeles
Don Dey
Day
Marchine Down
Qaosk
Day Isve
Los Angeles
Griffith Park
Iyay
Aumier
Ab Iewst
Fk Dnzen Are Fle Building Fires and Inhaling Steam. Last Month, the Clab
Navogsine Domi Ry
Japanese Army major recovers World War II bombs in Japan
In Tokyo and Osaka, Major Hiroshi Tanaka of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit oversees safe defusal of thousands of American bombs buried since World War II. He notes many bombs were duds or failed to switch off, with some still exploding decades later. About 2,000 bombs unearthed yearly in Japan, often during construction, require days to locate and secure before safe removal.
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Tokyo
UFI
Hiroshi Tanaka
Japan
Tanaka
Aida Il
Osaka
Army
Navy
Tunaka
Taraka
Uscal Bixters
Ome
Nate
Han
Ice warms vines in frost protected California vineyards
California grape growers adopt water-based ice warming to protect budding grapes against spring frosts. The system uses large underground reservoirs and sprinkler networks to release heat as water freezes, allowing riskier varietals like Cabernet Sauvignon to fetch higher prices while increasing storage needs and potential failure risks.
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Soledad
UPI
Frosta
Californie Virayaris
Winy
California
Irak
Cornelius Qugh
University of California At
Pionackes
al Soledad
Tuigston
Zere
Gore
Wimadan
Toany
Bunyard
Connally World Tour Sparks Diplomatic Speculation
Diplomats weigh Secretary of State Connallys six nation South American swing as a potential step in hedging Nixon era diplomacy. Observers note talks with presidents, oil and finance policies, and US Latin America outreach amid regional tensions and economic stakes.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
Jona D. Connally
U.S
Nixon
Peking
Moscow
Peru
Lita
Nixop
Connally
Texas
Venezuela
Fischer and Spassky Rivalry Sparks Global Chess Fever
New York report notes Bobby Fischer, Brooklyn born 1943, has become the US champion with a string of victories and a growing aura of certainty. He faces Boris Spassky in Reykjavik for the world title, with a $125000 prize at stake and a career marked by controversy and legendary self belief.
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Bolivia
Englenatt Chemical and Steel Corp
New York
Danser
New Jersey
UPI
Robert James Bobby Pisher
Brooklyn
Nay
United States
Bobby
Pischer
Reykjavik
Teeland
Boris Spassky
Soviet Union
Fischer
California
Whnner
Fischier
Chimpint
Samuel Teshaveky
Judes
Supreme
Fiseher
N.Y
Erasmus Hall High School
Payers
Rosser Reeves
Manhattan Chess Club
Andrew Sollis
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Tive
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Herb Schultz
Vavis
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Inia Risk Ateag
Buntgard
Connery
Venespreta
Colombia
Counslly
Vendiuc
Chile
Saviador Allende
Brazil
Mie Sbrazil
International Monetary Fund Group
Argentina
Antonio Jel
Will
Braimiff International
Alejandra Augustii Lanusse
del Tao
Swift
Omani Phint
Interavernmental
Afrolineas Argentinas
Wietattic
Lannsse -Wes Dsosonronmityl
Bis
Projectert
Lydiocarbons Law
Qwhiel
Jipmarom
Pree of
Monaca
American Chess Foundation
Monte Carlo
UPI 7
Boris Sparsky
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