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Danville Register in Danville, Virginia

01 Oct 1965

Page 6

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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1965

Page

6

Westinghouse's Rise From Navy Boy to Air Brake Pioneer

The account follows George Westinghouse who enlisted at 17 and became an engineering officer at 19. After leaving the Navy he attended Union College in 1865 and earned several patents. A trial financed by Ralph Baggeley for air braking on a single train led to a collision-avoidance success, prompting formation of the Westinghouse Air Brake Company in 1869 and foreshadowing his move into electric railway signaling.

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Island of Safety in East Harlem Tenement Complex

In East Harlem, Capt. An Anthony Mazzone leads 24 private guards in a 14-building, 1,600-unit vertical town housing about 1,200 residents. Walkie talkies and a central base station secure stairwells and elevators while tenants act as 6000 deputies to deter crime from outside, forming a protective island amid high city crime.

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Rare Look Inside Peking on Race War Views

A Western reporter in New York analyzes Chinese attitudes toward imperialism and Viet Nam. He notes propaganda in posters and films portraying Americans as rivals, while the regime uses antiwar sentiment as a substitute for actual war and stresses national pride amid a controlled public mood.

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