Tower of Terror: Welder Survives Inferno Rescue
Barney Donaghey of New York City crawled into a blazing Aruba oil refinery tower to finish a weld and escaped hot flames with only his jumper scorched. He reached the bottom opening and leaped through the fire, dropping into the helper's sleeping form who woke unharmed. No injuries reported to Barney despite the inferno.
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Jello
Santa Claus
Santa
Barney Donaghey
New York City
Barney
Aruba
Dutch West Indies
Welder Light
Inscription of Peace Bridge Plaque Details
Bronze plaque on the Peace Bridge between Buffalo New York and Fort Erie Ontario records a delegation from the Associated Country Women of the World crossing from the United States into Canada. The text notes the passage and the international link.
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Peace Bridge
Buffalo
N. Y
Fort Erie
Ontario
United States “America
Dominion of Canada
Women of
Spanish Names in American Places Widely Used
Harold W Bentley notes about 2000 American cities and towns carry Spanish names and many more geographic features bear Spanish terms. He cites over 400 Spanish named cities in California among numerous examples across the nation.
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Harold W. Bentley
Califorreek
Useless by Itself Notions on Speech and Judgment
A reflective aphorism on money, public opinion, and free speech. It laments that money can fail to grant judgment and discretion while noting the crowd's power to restrain speech more than law. The piece urges stepping aside when others strive, rather than hindering their efforts.
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New River
Calexico
Calif
Bureau of Reclamation
Imperial
Coachella
California
Brons Howard
Bill McGowan
Quinter Bashore
Covina
Aviation Industry
Roosevelt
North American Aviation, Inc
Inglewood
Kit Klein
Miami
Fla
Adventurers’ Club
Northern Welding School
BOI IG
Boattle
Edwards
Wolf
George Edwards
Livingston, Mont
Photography
Mail Filma
OWL Photo
Boway
Farge, N
Baum
Gartner Studio
Billings
Mont
Pope
Luden
Dora Steinberg
Baltimore
Leonardo da Vinci
Hera
Np Maen
WNU
Alcobane
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