Phonovision plans bring movies to home viewers
Ralph Dighton reports on Phonovision, a home movie projector using a metal disk with embedded 7 mm film. The device, synchronized with a record, projects motion pictures onto a wall screen. Goldstone forked funding, aims for 150 dollar base unit, with school and institution models and future access to feature-length films via re-recorded disks.
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Ralph Dighton
Bollywood
Phonovision
Ralph M. Like
Phil Goldstone
Goldstone
Phonovision Records
Cats Hold Own As Better Rat Traps
In Wheeling West Virginia the city food inspector Madely Kaufman supports the cat as an ally in rat control. The story argues cats remain effective against rats, opposing traps and strict ordinances, suggesting removing cats would lead to more rats and greater use of poison.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Puss
Madely Kaufman
Miss Kaufmann
American citizen escapes custody of iron curtain
Ludwig Huettner, 70, born in Platts County, Nebraska, and his Austrian born wife left Europe after Communist rule nationalized their 80 acre farm. Returning to the United States via Prague, they received government aid and found work at Marys Hospital in Columbus Nebraska.
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Ludwig Hucttner
Europe
United States
Czechoslovakia
Huettner
America
Prague
U. S
Ludwig Huettner
Louis Hitner
Humphrey, Neb
Mary's Hospital
Columus
Red Cross
Platts County
Neb
Anton Huettner
Austria
Transplanting Hint for Tree Pruning
A tip for transplanting trees advises pruning about one third of the branches. The reasoning is that much of the root system is cut, upsetting the tree balance and recovery.
Wood Ducks Nest Near Water and Teach Young to Swim
Wood ducks favor nests beside water. When the young are ready to leave the nest, the mother carries them in her beak and drops them into the water.
Americans Spend Billions On Lotteries And Games
Americans allocate between 3 billion and 8 billion dollars annually to lotteries numbers games and related activities both abroad and at home.
Wheeling cats share duties in downtown shops
In Wheeling the cat economy thrives as felines like Foxey work in restaurants, groceries, and drug stores valued at up to $1,000 a year. A grill operator’s cat earns pay, while Buster, hired by a chain store, once tried to curb a rodent problem. Both cats were found dead after a struggle, prompting a search for Buster’s replacement.
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Wheeling
Foxey
Buster
Government Obtains Injunction To Halt Maritime Strike
In New York a federal judge issued a temporary injunction at the request of the U S Attorney General ordering 45 000 East Coast dock workers to cancel a strike set for midnight last night The order targets the AFL International Longshoremen's Union and also restrains six employer organizations from lockouts amid the dispute Joseph P Ryan president of the ILA said the union would abide by the ruling.
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New York
U. S
Harold R. Medina
AFL International Longshoremen’s Union
Joseph P. Ryan
ILA
Truman seeks 60 day extension of longshore injunction
A restraining order remains effective until August 31 as the government seeks to extend it for the full 60 day cooling off period under the Taft Hartley Act. President Truman ordered Attorney General Tom Clark to pursue the extension after a fact finding board warned of an imminent work stoppage. East Coast pier workers could trigger a spread to South Atlantic and Gulf ports involving about 15,000 longshoremen. The East Coast contract expired at midnight as talks stalled over overtime, a 50 cent wage rise, and a 75 cent increase for night and weekend pay amid an ongoing negotation deadlock.
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Joseph M. Species
U. & Attorney
Tom Clark
Truman
Clark
South Atlantic
Gulf
Disputed restrainer names Nassau harbors and lines
In the record of labor action the restrainer is listed with several named entities including the New York Ship Pe eeocones Association of Inc and the Philadelphia Marine Trade Association. The Maritime Association, Inc and Poruané Water Lines and contracting The East Coast passe are also named. The dispute threatens harbor operations and related transit.
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New York
Pe Eeocones Association of Inc
Philadelphia Marine Trade Association
The
Maritime Association, Inc
Poruané Water Lines
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