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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1949

Page

6

Saucers Not a Joke Air Force Reports Fatal Accidents

The Air Force states three investigators linked to sightings of mysterious flying objects were killed in accidents. Captain Thomas F. Mantell, a National Guard pilot, chased a saucer near Fort Knox, Kentucky, and his wrecked craft was found. A tangled narrative ties Mantell and others to Baltimore robberies and weapon purchases, while unrelated notes discuss broad death statistics and earthworm trivia.

U. S Air Force Thomas F. Mantell National Guard Fort Knox Mantel Casernational

Local class tours Hazel At das Glass and Clarksburg box plant

A Taylor County vocational machine and welding class of twenty, with instructors Francis Julian and Har Tan Church, visited Hazel At das Glass and the Clarksburg box factory to observe glass molding and packing. Students, who earn two credits annually, praised worker skill and plant cleanliness and urged more local business tours. The class meets in the old Central School building and invites public visits.

Clarksburgh Taylor County Vocational-Machine and Welding Shops Francis Julian Har- Tan Church

Lenin's Tomb Spectacle Opens May Day Parade in Moscow

From Lenin's tomb to Red Square Moscow hosts a Soviet May Day display with massed artillery, jet planes, and marching guards. Western diplomats observe as Marines, sailors, air force troops, paratroopers, cadets, tanks, and self propelled guns parade to the familiar anti US music.

Lenin Moscow Kremlin Soviet Union Russia Fam Dilar United States

Inside a power plant tour reveals massive turbine and condenser systems

A guided visit explains a 425 ton facility with high pressure tubing boiler rooms and a turbine generator spinning at 3600 rpm. Viewers see pulverized coal burners flames reaching 30 feet and a submerged structure 69 feet underground. The generator produced 64 000 kilowatts on start up, enough for 58 years of home use in one hour. Water cooling from a river feeds the condenser with 66 000 gallons needed for steam recapture.

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Power plant tour highlights coal water and ash flows

A visit by newspaper and radio personnel showcased how the station uses two 200 foot tunnels for water intake and discharge, two ash tunnels for waste removal, and a daily coal burn of over 400 tons yielding about two tons of ash. The tour emphasized coal, air, and water as key utilities in power production.

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