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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1950
Page
6
John Clayton was jailed in Fort Wayne after arrest for nonsupport. He refused to enter the county jail without his gopher, which had escaped from his pocket and was placed in a pail by jailers amid protests.
The U S Bureau of Standards plans a new radio propagation laboratory atop Boulder Colorado at 5350 feet in the Rocky Mountains near the University of Colorado. Scientists study cosmic rays and solar effects on radio communications from this mountain setting, with facilities previously built on Mount Evans and at Climax near Boulder.
The article explains rubber's bounce relies on elasticity, the ability to return to shape after deformation. When the ball contacts the ground, it compresses, then elastic forces push it upward. Energy loss via internal friction reduces bounce height, so even in a vacuum it cannot reach the drop height. inelastic materials like putty do not rebound.
The United Nations Secretariat building on the East River between 42nd and 48th streets in Manhattan rises to 39 stories as workers rush to complete the headquarters. It is to be occupied before year end as one of four units forming a workshop for world peace. contracts for the remaining three units are not yet in place but expected to be finished in 1951.
Ralph N. Hoar age 18 from Du Quoin Illinois earned a spot in a 150 piece Egyptian music camp band after competing with 25 trombonists. He lost both hands five years earlier when a runaway team threw him into a hay mower. Hoar plays via a shoulder mechanism and a steel hook.
Eniwetok Atoll stands among the most damaged Pacific lands from typhoons World War II bombs and atomic tests The Marshall Islands outpost 2725 miles from Honolulu and Tokyo hosted 138 natives moved to Uje Lang before secret atomic tests in 1948 The 1944 bombardment razed Japan installations and cleared the islets aiding the U S amphibious conquest.
The U S Department of Agriculture notes a leveling off in cigarette demand after years of gains. In 1949 total consumption rose about 1 percent to 352 billion, with per capita supply at 2435 cigarettes, down from 2455 in 1948, signaling a potential end to the steady rise.
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