Waterworks split ends as TV viewers rush to restrooms
Lafayette Louisiana waterworks chiefs report pressure drops during TV commercials linking to audience bathroom breaks. Jim Love notes a 26 PSI plunge during Airport, with smaller dips for Patton and The Good The Bad and The Ugly as viewers flock to toilets. Color TV era noted for new pressure patterns observed since the 1950s with Bonanza and Walt Disney shows.
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Ernest Gruening dies at 87 former Alaska senator obituary
Former Sen. Ernest Gruening of Alaska dies in Washington hospital at 87 from colon cancer. A prominent early Vietnam war opponent he helped vote against the Tonkin Gulf resolution and opposed war funding, later championed Alaska statehood and population control while a journalist and public official. He served as Alaska governor and one of its first two U.S. senators.
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Hurry Up And Waste Gasoline
Detroit News Auto Editor Bob Irvin reports that driving slower often saves fuel. Tests show mpg varying with speed, with optimal economy typically in the 40 to 55 mph range and influenced by axle ratio. lower ratios generally improve efficiency.
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Select New Archbishop Coggan to be enthroned January 24
London AP reports Dr. Donald Coggan, 64, will be enthroned as archbishop of Canterbury on January 24, two months after assuming the post. He succeeds Dr. Michael Ramsey, who plans to retire November 15, the day after his 70th birthday.
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Wife of sailor testifies on husband’s sex deviant disorder
In Charleston, AP reports the wife of a sailor charged with strangling two girls testified she knew of her husband’s sexual deviancy. She described his fixation on tying women after finding magazines of such acts and recalled allowing ties on two occasions but unable to act. The date, victims Sherrie Clark and Alexis Ann Latimer, were found in Folly Beach sand graves.
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