Boss of A-Plane Engine Project Plans First Flight
Cramer W. LaPierre, head of General Electric jet engine work, will lead the nuclear aircraft engine project. He aims for a first flight in the A-plane but cites security limits on timing. He emphasizes face-to-face leadership, cross-agency coordination, and a radiation shield to protect crew while enabling airborne operation.
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Douglas Larsen
NEA
Cincinnati
Cramer W. LaPierre
General Electric Company
Jim
U. S
LaPierre
Miles C. Leverett
P Over 4
Atomic Energy Commission
Air Force
LaPiérre
Convair
Washington
GE Lockland
North Carolina forestry group backs long range plan
The North Carolina Forestry Association met at the Sir Walter Hotel to press a unified, long term program for forestry growth and conservation. Participants urged stable funding, a stronger state plan, and external support from private partners to boost trees for pulp, soil and water, with leaders highlighting the need to attract talent like Charles Flory and to improve state salaries.
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Salem
C&d
George Ross
Forestry Association
W. K. Beichter
Ross
Bill Behhler
George Russ
North Carolina
Southeast
Forestry Council
Forestry Foundation
Flory
Charles Flory
South Carolina
Forestry Division
State College
Chapel
Kerr Scott
Bill Beichler
Fred Claridge
North Carolina Forestry Association
Sir Walter Hotel
Department of Conservation and Development
Winston
Police end coin swap for meters in Harrisburg TI
Police announced the end of a coin swap system for parking meters in Harrisburg TI. They cited two reasons: skidimw characters interfering with coins and motorists skipping the initial meter payment when parking.
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Harrisburg
Night bird group names for watch chattering and flock
A nightingales group is called a watch while a chough’s group is named chattering and a geese gathering is described as a flock. The note lists archaic collective nouns for birds.
Young Tightrope Walker Falls to Death in Circus Tragedy
Evy Trost, 17, a member of the Great Arturos acrobatic trio, fell 60 feet from a high wire during a Spanish dance number in Baltimore. She died after being taken to Maryland General Hospital. Born in Vienna, she had planned to return to high school in Tampa next week. Her father Arthur Trost led the troupe as crowds watched in shock.
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Baltimore
Shrine Circus
Ihorror
Evy
Arthur
Trost
Ady
America
Vienna
Tampa
Fla
Overloaded Sand Hauler Detained In Pendleton
Indiana state police ordered truck driver Omer Grat to a weighing station near Pendleton after a suspected sand overfill. The driver stopped, dumped part of the load, and was arrested on a charge of hauling a leaky load.
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Kushwer Way
Pendleion
Ind
Omer Grat
Gnau
Ancient olive fruit finally finds can in modern era
The olive, a symbol of ancient civilizations, was first canned as ripe olives about fifty years ago. Modern canning origins highlight a shift toward preserved fruit. Newsprint production demands 3742 pounds of sulphur per ton, underscoring chemical needs in paper manufacture.
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Cramer Lapierre
Capital Square
Harry McMullan
Spier Whitaker
Edward Stanley
Francis I. Osborne
Department of Justice
Pinehurst
Moore County
General Assembly
Southern Pines
Aberdeen
Uniiquk
Clifton Blue
Pinehurst, Inc
ABC
ABC Boards
Tightrope Walker
Eric
Maryland General Hospital
Charles Rubin
Torstls
de Soto
PE Soto
Plymouth
Groucho Marx
NBC Networks
Southern Motor Coo
S. Main ST
High Point, N. C
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