Raleigh firm unveils 100-pound light weight helicopter
Igor Bensen of Hennes Aircraft announces the Mid-jet a 100 pound miniature helicopter with two ram jet engines on blade tips. It delivers up to 100 horsepower four times its weight and speeds to 80 mph with a 15 foot rotor span. It fits in a garage and can be disassembled for storage, potentially costing about 1000 dollars per unit for military use.
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Hennes Aircraft Sign Competitions
Navy
State Colleges Lab At Asheville Probes North Carolina Minerals
In Asheville a 2 story State College Mineral Research Laboratory on Coxe Ave studies about 300 known North Carolina minerals with 75 of them having economic value. Dr J L Stuckey and a small staff perform service work, basic research, and pilot projects that have spurred local mineral processing and new industries. The lab operates jointly with the Department of Conservation and Development, and has yielded plant investments totaling around 1.5 million dollars in the Western North Carolina region.
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N. C. State College
N. C. State College Mineral Research Laboratory
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Mica
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Stocks End Week In Flourish By Rader Winget
The stock market closed the week higher after a mid week dip. The Associated Press 60 stock average finished at 107.80, down 60 cents for the week as trading volume rose on Friday.
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Rader Winget
New York
Wall Street
Associated Press
North Carolina seeks funding for minerals research lab
Scroop W Enloe Jr of Spruce Pine outlines options to finance a minerals research program for the 1955 General Assembly. State samples from coast and Piedmont including ilmenite and pyrophyllite are studied at the Minerals Research Laboratory under Dr Carey Bostian, chancellor of North Carolina State College.
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North Carolina
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Minerals Research Laboratory
Carey Bostian
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