Smell Observer Key Figure At World Petroleum Meet
At the fourth World Petroleum Conference delegates from 45 nations hear about the role of the smell observer in modern refineries. I McCallum P G Layzell and R A Vere of Esso describe mitigation at the Fawley refinery near residential districts with cyclone separators to curb dust and odorous gases.
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Rome
I. McCallum
P. G. Layzell
R. A. Vere
Britain
Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd
Refinery Odor Control Tactics Reduce Smoke and Sulphur Smell
The text outlines refinery odor controls including smokestack height and devices to regulate fuel combustion. It notes sulfur smells from crude and refinery acids, and mentions sulfur recovery, washing, burning, and chemical methods to combat several odors.
Norway’s King Haakon VII Suffers Broken Thigh
Norway’s 82 year old King Haakon VII fell at his summer resort near Oslo and suffered a broken thigh bone after slipping on the bathroom floor. The incident was reported from Oslo with health updates expected.
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Norway
Oslo
Haakon VII
Bridge at Dells Opens Friday in Wisconsin
The new 648000 dollar bridge over the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin Dells will open to traffic Friday. There is no formal dedication planned due to a still unfinished subway under railroad tracks. Single lane traffic will be managed at the subway site. the 680 foot structure carries U S 16 and state routes 23 and 13. The old bridge’s upper deck will still carry trains.
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Wisconsin Dells
Wis
Wisconsin River
State Highway Department
Madison
Highway Department
Comedian Adler Urges Watching Pigs For Comedy
Felix B. Adler, veteran circus clown, says humor comes from pigs by noting sad pig eyes and a perpetual smile. He considered adding live pigs to the Ringling Brothers act in Toronto but his wife objected.
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Toronto
Adler
Ringling Brothers-Barnum & Bailey Circus
Amelia
Overseas Chinese Cross to Red China
About 1,400 Singaporean and Indonesian Chinese crossed into Red China from Hong Kong today. Chinese newsmen called it one of the largest overseas Chinese crossings through the British colony since the Communist takeover, with roughly 1,000 pro Communist students and the rest mainly destitute families.
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Hong Kong
Red China
China
Rhinelander Child Drowns In River
Gary Moore twenty one months old, son of Mr and Mrs Ferdinand Moore, drowned Tuesday night in the Wisconsin river near his home north of Rhinelander. He apparently fell from a dock into four feet of water and was found by a playmate.
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Rhinelander
Gary Moore
Ferdinand Moore
Wisconsin
CBS Man Once Spied For Reds
The article recounts former CBS figure Burdett detailing his wartime assignments and espionage contacts. He explains receiving money to return home after the Finnish War, his work with Trans Radio Press in Stockholm, and later contact with Communist underground agents in May or June. He describes travel to Moscow and Bucharest for instructions, a failed contact, and a Yugoslav encounter involving officials.
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Burdett
Miller
United States
Europe
Stockholm
Trans-Radio Press
CBS
Russia
Romania
Moscow
Metropole
Bucharest
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Witness recounts failed calls to officials and Burdett
A witness testified that a week after an earlier attempt he could not reach officials and Burdett. The man replied he would contact Burdett later but never did, and the witness lamented that he never learned what happened.
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Burdett
Big Steel Hints at New Offer in Labor Standoff
The article reports a looming nationwide steel strike as the United Steelworkers plan talks with U. S. Steel and other majors. U. S. Steel aims to finish a large blast furnace banking operation before the strike deadline while unions press for higher wages and broader bargaining.
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Hood
McDonald
U. S. Steel
CIO United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel Corp
Steelworkers hold to 10 cent wage offer in dispute
About 150 000 of the USW's 600 000 members remain firm to an offer of just over 10 cents an hour. Basic steelworkers average $2.33 hourly. Yellow Stone Park Superintendent Edmund Rogers put damages from the blaze at $100 000.
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USW
Yellowstone Park
Edmund Rogers
Fire destroys worker dormitory at Old Faithful Yellowstone
An early morning blaze torn through a combined tourist cabin office and girls dormitory plus public laundry at Old Faithful geyser. The fire left 35 to 40 employees sleeping inside the buildings unsure of injuries or evacuations.
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Yellowstone Park
Wyo
Old Faithful Geyser
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