339th Battalion To Hold 18th Reunion Here
More than 150 members of the 339th Engineer Construction Battalion are expected in La Crosse for an 18th reunion. Hosts Mr and Mrs Bernard Medinger will welcome the men who built roads bridges harbors and air fields during World War II. Activities include a bus tour a Grandad's Bluff picnic a Mississippi River trip and a New Villa dinner. The unit rose to 1300 strong in 1943 and later downsized to about 300.
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Wallace and the Burning Vessel Voyage Story
Alfred Russell Wallace and his companion Bates pace back to England after four years in South America. The ship Wallace sailed aboard caught fire. crew fought the blaze with buckets as the lifeboats leaked. Wallace saved specimens, later sought publication and offered a leaflet titled The Story of the Alphabet.
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Brazil
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British Museum
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Aerojet reports fastest burning solid rocket fuel
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Aerojet-General Corp says it has developed new solid rocket fuels that could move a missile a mile in one second after ignition. Officials claim tests show the propellant has the fastest burning rate yet achieved in nonexplosive solid fuels. The Air Force is studying possible applications.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
Aerojet-General Corp
Air Force
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