Nansen Drift Station Aims For Arctic Icebreaker Mission
Plans propose freezing the icebreaker Burton Island into Arctic ice north of Siberia to drift toward the Atlantic as the Nansen Drift Station. The project seeks past ice ages and future climate cues during a two to three year scientific campaign with specialists, aircraft, and deep sea observations.
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Puppets Educate Across Nation as Hawes Expands
San Diego based Puppet Productions founder Bill Hawes says his operation is the world’s only mass producer of hand puppets. He manufactures 500 puppets weekly, plans to expand to 11 500 square feet, and expects to gross about 750 000 this fiscal year. Hawes trains teachers in puppet lip sync and hand movement for classroom shows used in schools and churches, with puppets in 50 states and 25 foreign countries.
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County panels scrapped in Hufford purge
Los Angeles County Chief Administrative Officer Harry Hufford leads a broad purge of more than 100 commissions and committees costing about 1 million dollars annually. He says he has pared the list to 91 and still has 51 to review as part of the elimination drive.
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Dictator Dictation Stuns 60 Shorthand Contest Stenographers
Washington witnesses a speed contest where a dictator dictated 220 230 and 280 words per minute to 60 stenotypists. Edward Varallo seeks a third straight title as contestants endure three five minute bursts and rush to transcribe streams of coded notes. The event traces back to early short hand methods and highlights the reporters’ demanding craft and earning potential of 25 000 to 60 000 dollars yearly.
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Washington Hilton
Edward Varallo
Wilmington
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