Propellers Urged To Increase Visibility After Injury Spike
UPI reports safety experts urge the FAA to adopt conspicuity paint schemes similar to the Army British pattern to reduce propeller injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board cites 82 deaths and 158 serious injuries from 1965–1974 and calls for warning signs on doors and engine shutdowns during loading.
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National Transportation Safety Board
Federal Aviation Administration
U.S
Army
Safety Board
FAA
Curtain Falls On Shipbuilding In Japan Amid Global Slump
Japan's shipyards face a maritime recession with about 100 million tons of idle oil carriers worldwide. Capacity exceeds demand as the Ministry of Transport plans cuts, scrap, and job shifts. Several yards halt big tanker work this year, while Ariake yard stays active into next year. Critics warn owners bear heavier costs keeping idle ships afloat.
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U.S
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co
Sumitomo Shipbuilding and Machinery
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Nippon Kokan
Mitsui Zosen
Hitachi Zosen
Ariake Shipbuilding Yard
Kyushu
Ariake
North Vietnam
Colt Versus Adams Great Shootout in London Revealed
The 1850s Colt Adams duel in London is chronicled by Joseph G Rosa in Colonel Colt London. The book details Sam Colt's factory in Britain and his rivalry with Robert Adams, highlighting Colt as inventor and showman and noting his $3 million estate at death.
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United States
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Texas Rangers
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Ordnance
Anglesey
Times
Prince Albert
Prince of Wales
Institution of Civil Engineers
Light Brigade
Punch Magazine
Colonel Colt
French Servicemen Help Harvest Grain Amid Drought Crisis
French defense minister authorized furloughs for draftees to assist farmers as the country endures one of its worst droughts. President Giscard dEstaing called the drought a national disaster and ordered measures to protect farmers, while railways run special trains to move fodder to threatened cattle regions and stores report shortages of drinks and air conditioners.
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Paris
UPI
Defense
Yvon Bourges
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Elysee Palace
Defense Ministry
National Railroad Company
Young Taiwanese man wins fiancée after 700 love letters
A Taiwanese man wrote 700 letters to his girlfriend over two years proposing marriage. The persistence paid off as the girl became engaged to the postman who delivered the letters.
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TPI
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