Death of Inventor Recalls Norden Bomb Sight Legend
Carl L. Norden died at 85 in Zurich. His Norden bombsight was the wartime standard for high altitude bombing, a compact black bag device using gyroscopes for stabilized optical sighting. It offered unmatched accuracy but faced limits from weather, buffeting, and eye sight. The radar computer era replaced it, though surplus Norden sights remain purchasable.
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Washington
Korea
Norden
Carl L. Norden
Zurich
Switzerland
United States
U.S
Wichita Firm Is Apparent Low Bidder on Statehouse Roof
TOPEKA AP A Wichita firm was the apparent low bidder for reroofing the east and west wings of the Kansas Statehouse. George Page Roofing Co submitted the bid of 77900 dollars for installing the new copper roof as part of a long-range restoration to original condition.
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Topeka
Wichita
Kansas Statehouse
George Page
John Redmond Dam Proves Its Worth Amid Flood Tests
Flood waters from Cottonwood and Neshox rivers raise John Redmond Reservoir level by 26 feet flooding camps and a speakers stand ahead of Saturday dedication. Gov. William Avery and Rep. Joe Skubitz slated to lead the ceremony. Clyde Carter hails the dam as a great aid.
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John Redmond
Cottonwood
Nesho
William Avery
Joe Skubitz
R-Kan
Speaker Defends Parkway Plan for Kansas and Four-State Route
El Dorado Kansas AP congress panel said the Great Prairie Parkway is not a backdoor prairie national park but a means to limit federal land acquisitions while showcasing historic and scenic prairie. Colvin cited modest 10000 acre cap and possible use of existing roads.
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EL Dorado
Kan
Kansas
Bill Colvin
State Park and Resources Authority
el Dorado Club
Colvin
The
Manhattan Mercury
Congress
Frank Carlson
James Pearson
House
Oklahoma
Pottwatomie County
Senate
Montana
Route Plan Details for Kansas and Washington County
The Kansas section runs about 200 miles from near Elgin in Chautauqua County to the north near Hanover in Washington County. Roughly half the route in Kansas is parkway construction under federal jurisdiction, the other half a joint federal state project on established highways.
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Kansas
Elgin
Chatauqua
Hanover
Washington County
Tempura: From Europe to Japan and a refined ritual
Tempura, once introduced by trading vessels to the Far East, has evolved from a European shrimp delicacy into a signature Japanese dish shaped by local taste and skill.
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Europe
Far East
Joy ride ends in five deaths in Mercer County
Five teenagers died when their car collided with a steel truck on Route 62 near Sandy Lake Pennsylvania. Victims were Robert Watkins 17 driver John Flep pa 15 Anna 16 Guy Porfirio 13 and Raymond Weir 20 all from Meadville. Truck driver Francis J Hovis 43 of Polk Pa was treated for a leg injury and released.
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Mercer
Route
Pennsylvania
Sandy Lake
John Mohney
Robert Watkins
John Fleppa
Anna
Guy Porfirio
Raymond Weir
Meadville
Francis J. Hovis
Polk
Vacation Bible School at Centenary Methodist Church
Vacation Bible School at Centenary Methodist Church at 4th and Elm Street runs 9 to 11 30 a m Monday through Friday July 2 for children four years through grade six. Classes cover Friends Around Us kindergarten Our Family in the Community Bible Lands and Times and The Life and Work Paul.
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Centenary Methodist Church
4Th and Elm Streets
Kirt Dergarten
Paul
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Baker’s
Baker University
Baldwin
Rice Memorial Auditorium
Kansas Conference of the Methodist Church
Wilson and Company of
Salina
By Elton C. Fay
Army
Navy
Burlington, Kan
Clyde Carter
Lawrence Paper Co
N.H
Naismith
Meadow
Maine
Chiefs
Royal College Shop
Vacation Bible School
Safarn
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