Monkey Josephine fuels Powder Puff Derby entry tale
A Boston couple and sponsor Anne Twaddle plan a Powder Puff Derby entry with a monkey named Josephine Dugan playing a pivotal role. The Clouds keep the monkey off the trip while Barbara aims to race from Sabago Lake, Maine, by boat to Boston, then fly the Luscombe to the event.
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Josephine
Dugan
Barbara
Rustic) Cloud
John
Boston
Mans
Sabago Lake
Maine
Manhattan Island
Josephine Dugan
Anne C. ‘Twaddle
Glen, N. H
Hatfayette Hotel
India Envoy Praises U N Meeting at Whittier
Indian diplomat V. P. Menon told the Whittier College Institute of International Relations that the United Nations anniversary meeting in San Francisco marks a shift in world leaders. He urged peaceful, negotiation based approaches and called India not neutral to peace but ready to pursue conciliation with courage and patience.
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Whittier UP
Y. I. Brishna Menon
United Nations
San Francisco
Institute of International Relations
Whittier College
Menon
Nehu
Geneva
India
Pneumatic bricks shape future domes projects
Urban Illinois report describes triangular plastic pillows three feet long and four inches wide that hold air at two pounds to form self supporting arches. Developed by Prof Ambrose C Richardson and Maj George W McCauley the bricks could shield downed airmen, insulate Arctic shelter, and cover fields farms drive in theaters parks and stadiums with lightweight Mylar walls may be half a human hair thick.
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Urbana
Ill
WPI
Ambrose C. Richardson
University of Iinois Architecture Department
George W. McCauley
U.S. Lair Force
Richardson
McCauley
Arctic McCauley
Store Display Blast Kills Three Shoppers in Springfield
A fireworks display inside a Springfield store exploded causing the building to burn. Three shoppers perished in a restroom as flames struck. victims are Margaret Click and sisters Mary and Linda Williams. One employee collapsed from smoke but 14 other workers and several customers escaped. Mayor Turner called a council meeting to discuss a fireworks ban. damage estimated at 275000 dollars. In Illinois, Rep Carl Preihs rode a donkey into the House chamber for a campaign stunt but sprained an ankle during dismount.
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Springfield
Margaret Click
Mary Williams
Linda Kay Williams
Warren Turner
Clarence Wheeler
Ul. d
Carl Preihs
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Wererser
Iowa
Holland
Rhode Island
PENTO
Chris & Pitts
Franks
Kingan
Oregon
Old San Francisco
Morrell's Palace
UNI
Lang Bratch
Cellf
Rustie
Cloud
Anne
C. Twaddle
Bostor
Luscombe Jlene
Mass
Rust Card
Josephiine
Ann
Mrs. Twaddle
Long Beach
Mra Twaddle
U.N
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