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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1961
Page
3
In the 1961 issue the article explains the teller voting system in Congress. It notes the process for tallying yeas and nays after amendments, the roll of the speaker, and the potential shift toward electronic devices, while highlighting members’ preference for anonymity on hard decisions.
A one year old girl in Hillsborough County dropped about 1,350 pennies from a piggy bank into an escalator mechanism. The pennies jammed the device and were later recovered. The incident interrupted her planned trip to deposit the money at the bank.
A weather report explains aneroid barometers used to read pressure. It notes turning of the bellows chamber, sea level calibration, and the need for periodic readings with other observations like clouds and wind to forecast weather.
The Queen Mother, Elizabeth, will visit Canada for about ten days visiting Montreal and Ottawa. She will attend centenary celebrations in Montreal on June 8 and 10 with the Black Watch Royal Highland Regiment and will be hosted by Canadian Governor General George Varner and Madame Van.
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