Bent refueling probes improve F-100 in-flight hookups
Colonel William L. Curry of the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing led a flight test changing refueling probes on six F-100s to bend upward. The test, approved after success on February 10, prompts TAC to adopt the modification across all F-100s to enhance pilot visibility and refueling ease. Curry credited the simple idea and noted it should have been done sooner.
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Cannon
Tactical Air Command
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William L. Curry
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474Th Wing
Local Bank Extends Mortgage Rates Amid Market Shifts
The First National Bank announced a new mortgage rate tier as of this week, outlining reduced rates for fixed seven year terms and increased costs for adjustable plans. Industry analysts cited ongoing inflation and bond market activity as primary drivers behind the adjustments.
Atomic tracers used to locate underground water sources
Sen. Kerr says atomic tracers offer new means to locate underground water resources. A report by the Atomic Energy Commission and the U S Geological Survey notes ongoing research in New Jersey Wisconsin and New Mexico using tritium injected into the atmosphere to tag water.
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Robert S. Kerr
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U.S. Geological Survey
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Wisconsin
New Mexco
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Berlington
N.J
Lebanon State Forest
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Black Earth Creek
Madison
Wis
Lake McMillan
Carlsbad
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Radio Moscow Denounces Its Own Programs
London AP says Radio Moscow Home Service aired a denunciation of its programming by Pravda the Soviet party newspaper. Pravda complained of monotony dullness and haphazard material while noting 500 000 annual reader letters go mostly unbroadcast and urging top actors performers and more engaging content.
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Radio Moscow
Pravda
Soviet Union
Central Radio Administration
Pig In Stomach Not Pig In Poke
Irvington New York 3 year old Christopher Daly swallowed an inch long cast iron pig toy. Doctors at Dobbs Ferry Hospital decided against surgery after X rays showed the object in his stomach.
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Irvington
N.Y
Christopher Daly
Dobbs Ferry Hospital
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