Aerial Steam Engine: 1840s British Flight Dream Fails
The Library of Congress records the 1840s aerial steam engine project by William Samuel Henson and John Stringfellow. Plans and papers reveal an early, spectacularly publicized but failed attempt to fly, predating the Wright brothers and highlighting the era's aeronautical ambitions.
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Patricia Platt Washington
UPI
Wright Brothers
Triumph
Kitty Hawk
N. C
North Carolina
Library of Congress
John Jay
New York
John Chapman
William Samuel Henson
John Stringfellow
Stringfellow
Chapman
Henson
Illustrated London News
Aerial Transit. Co
Texas
England
Chard and Cremorne Gardens
London
Steelworkers push for total income protection and job security
Atlantic City AP reports the United Steelworkers adopt a long range plan aiming at guaranteed income for workers regardless of illness recession or unemployment through automation. The policy seeks permanent career status and continued income for disabled workers and family coverage, with implementation expected after negotiations next year.
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Tom Seppy
Atlantic City
N.J
United Steelworkers of America
David J. McDonald
McDonald
Anonymous Letter Spurs Bristol Police Scandal
An unsigned letter named Bristol police officers and downtown thefts dating to 1957. Six officers were suspended. five resigned including Lt. Thomas Winters who was poised to be chief. No arrests yet as State Police and the Bristol mayor review the case and potential further implications.
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Bristol
Leo J. Mulcahy
Mulcahy
Casey
Thomas V. McCarthy
Thomas Winters
McCarthy
Winters
Hartford County
John D. Labelle
William Connolly
Edmund Bernosky
Angelo Ingellis
Robert Lemoine
Vincent Barry
Walt
Samuel Rome
William J. Mead
Mead
Plaintiff Favored In Contract Suit
Jurors awarded Frank Cheek 1050 dollars in a 99th District Court breach of oral farm operation contract case against Bil Wright. The verdict covered wages for 15 weeks and attorney fees, with the contract dated Dec 1962 to Dec 1963 but no provision for five acres of cotton. Judge Howard C. Davison presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Cheek
99Th District Court
Cheek
Bil Wright
Lubbock
Tbut
Baby girl born to Mrs Fischer in Aberdeen
A baby girl was born Thursday night to Mrs Andrew Fischer, mother of the famous South Dakota quintuplets, at 9 15 p m at St Luke s Hospital. No complications reported. mother and child condition unknown. Mrs Fischer, 31, and husband 39 welcomed their 11th child.
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Aberdeen
S.D
Andrew Fischer
South Dakota
St. Luke’s Hospital
Fischer
Tent Revival Opens Today In Brownfield
The Rev. T. L. Lowery of Cleveland Tennessee will preach at Brownfield Church of God tent revival opening tonight on Tohoka Road 1.3 miles east of Lubbock Road. Services are at 7 30 p m nightly through October 4.
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Brownfield
T. L. Lowery
Cleveland
Lowery
United States
Jamaica
Honduras
Smith Talks Apportionment Magic Number In Fort Worth
Lt. Gov. Preston Smith told Dallas Fort Worth Dairy Technology Society that the 416 508 Texans per congressional district will guide apportionment next year. He urged ignoring county lines as districts are redrawn, noting Dallas and Tarrant counties would yield uneven splits under simple math.
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Fort Worth
Preston Smith
Dallas-Fort ‘Worth
Dallas
Dallas County
Texas
Appleton Named VP Manufacturing at Dicta Phone
Herbert M Appleton elected vice president of manufacturing at Dicta Phone Corp He previously led manufacturing at the Bridgeport Connecticut plant since April 1962 and has authored 13 books including Power Plus and Christ Your Healer.
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New York
UPI
Dictaphone Corp
Herbert M. Appleton
Appleton
Bridgeport, Conn
Guatemala
Hawaii
Philippines
India
Christ
Chrysler Model 1965 Aimed At Every Buyer
The copy touts an improved ride and affordable pricing for Newport 300 and New Yorker models. It urges readers to visit Chrysler dealers to compare economical Newport, sportier 300, and luxury New Yorker with easy sales help.
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Chrysler
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Howard C. Davison
Mrs. Fischer
Smith
Tarrant County
Tarrant
Jackson Delinting & Mfg. Co., Inc
Porter
Robert L. Jackson
Swift
Lubbock, Texas
Chas. A. Ross, Je
Bob Hope
Chrysler Theatre
Nbc-Tv
Chrysler Division
Chrysler Motors Corpora
New Yorker
Graig Motor Company
W. Broadway
Brownfield, Texes
Morris Motor Company
Houston Street Levelland, Texas
Main
United Motor Company
Petersburg, Texas
Fenner
Garland Motor Company
Plymouth
Littlefield
Texee
Lockwood
Taheka
Hackney Motor Implement
Hobbs Highway
Seminole
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