Hydrogen gun eyed for ultra fast Navy project
Berkeley report outlines a hydrogen gun to fire bullets at about four miles per second, seven times faster than typical rifles. Researchers from the Naval Ordnance Test Station explain tests on aluminum and magnesium projectiles, flame temperatures, and the aim to study high speed air interactions and spaceflight implications.
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Berkeley
Calif
Navy
American Physical Society
Naval Ordnance Test Station
Inyokern
California
Earle B. Mayfield
Mayfield
Earth
New Mexico School of Mines
University of Utah
Utah
Preacher Seeks Brutal Feedback On Sermons
Rev. Charles Brackbill Jr of Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth New Jersey handed out questionnaires to 62 congregants asking for frank opinions on his sermons. About 16 percent did not fully understand parts, 20 percent found them too long, while several complained of pace and chin pulling.
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Brackbill
Destroyer Attacks Mystery Object in Formosa Channel
A U S destroyer depth charged what was believed to be a hostile submarine in Formosa Channel on Friday. The target may have been a porpoise. four attacks yielded no oil, no wreckage, and no evidence of a kill.
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Taipeh
Formosa
U. S
Hong Kong
Woman Saved by Human Chain from Burning Brooklyn Flat
In New York a woman was saved from a third floor blaze when three policemen formed a chain from a neighboring window and swung her to safety after an oil heater exploded in the Brooklyn apartment of Joseph Conklin. Conklin, a blind man, escaped downstairs with help.
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New York
Brooklyn
Joseph Conklin
West Middle town man fined for multiple offenses
Whitt 51 of West Middle town Route 1 was fined 238 dollars and given a 30 day suspended jail term for DUI license violations and carrying a concealed weapon. A three year license revocation and confiscation of a knife were ordered. He was arrested at First Ave and Main St and jailed after failing to pay. Malcolm Doty 21 was fined 100 dollars for physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence. Five others—Eugene Brooks 21 William L Blanton 26 Harold Blanton 25 Bertha Simpson 22 Willie Jackson 24—were fined 10 dollars for disorderly conduct after fights. Ernest E Martin 33 had his disorderly conduct charge dismissed and costs ordered.
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Cash Whitt
West Middletown
Whitt
First Ave
Main St
Ben Worcester
Malcolm Doty
Fernwood
Doty
Noonn St
Eighth Ave
Eugene Brooks
Fleming Rd
William L. Blanton
Fort Bliss
Tex
Harold Blanton
North Broad St
Bertha Simpson
Sycamore St
Willie Jackson
Garfield St
Allo
Ernest E. Martin
Betty Martin
Charges Dismissed in Fleeing Scene Case
Alva Terrell aged 30 of 2126 Carolina Street faced charges of fleeing the scene of an accident filed by Morne Ely. The case was dismissed.
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Alva Terrell
Carolina St
Morne Ely
Mail subscriptions rates rise for U S Congress readers
United States Mail postage hikes increase newspaper delivery costs. Effective January 1, 1952 the Middletown trading area rate goes to 9 dollars per year for six day service, while subscriptions to all other U S areas rise to 15 dollars annually and outside U S to 35 dollars.
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United States
Penny postal card rush at year-end deadline noted
Postmaster Hilbert H. Martin said a large influx of penny postal cards arrived before the two cent rate took effect at midnight on January 1, 1952. He estimated most cards came from commercial concerns and noted individuals still can use one-cent cards with an extra penny postage stamp until supply runs out.
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Hilbert H. Martin
Martin
Iing
Penny Postage Family Recalled in Postal Card Eulogy
A Walnut Street mailer marks the end of penny postage with a funeral style tribute. The Elder Penny Postage mourns its passing as Uncle Sam shifts to new rates and formats, while nostalgia for the one cent card lingers in readers’ memories.
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Journal
Walnut St
Uncle Sam
Radio Songstress Horizontal Puzzle Clue List
A cryptic clue style puzzle excerpt with multiple numbered hints and definitions across lines. The text includes references to gods, animals, rivers, chemistry-like terms, and generic words, forming a grid of cross clue indications for a radio themed word game.
Puzzle Answers Compact List
Answers to clues form a vertical list of terms including Wench Augury Overlords Pedals and related crossword style solutions with thematic wordplay and abbreviations for ancient and modern items. The grid features multiple definitions spanning colors days places and units.
New Year Verse By Gordon Martin Promises Power And Rest
Gordon Martin signs a light verse wishing the New Year power to inspire and opportunities to excel. He vows to wake with youth and race to win, then pivots to humorously request a pause for rest before welcoming 1952 as a favored year.
Fairless declines invitation to address USW convention
Benjamin F. Fairless, president of United States Steel, refused to speak at the CIO United Steelworkers convention amid a wage dispute. He said delegates’ opinions are fixed and urged avoiding wage and price hikes, noting inflation risks. The union seeks about 18 cents an hour more while current earnings average $1.96. Truman has referred the dispute to the Wage Stabilization Board.
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Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
Benjamin F. Fairless
Philip Murray
Fairless
Murray
U. S. Steel
Truman
The
Wage Stabilization Board
Judy Bari Divorces Sid Luft in 1952 Custody Settlement
Lynn Bari obtained a final divorce from Sid Luft 35, ending their 1943 marriage. She won custody of son John, $500 monthly for one year, and 10 percent of Luft earnings thereafter with a $300 minimum. Luft, linked with Judy Garland, was the former husband of Bari who previously wed Walter Kane.
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Los Angeles
Lynn Bari
Sid Luft
John
Luft
Judy Garland
10 Percent Off Meat For Blood Donors In January
SAN PEDRO California Eddie Krakoff offers 10 percent off meat at his market to anyone donating a pint of blood to a Red Cross blood bank during January. Donors need only present a blood bank receipt. A separate note says travelers on the Alaska Highway must carry a valid license six good tires and have accident insurance.
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San Pedro
Calif
Red Cross
Eddie Krakoff
Krakoff
Alaska Highway
Pennsylvania Seizes Slots in Central Pa Raids
State police seized 453 slot machines in raids across Central Pennsylvania. In Sunbury two garages yielded 216 machines, ownership unclear. The drive began with 49 raids on clubs run by fraternal groups and veterans, with 137 machines seized already in operation. authorities acted after an estate sought permission to abandon the devices.
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Sunbury
Pennsylvania
Robert E. Woodside
Woodside
Oil Industry Exec Expects No Oil Shortage in 1952
Robert G. Dunlop of Sun Oil Co. says gasoline and fuel oil shortages are unlikely in 1952 as production remains rapid and stocks are ample to meet demand, barring total war. He cautions that higher steel and material allocations are needed to build a strategic reserve for national defense.
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Philadelphia
Robert G. Dunlop
Sun Oil Co
Dunlop
Census Bureau Reports U S Population At 155 800 000
The Census Bureau announces a Jan 1 estimate of the United States population at 155,800,000 with President Roy V. Pell noting expectations to reach 156 million soon. The 1950 census tallied 151,132,000 Americans at home and in the armed forces abroad.
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Washington
Census Bureau Today
Roy V. Pell
United States
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