Crisis deepens in Brazil amid strikes and inflation
Latin America's largest nation faces renewed political and economic turmoil as talks of a cabinet reshuffle and possible currency devaluation emerge. Reports say a devaluation may have been planned while wage demands rise, including a 100 percent pay increase and a Christmas bonus sought by maritime workers.
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Edgar Miller
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Latin America
Napoleons Channel Tunnel Dream Eases Toward Reality
Frank Davidson and Cyril Means push a long history of channel tunneling toward action. From Napoleon to Thome de Gamond, chalk floors and Beaumont drills shaped a dream stalled by British defense fears, now rekindled as major firms seek bids and a decision looms.
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Frank Davidson
Cyril Means
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Means
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Thome de Gamond
Channel
Hudson
New York
St. Gotthard
Swiss Alps
Col. Beaumont
Beaumont
Nat
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Paris
Sangatte
France
Hitler
Commons
Harold Macmillan
America
Europe
Kiwi engine's spring test aims to lift Rover nuclear program
AP reports at Ben cement components NASA and AEC see Kiwi engine as a ground test for nuclear propulsion. A redesigned fuel element reduces exhaust radioactivity by 99 percent and lowers blast risk if immersed in water. SWET test planned, NERVA may power future vehicles.
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Jackass Flats
Nev
America
Rover
Herbert T. Knight
University of California
Los Alamos, N. M
Aec-Nasa Space Nuclear Propulsion Office
Knight
New Zealand
Harding Papers Turned Over to Ohio Historical Society
Harding presidential papers unseen by researchers since 1965 election are now processed by the Ohio Historical Society Library. The collection was transferred from the Harding Memorial Association in 1965 and adds to the society’s holdings of Ohio presidents including Harrison Grant Hayes and McKinley.
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Columbus
Harding
Ohio
William H. Vodrey Jr
Ohio Historical Society
Harding Memorial Association
William Henry Harrison
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
William McKinley
Boont Ling Dialect Traced To Anderson Valley History
In Boonville California researchers study Boont Ling a pioneer lingo of Mendocino County begun in isolated 19th century settlements. The offbeat vocabulary uses nicknames as roots with words like pike for travel and chipmunk for hoard, preserving a unique secondary language.
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Chico
Calif
Pike
Boont
Boonville
California
Anderson Valley
Mendocino County
Chico State College
Butte County
Cecolime Ciose
Chico State
Hown
Boont Ling
Midwest
Myrtle Rawles
Balloon Reaches 13.71 Mile Height in 1995 Flight
In 1995 a helium filled balloon attained a height of 13.71 miles, a record for manned flight. The milestone stood for T1 years before it was surpassed.
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