Puzzle for Designers How to keep dead flies off wings
A humorous yet technical look at how dead insects hinder future low-drag wings. Johns Hopkins researcher Dr. Francis H. Clauser notes bugs could threaten wing efficiency, citing British tests on a King Cobra P-63 and Manchester University analyses.
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University of Manchester
Rescuers cope after dike breach floods Vanport area
Rescuers battled a mass vehicle jam on two exit roads as refugees fled a stricken city. Thousands streamed to temporary centers. four truckloads of food were distributed by private citizens. Red Cross wired relief centers with radio ham operators for rescue operations. Pilot Calbin Hulbert described the sudden dike collapse, a wall of water flooding apartment buildings. The cicada note follows.
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Plane Crashes Kill Five Miami Fliers in Storm
An investigation was planned into the deaths of five Miami bound fliers after three Navy training planes crashed near Stuart Florida Saturday night. Bodies were recovered from the wrecks Sunday. Lt Comdr Thomas Bents said four of the men were former combat pilots on inactive duty. The planes, flying in formation, encountered a violent thunderstorm, dispersed, then three went down in the same area seven miles northwest of Stuart.
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Taft seeks eight delegates the same day in Georgia race
Taft aims to pick eight delegates on the same day as Georgia voters choose 28 Democratic delegates. Alabama completes its 26 vote delegation by naming 11 delegates in a runoff, with 15 chosen earlier. Kansas Democrats at a state convention voted 3384 to 192 to direct their 16 vote delegation to back Truman in Philadelphia, while a bid to draft Eisenhower failed.
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Revenue from Ohio River toll bridge hits record 321,840
AP reports 1947 toll income on the Ohio River bridge reached 321,840 pounds. Chairman Walter B. Hill of the state bridge commission said the revenue pace suggests the bridge could be toll free within four years.
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Illinois Governor Green A Prolific Speaker And Politician
Springfield based Governor Lywight H. Green, a World War I veteran and longtime Republican, maintains a heavy public speaking schedule and national profile. He has spoken in at least 32 states since taking office in 1941, often delivering three speeches weekly while balancing duties in Springfield and Chicago. Green, tallied as reserved in private but gregarious on stage, champions private enterprise and national strength, and serves as a key party figure heading into a bid for a third term and a favorite son run at the national convention.
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U S Senator Urges UN Peace Talks in Belfont Bel Mont Mass
Senator Saltonstall of Massachusetts urged a talking peace within the United Nations to avoid a world organization run without Russia. He warned against outside action outside UN covenants and called for restraint as the dead are mourned. General Omar N Bradley echoed the need to prevent wars, saying failure to prevent war shares responsibility for the dead.
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Flood scene leaves families grieving as vehicles sink
Witness recounts watching floodwaters sweep away more than 150 vehicles including cars trucks and buses. Bruce Douglas said his truck was swallowed at an exit ramp forcing him to abandon it and carry two of his three children to safety while his wife helped the third. He noted he had just paid off the final payment on the vehicle and would sell it cheaply now.
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Memorial parade honors fallen servicemen along the westerly route
Cecil Runyan led the organizing effort with division chiefs Thomas Orr Wayne Smith and Robert Lubberger as thousands gathered for a parade. Beforeward two memorial services were held at local cemeteries with VFW and American Legion firing squads performing brief rites under Rev Robert Burris and Msgr James F McNary.
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Pauline Grimes Taylor dies at 69 in Portsmouth
Mrs Pauline Grimes Taylor widow of Harry E Taylor former Portsmouth Times owner and publisher died last night after five years of ill health She passed away while reading on the front porch of her home Lightning strikes oak and elm trees more often than other trees in the area
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American Ideal and Strength in War and Peace
The speaker praises the American ideals of freedom and constitutional faith, honoring prisoners of war who upheld humane conduct under Geneva rights. Warning against national weakness from luxury and complacency, the address urges steadfastness, armed readiness, and unity to deter future aggression and preserve American strength.
Reds Ball Game And Radio Programs On WSAI 1360
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Aircraft Industry Braces for Profit Return After War Losses
New York AP reports the U S aircraft industry, after two grim years, expects profits as reconversion costs wane and postwar civil ventures fade. The 1948-49 outlook hinges on a large air power program with $923 million cash and $2.275 billion in contracts, plus tax credits, aiming to buy thousands of planes. Backlog sits around $1.6 billion, with military orders shaping demand for engines, gear, and airframes from major manufacturers.
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Guarding Liberty And Independence Of Thought In The United States
The speaker urges nations not to impose living standards while preserving US independence of thought and a voice in government. Citizens must keep self interests from overshadowing the country, avoid external influences, and honor those who died for liberty and justice for all.
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