Amchitka Island Prepares for Underground Nuclear Test
The Atomic Energy Commission plans an underground detonation on Amchitka Island, Alaska, potentially delivering 1.2 to 3 megatons. The site hosts wildlife refuges and historic Quonset huts, with concerns about earthquakes, environmental impact, and effects on eagles, sea otters, and peregrine falcons.
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Amchitka Island
Alaska
Shemya
Adak
Atomic Energy Commission
Amchitka
AEC
Nevada
Amechitka
United
Anchorage
Amehitka
Fenes Airesia
Rat Islands
Aleutians
Pacific
Bering Sea
Long Range Weather Forecasts Benefiting Business
A Boston based firm uses MIT trained scientists to forecast up to six months ahead. Weather trends for the Middle and South Atlantic region suggest a mild winter benefiting retailers manufacturers and services. The group cites heavy rains frost and snow as variables that disrupt operations and bids.
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John Cunniff
New York
Middle
South Atlantic
Richmond
Weather Trend Inc
Irving Krick
Palm Springs
Calif
Hurd C. Willett
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Willet
Statistical Weather Information
John Prohaska
Prohaska
Donald DeVorkin
M.I.T
Frisch Restaurant Declares Dividend
Frisch's Restaurants, Inc. board declares a quarterly dividend of 15 cents per common share. Payment date is Oct. 15 to shareholders of record as of Oct. 3.
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Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc
Basic Oxygen Process Supplants Open Hearth
The American Iron and Steel Institute reports August preliminary steel output by basic oxygen furnaces at 5,067,000 net tons, surpassing open hearths at 4,729,000 tons and electric furnaces at 1,612,000 tons. Through eight months, BOF production rose 15.2 percent year over year, signaling a shift in the U.S. steelmaking mix.
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New York
American Iron and Steel Institute
Bofs
BOF
President Space Flight Idea For Bicentennial
Wernher von Braun suggested to a Senate Space Committee that the United States celebrate 1976 by sending the President on a space trip. One option would have the president visit an orbital station and fly as a passenger on a reusable vehicle. The Washington Post quoted a von Braun aide explaining the aim was to let the president speak to people from space.
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Washington
Wernher von Braun
United States
von Braun
Senate Space Committee
Washington Post
Dr. von Braun
Alitalia to Cut New York Rome Round Trip Fare
Alitalia will reduce its round trip coach fare between New York and Rome from 409 to 299 dollars, claiming it as the lowest ever. The plan, set to take effect November 1, awaits Ministry of Transport approval, deemed virtually assured. U.S. approval is unnecessary due to lack of a current air treaty.
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Rome
Alitalia
Jines
New York
Ministry of Transport
U.S
Italy
United States
Armco pension chief Gordon Cooper named coordinator
Gordon B Cooper was appointed pensions coordinator for Armco tech Corp. He lives at 407 Cleveland Ave Hamilton and has risen from sales service in 1961 to personnel assistant in 1966 and pension adviser in 1968. Richard Hickman Jr. of 3324 Burbank Ave was named administrative assistant to the Columbus general manager for Trans World Airlines after joining TWA in 1964 as an accountant. Alitalia cut its North Atlantic minimum fare, calling the IATA agreement a source of confusion and claiming a fare revolution.
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Gordon B. Cooper
Armco Tech Corp
Cooper
Cleveland Ave
Hamilton
Armco
Richard Hickman JR
Richard M. Hickman
Burbank Ave
Columbus
Trans World Airlines
Hickman
Lemon-Monroe High School
TWA
R Kansas City
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Perry Grier
Frisch Restaurant
Alitalia Airlines
Cooper Hickman
Business In Brief
Tate
International Air Transport Association
North Atlantic
Trenton
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