Radio-Controlled Rockets To Moon Possible By 1960
Paris reports Arthur C Clarke of the British Interplanetary Society predicts that within the next decade small radio controlled rockets could reach the moon. He notes chemical fuel limits and proposes atomic energy or ion drive as alternatives, with early craft around 50 tons takeoff weight and payloads of kilograms.
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Moon
Paris
Arthur C Clarke
British Interplanetary Society
Clarke
Earth
Parakeet sues over lost voice in Chicago saloon
Muggsy a talking parakeet sues for 2500 dollars after a noisy cocktail lounge incident. Miss Margaret Agerholm says a bartender opened the cage causing a chase that injured the bird and left it unable to speak the famous phrase drop dead. The owner names Miss Melendez and Jack Fieger as defendants in Superior Court.
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Chicago
Muggsy
Margaret Agerholm
Jack Fieiger
Miss Agerholm
Maggy
Shophar: Ram’s horn used in Jewish ritual
A shophar is a ram’s horn used in Jewish ritual ceremonies. The word refers to a ritual horn blown during religious services and celebrations illustrating ancient tradition.
Goats Milk Farm Operates in New South Wales Dairy Heart
Sydney based Gowan MacDonald runs a boutique dairy farm with nearly 100 pedigreed white saanen goats in New South Wales. Thirty goats are milking, yielding 15 gallons daily, with milk sold at about double cow milk price and claimed benefits for eczema and child illnesses. Lead milker Brighton Snow White has produced 370 gallons in a year.
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Sydney
Australia
Gowan MacDonald
New South Wales
Miss MacDonald
Brighton
Electric Auto Wins Unique Engineering Award at Show
A battery and generator powered electric car from Saginaw Michigan won the International Motor Sports Show prize for most unique and advanced engineering. It accelerates from zero to 100 miles per hour in 300 feet with no transmission and a rear mounted electric motor. The Moto Air Electric Sports Car features a fiberglass body and a gasoline assisted power source.
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New York
Saginaw
Mich
Helpful Hints For Household Stains And Cooking Tips
Practical guidance on removing powders from fabrics use of oil and starches for stain handling methods to clean varnished wallpaper with soap and water plus a lip moistening tip for a sever parent patient and a custard substitution using cornstarch to replace eggs.
Termites Threaten Nelsons Victory Ship
In Portsmouth England beetles feasting on the wooden hull of Admiral Horatio Nelsons Victory fear for the famed warship. If unaddressed, ship termites and their descendants may destroy the vessel within a century. Greenwich Maritime Museum director F G G Carr proposes a bombarded radioactive pellet treatment to halt breeding and save the ship.
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Portsmouth
England
Britain
Horatio Nelson
Greenwich Maritime
F. G. G. Carr
World's first streamlined ferry built in Seattle in 1935
In Seattle during 1935 the world saw its first streamlined ferry constructed. This notable design marked a leap in maritime efficiency and passenger comfort for the era.
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Seattle
Elderly Treasurer Deposits Aid Funds Mistaken as Egg Money
An elderly treasurer of a women s aid society went to a bank to deposit organization funds. She handed the money to a hard of hearing cashier who misheard it as egg money. He remarked with a smile at the clucking joke.
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Women’s Aid Society
Shoes influence health and mood in children
Psychiatrists link ill fitting shoes to poor grades and discomfort in students. The article notes shoes matter beyond health, affecting a child’s disposition and behavior as actions reveal inner states.
Glazed Baked Apples With Coffee Sugar Glaze
Six large baking apples are cored and partially peeled then filled with a mix of brown sugar and broken walnuts. A coffee sugar glaze is prepared, poured over the apples, and they bake at 375 degrees F for about 30 minutes, basting until tender and glazed. Serve warm or cold with whipped cream.
Archaeologists Unearth Two Ancient Cities Near Jericho
Anglo American teams at Jericho uncover two ancient cities, one Neolithic about 7000 years old and another 3800 years old, buried under a hill between Amman and Jerusalem. Excavations reveal stone utensils, baked brick houses, brick stairways, and jars with wheat while inscriptions and language remain unknown.
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Jericho
Amman
Jordan
Joshua
Jerusalem
British School of Archaeology
American School For Oriental Research
Sob
New” City
New
New Jericho
Bridge Club Adopts War Child Through Foster Plan
A Montreal Wednesday Bridge Club contributes fifty cents weekly to the Foster Parents Plan for War Children, supporting Maria in Italy. The group, 8 members strong, donates $15 monthly for an assigned child and sends gifts, joining about 8,000 foster parents worldwide, including 325 Canadians, aiding children displaced by war.
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Montreal
Italy
Maria
Box 65
Station B
Bringe Club
Cassina
The
Bridge Club
D.P
Europe
Civil Defence Rescue Training School Planned for Alberta
Federal and provincial governments along with the City of Edmonton announce the construction of a civil defence rescue training school in Edmonton. The $42,000 project includes $20,000 from federal civil defence funds, with Edmonton donating subdivided city lots valued at $2,400. The facility will train instructors and rescue personnel for the province and city.
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Ottawa
Alberta
Edmonton
Paul Martin
Martin
C. E. Gerhart
Man Who Stayed Is Wife's Ex Mate
In Newark New Jersey Eddie Costigan won a divorce after revealing Edith’s long time houseguest was actually her first husband Howard Smith. The couple wed in 1942 and Costigan alleged Smith stayed a decade.
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Newark
N.J
Eddie Costigan
Edith
Eddie
Howard Smith
Smith
Costigan
Penguin Wing Movements Resemble Bird Flight Underwater
Researchers observe penguin flippers executing wing motions similar to airborne birds while swimming. The study tracks propulsion and lift patterns, suggesting convergent evolution in aquatic locomotion and flight mechanics across species.
New Seeding Plan Tested In Oregon Forest Lands
UKIA Ore wood chip seeding experiments aim to reclaim barren western acres by covering seeded grass with wood chips to hold moisture. If successful, vast land could become watersheds or grazing areas as slash waste from the Pacific Northwest is repurposed. Results expected by summer with long term viability in two to three years.
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Ukia
Ore
Charles Rector
Umatilla
Pacific Northwest
Documents Claim Casale Monferrato as Columbus Birthplace
Casale Monferrato officials released documents they say prove Christopher Columbus was born in Casale Monferrato in 1451 in a lawsuit from 1476. The papers state September or October 1451 as his birth window, though Columbus in his will identified Genoa as his origin.
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Casale Monferrato
Italy
Christopher Columbus
Columbus
Genoa
Teeth Flight Triggers Car Crash in Enfield
Russell Gracie sneezed while driving in Enfield New Hampshire. His false teeth flew from his mouth and he lost control, the car plunging down a 20 foot embankment and wrecking. Police recovered the dentures. Gracie was uninjured.
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Enfield
N.H
Russell Gracie
Gracie
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