Minnesota unveils world first hypersonic wind tunnel
The University of Minnesota reveals a hypersonic wind tunnel claimed as the first in the world to produce air flow seven times the speed of sound. Prof John D Akerman notes mach numbers and explains the test section’s six by nine inch area, with tests limited to eight to ten seconds due to rapid tank exhaustion.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
John D. Akerman
Aeronautical Engineering Department
Minnesota College Unveils High Speed Aerodynamics Tunnels
Dr Akerman reports Minnesota conducts research with tunnels delivering air flows from mach 0 to 7 and automatic recording of lift drag pressure distribution and skin friction temperature. Facilities include a 3,800 horsepower compressor system powering the new and three existing tunnels for high speed testing.
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Minnesota
Akerman
St Louis Has a Woman Bandit
A female bandit robbed Mildred Brawner’s confectionery in St Louis, taking about $25 after demanding more than the change and brandishing a revolver. The 24 year old proprietor noted the rarity of a woman robber as the offender left in a taxi. The robbery occurred yesterday.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Mildred Brawner
Tree Fire Draws Mt Vernon Firemen Call
Mt Vernon firemen extinguished a burning tree yesterday at 8th and Oakland after the tree caught fire from nearby burning rubbish.
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Mt. Vernon
8Th
Oakland
Divorce Granted In Circuit Court
During a one day session, Judge B W Eovaldi granted a divorce decree in the case Wilma Rose Ramsey versus Robert Frederick Ramsey. The action was decided in circuit court yesterday.
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Circuit Court
B. W. Eovaldi
Wilma Rose Ramsey
Robert Frederick Ramsey
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