Man’s Battery Bus Reaches 42 Miles on Charge
Pasadena report describes 22 year old Wally E Ripple a physics major at California State College at Los Angeles converting an old airplane motor into a battery powered car. The vehicle uses sixteen six volt batteries to drive two landing-gear motors and achieves 42 miles before needing a recharge.
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Generation spans a century with three cycles
A generation is typically defined as 33 years, enabling three such spans per century. This rule of thumb frames historical timelines and social change across long eras.
Engineer Loses Appeal On Terms Of Employment
An appeal by engineer Charles Mansur over a verbal contract with Eugene Luhr Co and Luhr Co Inc failed. The appellate court affirmed the circuit judge, holding Mansur did not prove the contract entailed a 25 percent profit share and a 12500 dollar annual salary, noting the contract conversations occurred with a deceased party. In a bench trial, Mansur’s testimony about the agreement was excluded. EDMONTON AP The Cuban and Canadian soccer teams drew 1 1 Wednesday before 4000 fans.
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House OKs 22 Billion Debt Hike To 358 Billion
The House approved a 22 billion increase in the national debt ceiling to 358 billion, sending the measure to the Senate. The vote aimed to avoid a Treasury shortfall and maintain funding through the year. The plan includes a July 1 cushion and longer term notes up to seven years.
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Final plans on intercity water system by July 1
The Rend Lake Conservancy District board advances options on land and right of way to finish purchases for the intercity water project. Managers say booster station and water tank sites remain to be secured, with finished plans due to federal and state health agencies by July 1 and construction set for October 1, aided by $8 million in USDA and $4.383 million in EDA loans.
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Retains Citizenship After Marriage to Foreigner
An American woman who marries a foreigner keeps U.S. citizenship. Whether she gains her husband's nationality depends on his country's laws.
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Aztec tlachtli game described as ball court sport
The tlachtli game is linked to Aztec Indians and resembled a mix of handball and basketball played on a large tennis court sized court.
James Frakes Receives YMCA Bailey Scholarship
James Frakes of Route 2 Mt Vernon is among 112 University of Illinois students and incoming freshmen named YMCA Bailey Scholars. Recipients must maintain a 3.5 undergraduate GPA. Frakes is a sophomore majoring in ceramic engineering.
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