Sniffer gear to locate subs by airborne smell
Newsweek reports U.S. Navy pilots use a new odor based locating method dubbed odoriferous homing on ionized stimuli or sniffer gear. The system detects exhaust fumes from snorkel subs, observable from miles away, guiding radar and area searches to potential vessels. Nuclear subs remain a threat, prompting development of heat seeking devices and radiation sniffers.
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U.S
Russia
Navy
Newsweek
Lottery Dreams and Legal Battles in West Germany
In Hann, West Germany, widow Frieda Wenke sues over a 500,000 Deutschemark Lotto prize allegedly stolen by an embezzler. The Lotto draws in Bremen Wiesbaden and Munich attract mass interest as Germany’s weekly lottery grows to about 1 billion Deutsche marks annually with half funding state governments.
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Frieda Wenke
Frau Wenke
West Germany
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Wiesbaden
Munich
West Berlin
War widow wins lottery ending at Verdun grave tale
A war widow in Verdun won a top prize after bets linked to her husband's grave, a bricklayer buried 49 slips and dug out six to win, and a math professor's wife won a random bet. Tax control scandals saw checkers steal 2,290,000 marks in a year, while Germany delays with automatic ticket punchers. Hannover court upheld Frau Wenke's claim to her pot of gold.
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Verdun
Hans
Hannover
Frau Wenke
Turn to the Left in 1917 World Series
Giants third baseman Heinie Zimmerman chased Eddie Collins to the plate for the first run of game seven. White Sox coach Pants Rowland advised Collins to turn left at the plate to draw Zimmerman away, potentially letting Hap Felsch score.
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Eddie Collins
Pants Rowland
White Sox
Eddie
Zimmerman
Hap Felsch
Accidental Deaths and a Narrow Escape in a Curious Case
A chemist sought romance by drugging candies but killed two women with the wrong drug. In 1817 German farmer Schamm was found shot dead. Pawlowski, his rival, faced execution but later was exonerated when a reused setup caused a dummy to be shot in a reenactment.
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Pawlowski
Obey the Traffic Signs for Safety
Public safety message urging drivers and pedestrians to follow traffic signs and signals. Emphasizes that road signs are installed to prevent accidents and protect all road users.
Panorama of Austria travel excerpt on the Arlberg
Excerpt from Panorama of Austria by James Reynolds describes the Arlberg region. The piece paints avalanches snow scenery and alpine life with vivid imagery of passes inns and local cuisine. It recounts watching avalanches from Maisass farm and a stay with Fran Wildgan and Wolf Wildan in the Oberinntal.
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Fran Wildgan
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Danube
Rhine
Flexen-Fern
Hochalpenstrasse
Silvretta
Arlberg- Orient
Prutz
Oberinntal
Austria
James Reynolds
Robert Hale, Ltd
London
Charley’s Ante: Bench Sessions Trigger Big Minors Pay Claim
A baseball player earned seven hundred a month with the Yankees yet rarely played. After a sale to a Pacific Coast club he demanded nine hundred dollars. The owner questioned the math while the player argued that he would see regular work in the minors rather than a bench seat with the Yankees.
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Yankees
Go Into Business Selling Our House Wares And More
Promote a wholesale opportunity with high profits for house wares watches and other unique products. Includes requests for free colour catalogue and confidential price sheet from Murray Sales in Montreal. MultipleOntario poultry and hatchery offers appear with discounts and July delivery options.
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Murray Sales
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Fergus
Ont
Scott Poultry Farms
Seaforth
Kimber
Tweddle Chick Hatcheries Limited
Ontario
Scott, Poultry Farms
How Can I Remove Bluing Stains and More
A reader asks how to remove bluing stains from fabrics by ammonia water or kerosene with naptha soap. Instructions also cover making oak stain with boiled linseed oil turpentine raw umber and whiting. Preventing ants and roaches is advised with hot strong alum solution for shelves and woodwork.
Millions See Red Pointed To Colour Blindness Tests
A market gardener mocked for slackness in picking ripening tomatoes is vindicated by tests showing he is colour blind. Experts say colour blindness is rising in men with Britain’s rail workers surveyed and many people confusing red with green. Eye differences exist between eyes and with one eye can misperceive colours. A separate item reports Heinrich Bormann of Usen attempting suicide by hanging and dying when he fell into a river.
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Britain
Heinrich Bormann
Usen
Bormann
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