Portable two-car gas turbine power plant aids Army post
At Fort Meade Maryland a two-car railway mounted gas turbine plant, the largest yet smallest, powers the post and can be shipped worldwide to feed utilities or large industries. It delivers 5,000 kilowatts, runs on 15,000 gallons daily, and has operated since October, supplying over 19 million kilowatt hours with a 37 day continuous run record. Capt. Howard O. Knous leads the test unit evaluating its performance for Army acceptance.
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FT. Meade
Korea
Army’s Corps of Engineers
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co
Howard O. Knous
526Th Engineers
Atomic radiation study to publish early findings
The National Academy of Sciences will release initial findings tomorrow on the effects of atomic radiations on humans and the environment. Detlev W. Bronk, president, notes over 100 scientists studied health heredity agriculture fisheries oceans and waste disposal impacts. The report aims to assess all available information despite ongoing debate over genetic hazards and A bomb testing risks.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Academy
Detlev W. Bronk
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
New York City
Bronk
Atomic Energy Commission
Economic Pulse Mixed As Markets Dip Amid Jobs Boom
President Eisenhower’s illness sent stocks down in a broad one day fall while the economy shows strength with a May jobs record of 65 million. Wages, retail sales, auto demand rise. but farm equipment layoffs and textile shutdowns appear. Trade pacts push import tariff cuts benefiting appliances, furniture, glassware, and more. Continental Can and Hazel Atlas merge. J C Penney to open 60 to 70 new stores this year.
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New York
Eisenhower
Commerce Department
First National City Bank of New York
Harllee Branch Jr
Edison Electric Institute
Westinghouse Electric Corp
International Harvester
Atlanta
General Electric
U. S
Washington
Continental Can Co
Hazel-Atlas Glass Co
Hazel-Atlas
J. C. Penney Co
Chinese Swims 7 Miles To Escape Red Camp
A 21 year old Chinese inmate Liang Shui-chang escaped a Communist labor camp by swimming seven miles to the Nationalist island in Amoy Bay. Three other fugitives who fled Sunday are missing and believed drowned. Liang, a college graduate, was imprisoned on Kulangsu island off Amoy.
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Taipei
Formosa
Amoy Bay
Defense Ministry
Liang Shui-chang
Kulangsu
Amoy
Build Your Own Lawn Chair Pattern No 322
Economical 35 cent pattern teaches you to make a versatile lawn chair with or without arms and with arm on either side. Full size parts and precise hole locations allow easy assembly and storage for winter. Includes materials list, step by step non technical instructions, and finish tips plus mail order to The Raleigh Register.
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Raleigh Register
P. O
Pleasantville
N.Y
Harriman joins race as Democrats push for nomination
New York Governor Averell Harriman publicly entered the Democratic presidential race at a Hat Workers Union event. He pledged to fight to the end, while President Eisenhower faced medical questions about a possible second term after an abdominal operation. In West Virginia, cigarette tax rises to five cents on July 1, with stamps issued to reflect the increase, funding a teacher pay raise and related costs.
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New York
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Eisenhower
Charleston
State Tax Department
West Virginia
Doan's Pills Offer Relief for Backache and Bladder Irritation
Nagging backache restless nights and mild bladder irritation may come from overexertion stress or poor habits. Doan's Pills relieve pain soothe bladder irritation and mildly diurese, helping kidney output. For over 60 years Doan's has provided relief. ask for new economy size today.
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Dean
Doan
Construction delays hit Olin plant site in Monroe County
Ralph Stohl, resident manager, says work on the Olin Mathieson aluminum plant along the Ohio River at Buckhill Bottom in Monroe County is at least six weeks behind schedule due to frequent rain. Boone County residents approve a $485,000 special school levy for another three years. Sistersville council puts daylight saving time question to voters by placing it on the ballot.
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Olin Mathieson
Ohio River
Buckhill Bottom
Monroe County
Ohio
Ralph Stohl
Boone County
Sistersville
Father in law held after woman shot
In Bluefield a 32 year old separated mother is in critical condition after seven bullet wounds in a home shooting on Littlesburg road. Her father in law Glen Davis 57 surrendered and is jailed on felonious wounding charges. The 14 year old daughter found her mother on the kitchen floor. The couple’s 11 year old son was away at summer camp.
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Bluefield
Here
Virginia Thomas Davis
Littlesburg Road
Fred Wynne
Mercer County
Princeton
Davis
Ralph Davis
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March of Science
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Red Camp
Self
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Morgantown
Jack Nisbet
Wisconsin
Huntington
Wheeling
Sanitary Board
Pittsburgh
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Warwood
E. P. Leach & Sons Inc
Sylvania Electric Products Co
Navy
Sylvania
Point Pleasant
Universal
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Murphy
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