Scientists test mud for underwater tunnel project
In Charlottesville Virginia scientists study underwater soil mud to assess consistency and strength before starting a 7200 foot tunnel under Hampton Roads from Hampton to Willoughby. The Virginia Council of Highway Investigation and Research funds the 54 million dollar project. Mud is pumped up from holes as deep as 200 feet for the study.
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Charlottesville
Hampton Roads
Hampton
Willoughby
Virginia Council of Highway Investigation and Research
Crutches Hung at Portsmouth Store for Loan
In Portsmouth Virginia John J Kirchmier Sr. placed two loaner crutches on a wall at his general store. The first user was John J Kirchmier Jr. who broke a leg in a high school football game.
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Portsmouth
John J. Kirchmier
John J. Kirchmier Jr
Veterans post passes resolution on Bowman case in El Paso
Comrade Hibbings Minnesota reports the Johnson Messner Roche Veterans of Foreign Wars post adopted a resolution. Pvt John L Bowman 2 stationed at Biggs Air Force Base was convicted of criminal attack on a soldier's wife and sentenced to five years in a state penitentiary by a 34th District Court jury.
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Minn
Johnson - Messner-Roche Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
EL Paso
John L. Bowman
Biggs Air Force Base
34Th District
Salutation Shift in Resolution Sparks Debate
Robert Jacobson presented the resolution noting that the traditional salutation comrade is also used by Communists. The move prompts discussion on phrasing and political associations within the document.
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Zation
Robert Jacobson
Sergeant Sings Help Army Train In First Aid
A 350 pound sergeant at Brooke Army Hospital creates and teaches a roller bandage song, The Roller Bandage Calypso, to aid first aid instruction. M Sgt William J Paschall Sr uses the ditty during lectures and trainees sing along, boosting retention and engagement.
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Sam Houston
Tex.p
Calypso
William J. Paschall Sr
Memphis and
St. Louis
Brooke Army Hospital
Paschall
John L. Hontales
San Francisco
Paschal
Dixie Forgetting Flag Spotted in Martinsville Hotel
A two A flag hung in a Martinsville hotel for years baffled two strangers and a reporter who checked a dictionary to confirm its meaning. Nearby, in Chattanooga, John W. Cummings of Pioneer Bank and guests along a river near Lake Okeechobee witnessed a calf thrashing in the water and were part of a tow by rope to shore.
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River Cowboys
Chattanooga
Tenn
John W. Cummings
Pioneer Bank
Lake Okeechobee, Fla
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