Lifeboat At Sea Ends Intriguing Mystery Aboard Providence
Captain Ben Little of the Merchant Ship Providence scans the Atlantic in search of a speck on the horizon. After sending out a rescue signal and spotting a lifeboat, he ferries six men and four women aboard, only to learn the owner of a sunken cruiser perished as the lifeboat survived. The tale ends with questions about a prior midnight signal and strange omens at sea.
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Captan Ben Little
Providence
Atlantic
Mr. Worth
Worth
Captain Little
Little
George Conroy
Conroy
Log Jam at Diamond Lake Camp Ends With Cook Stayed
Jim Burton foreman of the Diamond Lake Logging Camp near Elk Washington faced a mutinous crew after a female cook arrives and refuses to leave. He orders the crew back to work with a warning that any swearing in the presence of the cook’s future husband will trigger a log jam discipline. The camp keeps the female cook for now to avoid chaos among the loggers.
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Diamond Lake
Elk
Washington
Spokane
Jim Burton
Excelsior Employment Agency
Newport
Jim
Mangler Munson
Berkeley expert outlines hurdles for crewed space habitats
Dr. Nelle Pace of UC Berkeley says future rockets may require miniature planetary environments with onboard atmosphere, day night cycles, and even gravity. He notes oxygen nitrogen mix, in flight gas production, carbon dioxide removal, and possible plant-assisted air renewal, plus careful study of psycho physiological needs for optimal crew performance.
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Berkeley
Cal
Nelle Pace
University of California
Pace
Big Flies Terror Of Insect World
Washington reports the robber flies of the Asilidae, predatory insects found worldwide, with some species reaching two and a half inches. The Smithsonian Institution received a large addition of nearly 28,000 specimens from the estate of Stanley W. Bromley of Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories.
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Washington
Polar
Smithsonian Institution
Stanley W. Bromley
Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories
Segregation Not Top Issue in School Law Say Educator
Duke University educator E C Bolmeier told the National Association of Secondary School Principals that religious instruction liability from pupil injury and authority over pupil conduct precede racial integration in school law concerns. He said segregation ranks far down the list and reflects current student attitudes toward future policy.
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Chicago
Duke University
E. C. Bolmeier
United States Supreme Court
Starfish Simply Sends Stomach to Dinner
Cornell University zoologists led by Prof. John Anderson study how a starfish extends its stomach to seize prey. The animal grips a clam or oyster, pushes its stomach through its mouth into the shell, digests the live clam, then retracts its stomach. A key challenge is understanding how the starfish opens the prey’s shell.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University Zoologists
John Anderson
Cornell Research Project
Anderson
Moscow Mills Record Heights Hit by Soviet Helicopters
Moscow Pravda says Russia set two lifting records with flying freight car helicopters. One craft climbed over 2000 meters with a four ton load and another reached 9082 meters with a two ton payload.
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Moscow
Russia
Moscow Pravda
Radar to Track Hurricane Winds via New USAF System
The USAF Weather Service introduces a radar wind measurement system to replace WB-29 with WB-50 weather reconnaissance aircraft. The radar provides continuous wind data and navigational position, aiding hurricane research by AWS and the Weather Bureau during 1956 and 1957 seasons. The automatic navigator promises faster, more accurate flight-level wind calculations.
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Washington
Usaf Weather Service
AWS
US Weather Bureau
Forest Industries Plant for Tomorrow
Washington reports that the nation’s forest industries, sponsors of the American Tree Farm System, planted 239,028 acres on their lands last year. Total acres planted reached 812,588, with 84 percent on private lands. Georgia leads in certified Tree Farm acreage and tree planting with 96,000-plus acres.
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Washington
American Tree Farm System
James C. McClellan
American Forest Products Industries
Georgia
Old Steam Kettle Is Still Best Humidifier
Chicago report cites Haifa physician Dr. Abraham Friedman who promotes steam kettles over mechanical humidifiers for childhood respiratory disorders. He says steam adds more moisture to air, helping prevent airway blockage in larynx and trachea inflammation.
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Chicago
Haifa
Israel
Abraham Friedman
England plans five year $238 million boost for science education
London reports a government plan to spend 238 million dollars over five years on buildings and equipment for scientific and technical education. Officials in Britain and the United States warn the Soviet Union is producing scientists faster than Western nations. The White Paper emphasizes a quicker pace of change and the growing demand for technical schooling.
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England
London
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
West
Odd Information Request From California
Boise Idaho. The Idaho Highway Department reports odd inquiries for state hunting data. A California request mis-typed elk deer and deer hunting into bear hunting due to a keyboard error, leaving staff briefly puzzled.
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Boise
Idaho
Idaho Highway Department
California
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