Tape recorder pioneer Camras reshaped sound and industry
Illinois scientist Marvin Camras built the first wire recorder for cousin William Corsin in 1938, launching a $100 billion tape industry. He later helped Hollywood, developed 500 patents, and remains modest about wealth while forecasting a lightweight home video tape unit.
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William Corsin
Corsin
Marvin Camras
Camras
John McCormick
Oberland Smith
Smith
Western Electric
West Side
Armor Institute
Armor Research Foundation
Research Foundation
Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute
NTRI
Normandy
Talking Wire
Tiny
Hollywood
California
Chittago
IITRI
JITRI
NTR
L.J. Lorenz
Institute
Lorenz
Untouchables Fight Land Grab Amid Indian Caste Conflicts
In Kanjhawla near New Delhi, Mir Singh and 1,000 Untouchables face losing 120 acres of communal grazing land granted in 1970. Villagers and police struggle as caste tensions flare over land reform and affirmative action, with clashes in Patna and Uttar Pradesh reports of violence and discrimination continuing in India.
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Mir Singh
New Delhi
India
Patna
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Gandhi
Ala
Untouchables land dispute behind MP clashes
In Madhya Pradesh 105 Untouchables were killed in nine months last year amid land disputes. A court upheld their claim to 120 acres in Kanjhawla where Jat Hindus attacked, boycotted, and harassed Untouchables over land. Prime Minister Morarji Desai urged restraint and law enforcement.
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Madhya Pradesh
India
Morarji Desai
Kanjhawla
DFL in Minnesota Faces Trouble After Decades in Power
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party once produced leaders like Humphrey and Mondale but now faces a rebellious mood, possible loss of both U.S. Senate seats and the governorship, and internal strains from historic appointments. Republicans run strong campaigns as Anderson and Quie challenge for seats while Mondale's death and last year’s shifts unsettle the coalition.
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Minnesota
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Hubert Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Walter Mondale
DFL
U.S. Senate
Humphrey
Mondale
U.S
Surance
Democrats
Farmer-Labor Party
McCarthy
Orville Freeman
John Kennedy
Minneapolis
Anderson
Senate
Perpich
Albert Quie
Rudy Boschwitz
AL QUIRE FOR GOVERNOR DFL CHAIRMAN ON HUMPHREY UNITY
Ulric Scott, DFL state chairman, credits Humphrey with keeping the party united amid past splits. He praised Humphrey for outlining social issues to attack as a party, including education, foreign policy, and full employment. Republicans push taxes, noting Minnesota income taxes and property taxes in surveys. Quie seeks initiative and referendum to add California style Proposition 13. Scott sees a temporary conservative mood, with a need for progressive solutions amid economic concerns.
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Ulric Scott
DFL
Humphrey
Minnesota
Quie
California
Scott
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