Canadian inventor seeks to reinvent the wheel with shock absorbers
Windsor Ontario James M Maclean, 68, an inventor, claims a wheel design with rubber cushions between hub and rim can absorb shocks like an air tire while lasting longer. Tested after 30 years of trial, the concept could suit cars trains streetcars and military and agricultural gear with government and industry interest.
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Maclean
United States
Toronto
Mr. Maclean
Charlottetown
P.E.L
Vancouver
Seattle
Fresh Angelino prowler slips in jelly display mishap
A food minded prowler in Los Angeles knocked over a jelly display and slipped in the goo, knocking himself out. A separate local story notes Rotterdam New York town records show 11 licenses towed and 201 fishing permits sold in a month.
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Angelino
Rotterdam
New York
Hydration and field maintenance tips from Sports Clinic
The article argues against de hydration myths in sports and endorses proper water intake during workouts. It cites Dr S E Bilik who calls withholding water stupid and criminal. It shares findings from Sports College about drinking small amounts of cool water with salt and citrus, plus equipment tips for diamond maintenance and grounders.
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S. E. Bilik
Sports College
Equipment to ease cooking and salad prep
The right basic tools speed up salad making and enhance presentation. Essential items include a chopping board and sharp knives, shredders for coleslaw, an egg slicer for neat slices, a large salad bowl, individual bowls or plates for serving, salad plates and platters, and small pitchers or bowls for dressing.
Week in Britain reports record car output in 1955
A record 626000 British cars and commercial vehicles were produced in the first six months of 1955, an all time peak and up by over 100000 from 1954. Canada buys more linoleum than ever, while Anthony Nutting notes UK funding to UN Korea agency. Donald Campbell eyes Lake Mead for a new speed attempt with Bluebird. Mountbatten outlines future British Fleet defence built around fast battlegroups.
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London
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Canada
Britain
Australia
Board of Trade
Donald Campbell
Ullswater
Lake Mead
Las Vegas
United States
Royal Naval College
Dartmouth
Lord Mountbatten
Naval Staff
Coastguard records show 1954 55 life-saving actions and breeches buoy use
Coastguard service reports 115 life-saving apparatus uses in the year ended March 31, 1955, with 431 persons rescued, 99 by breeches buoy. Destressed vessels or aircraft observed prompted 755 life-saving actions, and 40 vessels were warned of danger while standing in.
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Britain
Coastguard Service
Monarchs on the British throne this century
Questioning which monarchs have occupied the throne in this century and contrasting projected indirect taxation totals for Canadians this year with a 400 million to 1.5 billion range amid population and production data from 1955. It asks: pop growth in the prior year, leading mineral by value in 1954, and trends in the labor force versus employed Canadians.
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Canada
Answers to Quick Quiz 5 facts and figures
Labor force rose by 138000, job-holders up 117000. Population climbed 2.6 percent. Mentions Queen Victoria Edward VI George V Edward VI George VI Queen Elizabeth. Notes Crude petroleum and 1.5 billion. Material prepared by editors of Quick Canadian Facts pocket annual of facts about Canada.
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Edward VI
George V
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Quick Canadian Facts
Pocket Annual
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Alberta man makes world’s smallest violins in Cardston
Reinhold Thur in Cardston Alberta creates minuscule violins from 15 to 2 1/4 inches long with custom tools. He claims three even smaller models exist, all capable of sound via electric amplification. Thur, now retired from miniatures, built them over six months without a magnifier, while earning a living as a dental technician. The Calgary Symphony values Thur violins at 300 to 500 dollars.
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Cardston
Alta
Reinhold Thur
Mr. Thur
Tom Thumb
Paul Bunyan
United States
Thur
Calgary Symphony Orchestra
Snakes Smell and Hear Through Their Tongues
Snakes detect odors and vibrations using their forked tongues and Jacobson’s organ. The article notes the tongue exchanges scent particles to map surroundings and locate prey, while vibrations travel through the body to inform the sense of movement and danger.
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Comedian Theme Clues
A compact crossword listing across and down clues for a weekly puzzle. Includes numbered horizontal and vertical hints such as Comedian, Eagles nests, Danish county, and musical terms, with entries like Prods and Armed forces.
Promising rust defense lab planned for Manitoba campus
Federal scientists report a very promising chemical compound to spray Prairie wheat against rust. The Agriculture department will build a new rust research laboratory at Winnipeg, costing 650000 dollars and scheduled for completion in January 1957 on the University of Manitoba campus. A 75 member team will conduct plant breeding, pathology, chemistry and entomology work across Prairie universities to combat rust threatening millions in grain losses.
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Agriculture Department
Winnipeg
Department
London
Ont
University of Manitoba
Poor Pedestrian Dangers From Blasts Of War Horns
Drivers must not rely on horn blasts to clear a path. panics can be triggered in elderly or nervous pedestrians and children may dash into streets. Pedestrians obeying signals have right of safe crossing, while drivers should stay in control and avoid scaring anyone.
Submarine Cargo Routes Under North Pole Ice?: A Feasible Future?
Marine engineers discuss underwater cargo ships plying between Europe and Asia beneath Arctic ice. P12 has penetrated near the Pole while Russia expands routes along Siberia and imagines reinforced decks and ice melting gear for emergency surfacing. Crossing time to Japan could shrink to about six thousand miles via polar pathways.
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Asia
North Pole
United States
Pole
Siberia
Murmansk
Bering Strait
England
Japan
Suez Canal
Panama
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