Baby cries trigger light system for alerts at home
Dallas couple Robert J Wood and his wife unveiled a crying light at Texas Instruments to alert parents when their baby cries The device uses a transistorized box to flash lamps in every room while the crib lamp follows the child's cry The unusual gadget also confuses their cocker spaniel Topsy who learned doorbell blinking means visitors at the door The Woods have other timekeeping aids and the story notes their son’s normal hearing and their own schooling background
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St. Benedict's College
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Crozer Technicnd High School
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Christan Colleges
Columbia, Mo
Prices Soar But Tips Stay Put in Portland Barber Shop
Portland barber of 53 years Orval Wallie recalls 15 cent haircuts and 19 cent shaves. He notes prices have risen about 1000 percent since he started, while tips once 25 cents remain the same. Wallie reflects on old barber tools, lively shop talk about politics, and the fading of barter memories like shop quarters.
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Spain to license lighters under new finance rule
The Madrid report states the Finance Ministry requires lighter licenses in Spain with confiscation of lighters and dinners for those unlicensed after April 40, 1957. Domestic lighters cost 10 posetas yearly while foreign lighters cost 30 posets.
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Amphibious Trend Changes City Plans
Washington reports a rising number of Americans in pleasure craft prompting marina planning. Cities like Long Beach and New Rochelle are expanding facilities to attract tourism, generate tax revenue, and repurpose swampy shorelines. A So Allie commission surveyed boat ownership, moorage, and site suitability to propose marina siting with parking for each boat and highway rerouting. Shoreline type may decide marina locations near parks or residences with docks separated from public spaces.
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Mexico City Beauty Products Lag Behind Health Drugs
Mexico City Health Ministry reports 47,360 registered medicines curatives and insecticides versus 26,894 beauty products. The data underscores health items dominate registrations with beauty items trailing but growing in number.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Road From Page Ore and Central America Borders
A fragment explains Central American borders under martial law in November with visa checks and border inspections. It notes the assassination of Nicaragua’s President Soma by a political exile and cites immigration officials warning against lax entry controls. It mentions border crossings and entry ease by Mexico and Guatemala while other nations lag in reforms.
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Nicaragua
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Papara
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Mexica
Cuatemala
Hetel Bator
Central America tour costs and price controls debated
The article notes high travel expenses across Central America including hotel rates and border costs. It reports tourist agent meetings seeking uniform price controls to curb gouging, while questioning if local governments have acted. It also considers US highway moves and potential government actions to aid visitors.
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