Age of Our Solar System Put At About 4.6 Billion Years
Washington reports that two meteorites from Iowa and Kansas yield an age of roughly 4.6 billion years for the solar system. The measurements use radioactive potassium decaying to argon, with results matching earth crust dating by lead–uranium ratios, though methods still have bugs and evolving estimates.
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Thomas J. Henry
North American
Newspaper Alliance Washington
Iowa
Kansas
Argonne Laboratory
Atomic Energy Commission
University of Chicago
Commission
Earth
Solar System
Canada
Kola Peninsula
Russia
Seeing at high speed and driver vision limits
The article argues that eye tests fail to predict danger at high speeds and that seeing ahead is crucial to avoid crashes. It notes that 20 foot acuity tests break down at 60 mph, highlights color blindness depth perception and tunnel vision as risks, and urges regular reexaminations and better driver eye care.
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Better Vision Institute
Teading
Sass
Letter Vision Institute
Indies
Emergency cook aids Rockville Legion chicken fiasco
Rockville Connecticut American Legion members faced a last minute cook delay when baked chickens were misordered. Volunteers realized the mix up and used a barbecue pit on post grounds to cook fifty chickens for the dinner.
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American Legion
Jere
Gas Lights Still in Baltimore City Lights Era
Baltimore city officials set aside 975000 to buy lands for electrification to replace about half of the gas lamps still in use. Baltimore is one of the American cities where the tarpa can still be seen.
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Baltimore
British Commonwealth Forms New Defense Line in Cold War
Thirty four Red army officers and servicemen who fled to the West recount the $15 000 US payment for the Russian Freedom House at Kaiserslautern Germany as a pivotal Cold War investment They describe a refugee center run by the American Friends of Russian Freedom providing housing meals and security while they seek integration and work in the Kaiserslautern area Their accounts illustrate broader Soviet morale and discipline concerns tied to defections and Western aid efforts through 1950s Germany.
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Kaiserlautern
Germany
Red Army
United States
Freedom House
Kaiserslautern
Europe
American Friends of Russian Freedom
U. S
AFAF
Moscow
Kremlin
West Germany
Reaiserdauiem Center
Ameri- Friends of Ruchan Freedom Sist
Alfr. F
Premiers Act to Meet A-Threats
London reports a newly forged alliance among Commonwealth nations to meet jet age threats. Leaders from Britain Canada Australia New Zealand and other colonies discuss a defense plan for supply and strategic balance amid global tensions. Details continuing on page 2 column 3.
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London
NANA
Globe ‘l
Nas Lions
British Commonwealth
United
Nziem
Ind
Pakistan
Aus Zealand
Bates
Evangeline Bicentennial Remembers Cajun Exodus
A centennial reflection marks the 200 year anniversary of the Cajun diaspora from Nova Scotia to Louisiana. The Evangeline legend shapes a somber meditation on loss, memory, and regional identity along Bayou Teche and the Teche country in south Louisiana.
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Evangeline
South
Louisiana
Lyngfelioy
Hunter Sharks Challenge World Record Giant Barnacle Lil
Australian fishers report the pursuit of Barnacle Lil, the world’s largest female shark, and the killer shark blamed for two deaths in South Australian waters. Alf Dean, world champion game fisherman, fought the 19-foot, 2000-pound beast for six hours before she escaped. A $2,580 reward and harbor bathing ban are noted as efforts continue to contain the threat.
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Sydney
Australia
Sherman Alf Dean
Victoria
Joose
Real hero weighs 25 pounds and awaits fate in Texas
A fragment from a Port Arthur page notes a small creature or person described as weighing 25 pounds with muscular features and a bright smile. The text mentions MAX B. SKELTON and visitors in OEE Ware, Texas, with references to death and nearby NEVITAS, though details are largely unreadable.
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Max B. Skelton
Port Arthur
Emile
Oee Ware A
Cole
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Pancer
Medea
SaeAeting
Cook Rockville, Conn
Maz
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Longfellow
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Young
Acadia
Great Arc
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Casey Wa
Arcen Sas
Sreont
Nova Scotia
Dean
Barnacle Li
Tasnond Waller
Arthur
Rena
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