China and Soviet Union sign non aggression pact
Nanking announced a non aggression treaty with the Soviet Union. It binds both sides not to aid a third party in aggression and does not pledge Russian military support to China against Japan. The accord follows the Briand Kellogg principles renouncing war and aims to ease Far East tensions.
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Fiction Writer Corrects History Books Mistakes
Kenneth Roberts, author of Northwest Passage, at his Kennebunk Beach studio, details years of research and revision to ensure accuracy. He explains checking sources, correcting errors such as a moon phase in 1777 and valuing fact over fiction in historical novels.
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Gridder Plays Barefoot at State College Tryout
Hampton Potts an 18 year old 158 pound fullback from Gulf Coast Military Academy in Gulfport Miss has won permission to play shoeless for Mississippi State freshmen. Potts starred at Gulf Coast scoring most of 240 points on the schedule and averaging 45 yard punts while booting extra points in bare feet during last season.
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Maroon
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Surprise Air Attack Driven Off Over Valencia
Seven insurgent bombing planes attacked Valencia, Spain, but heavy anti-aircraft fire repelled the assault. The formations roared in at 12,000 feet, but a shell barrage forced the planes to drop their bombs in the suburbs and retreat.
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New Seaplanes gulp enough gas on hop to run car five years
The article reports on giant Boeing flying boats to cross the Atlantic next year powered by four 1,530 horsepower radials. Despite high fuel burn of 190 to 200 gallons per hour, the engines enable transoceanic service, with a starfish-like aircraft powerplant delivering one horsepower per quarter pound.
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Pi Aviation
Seattle
Wash
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Twin Row Radial Engine: Two Motors Welded In Tandem
Engineers attempted a twin row radial engine by linking two motors in a rearward tandem configuration. Trials conducted years earlier revealed complexity and unforeseen technical challenges during early testing.
Twin-row radial engines boost power and reduce drag
The article notes twin-row radial engines with 14 cylinders total 7 per row powering modern airliners and experimental 2000 horsepower motors. Gear ratios keep propellers at 66 to 75 percent of engine speed, reducing cabin vibration and drag on large transports. In Puerto Rico, Antonio Rivera Cordova, tied to a planned attack on Judge Robert A. Cooper, was found mortally wounded with a .32 pistol nearby.
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Ponco
Puerto Rico
Antonio Rivera Cordova
United States
Robert A. Cooper
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