Supersonic helmet designed to improve pilot safety
The Army Air Force reports a perfected supersonic helmet by Douglas Aircraft engineers. Tests show previous helmets loosened and deprived pilots of oxygen. The new design uses forehead slots to create a vacuum, securing the helmet and allowing air to escape, preventing dangerous air pressure buildup.
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Santa Monica
Cunlil
Army Air Force
Rir
Douglas Aircraft
S Qi
Tis
Navy Waves to Sea Duty Two-Phased Plan Stirs Debate
The Navy announced that Waves drawn from volunteers in the Hospital Corps will be assigned to sea duty aboard ships of the Military Sea Transportation Service. Sixty three billets will replace twenty four Navy Nurse Corps officers. Each ship will have at least two Waves, with a 21 month tour. Eligibility requires age 21 and 24 months of Navy service. Two Atlantic and five Pacific billets exist among the 23 open slots.
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Navy Department
Twenix
Navy
Cerny
Mome
Atlantic
Pacific
Navy to Build Second Atomic Sub Sea Wolf Planned
The U S Navy outlines a plan for a second atomic submarine following the Ninatius. The Sea Wolf power plant is built by General Electric Cel Company with a West Milton New York land prototype under construction. The Ninatius is projected at 20 million dollars and the second sub at about 32.7 million dollars, both contracted through Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics in Groton Connecticut.
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General Fleccie Company
West Milton N. Y
Navy
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corporation
Groton
Connecticut
Connecticut Woman Governor For A Day
For the first time in its history Connecticut had a woman in the governor chair for a day. Alice K. Leopold of Weston, Secretary of State, filled in while Governor John Lodge and two top officials were out of state. Leopold, elected Secretary of State for a four year term in 1950 after years as a state legislator, stood in above lieutenant governor and president of the state senate in the gubernatorial line of succession.
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Hartzard
Connecticut
Alice K. Leopold
Weston
John Lodge
Leopold
State Senate
Ultra Fast High Speed Camera From Los Alamos
Los Alamos UC scientists announce a new camera capable of 3 500 000 frames per second. It photographs explosive and self luminous events using an argon atmosphere. The device targets rapid high speed phenomena beyond ordinary film speeds.
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Los Alamos
University of California
Ang Socal
Ohio County Installs Unique Siren System
Ohio's Franklin County radios and 56 sirens will warn of air raids with a single push. The new warning network ties sheriff, fire, and emergency vehicles via electronic tone. An on duty operator at Columbus triggers alert and all-clear with one button each.
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Columbus
Ohio
Franklin
Sheriff's Office
Denver Wheat Farm At Stapleton Airport expands urban agriculture
Denver operates 1,100 acres of Stapleton Airport land for a wheat and barley crop. This season 815 acres are tilled with 550 acres of winter wheat planted in August and the rest in winter barley. The city receives 40 percent of the crop value, totaling $5,600. Grain farming helps dust suppression and weed control near the airport.
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Denver
Stapleton Airfield
Fish Resources Rise From Obscurity to Food staple
Washington notes that many fish once deemed useless are now valued as food. Rosefish went from marine trash to market items by 1934, while swordfish, once known mainly in New England, expanded after World War I. The shift reflects changing attitudes and education.
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Washington
New England
Population Reaches 160 Million in August
Washington reports the U S population passed 160 million in August, shown by an automatic census calculator in the Commerce Department. The device records a new resident every eleven seconds, with births about every eight seconds and deaths about every twenty-one. Immigrants arrive roughly every two minutes while departures occur about every eleven minutes.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Stes
Montana
Friendly Octopus Scares Navy Diver in Esquimalt Harbor
UTTAWA Chief Petty Officer Robert Wigmore, a naval diver, found a friendly octopus near piling 90 feet below the surface in Esquimalt. He felt a touch on the shoulder and yelled to be hauled aboard the diving tender. The octopus wrapped tentacles around the piling while others drifted by in the murky water as the crew hesitated to help.
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Uttawa
Robert Wigmore
Waavere
Esquimalt
Wigmore
Coffee to Have New Meaning for American Hostesses
Gronxville report notes lexicographer Clarence L. Barnhart will add a definition for coffee social gatherings as a morning event. He cites usage in U.S. newspapers and Amy Vanderbilt’s approval for calling such parties a coffee.
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Gronxville
Clarence L. Barnhart
Barnhart
U.S
Jonathon Swift
Amy Vanderbilt
Civilian Pilots Surpass 580000 in Postwar Growth
The United States now has more than 580,000 civilian pilots, about 18 times the pre World War I figure, with 88,000 civil aircraft and 6,297 airports. California and Texas alone host more planes than existed nationwide at World War II start, underscoring rapid aviation expansion since World War II.
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Washington
United States
California
Texas
Delaware
Nevada
Ancient Stone of Scone in King Edward's Chair History
London reports on the Stone of Scone and the 852 year old King Edward's Chair. The stone, linked to Jacob's pillow and Lia-Fail, was stolen from Westminster Abbey, recovered, and placed in a chair Edward I built after conquering Scotland in 1296. The chair has crowned 28 monarchs.
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London
Edward
Elizabeth
Westminster Abbey
Scotland
Ireland
Scone
Edward I
Walter
Durham
Gout Not Caused by Excessive Eating Says Doctor
Fort Worth physician Dr. John M. Church reports gout is a form of arthritis not caused by overeating or drinking. He notes gout was long ridiculed as a hangover, but it is one of the most painful diseases and has afflicted figures such as Alexander the Great and Charles Darwin.
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Fort Worth
Texas
John M. Church
Alexander the Great
Lord Tennyson
Martin Luther
Siir Isaac Newton
Samuel Johnson
John Milton
Charles Darwin
General Winfield Scott
Denmark planter raises vast cherry tree crop for liqueur
Peter Ef. Heering of Denmark, unlike the famed George Washington cherry tale, spends most of his time planting trees. Since World War II heering has planted over 70 thousand young trees south of Copenhagen. The fruit is used to make Cher Heering, a renowned Danish after-dinner liqueur exported worldwide since 1818.
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George Washington
Peter Ef. Heering
Denmark
Heering
Copenhagen
Cher Heering
Miners Seek Permission To Fire At Flying Saucer Intruder
Miners John Q. Black and John Van Allen asked the Butte County sheriff for consent to shoot at a flying saucer that lands near their Marble Creek gold mine near Bush Creek California. They describe a small man in a parka who takes a water bucket from the craft and hands it inside. The sheriff advised no permission to shoot, urging restraint while the miners waited for a repeat visit to substantiate their story. Mrs. Vi Belcher said the miners have a good reputation and are not known drinkers.
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Bush Creek
Cal
John Q. Black
John van Allen
Butte County Sherif
Marble Creek
Vi Belcher
Poet Campaign Aims to Save Constellation Warship
Baltimore historian Donald F. Steward 25 launches drive to recondition the Constellation, the Navy’s 36 gun frigate launched in 1787. He cites the ship’s historic link to Constitution’s 1830 restoration funded by U.S. schoolchildren and Oliver Wendell Holmes. Navy estimates put renovation at 4.525 million dollars.
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Boston
Donald F. Steward
Baltimore
Boston Naval
United States
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Constitution
Constellation
Steward
Navy Department
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreation Area
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreation Area will span about 80 miles of Outer Banks shoreline and encompass roughly 30 000 acres. Managed by the National Park Service, it preserves rugged coastal scenery and abundant wildlife along the Atlantic coast near the Gulf Stream.
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Washington
America
Atlantic Seaboard
North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreation Area
National Park Service
Chesapeake Bay
Cape Hatteras
New National Park
Stump Blast Harms Home in San Pedro
In San Pedro California Robert Shuman attempted to remove a stump by burying dynamite. The blast sent adobe soil flying and damaged a TV aerial a roof a parked car. Police sought an illegal explosives complaint against Shuman. The stump remains embedded in his front lawn.
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San Pedro
Cal
Robert Shuman
Sherman
Shumini
One-Man Helicopter Inventor Claims Ultra-Light Craft
A compact single pilot helicopter with collapsible design and two pulse-jet tips promises operation on gasoline or fuel oil and can be dropped from planes. It stands under six feet tall, carries payloads above its own weight, and achieves high-speed flight up to 60 miles per hour under top specifications.
Thanksgiving Gatherings Across Woden Area
Local families from Woden Des Moines Britt and Hardy hosted and visited relatives during Thanksgiving. Attendees included Haro Thuis funeral rites in progress and numerous visits at Bernard Devine Wm Wood E H Catshall Dunell Minn houses. Students from Town State College and Mount Mercy College returned home for holidays.
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Paul Goelin
Shari
Des Moines
May Gustin
Haro
Gustin
Sandy
Naile
Bernard Devine
George Sehumater
Elmer Griggs
Lloyd Griggs
Wm. Wood
Eugene Word
Britt
Alvin Hanna
Iowa
Lydia de Waard
Shirley Meyer
Central College
Pella
Paul Meyer
Laverne Smith
Bilmer ‘Tollickson
Walker,Minn
John Devine
Mount Mercy College
Cedar Rapids
Aris Rittertouse
Marlyn Sayler
Tinton
N. Dale
Stuents
Kihler School of Nursing
Rochester
Minn
Dale Rittenhouse
di Tindall
T. W. Chamness
Mra
Win
Chamness
Tindall
Julia Thompson Ws
Monteztann
Town
Wood and Family
Torn Sleeve Wrecks Gray Man In Tractor Incident
Charles King Jr of Gray escaped serious injury when his sleeve caught a tractor power take-off. He was thrown to the ground and most of his clothing torn. Surgery was required on his wrist and arm.
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Charles King, Jr
Gray
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Mason City
Robert Jensen
Dougherty
Wey
J.E. Ukena & Co
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C. W. Stumphrey
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