Tucson Ham Ben Fidler joins DX Century Club globally
Ben C. Fidler of Tucson earned DX Century Club status for contacting 100 countries with two way short wave radio. His W7P2Z station logs include connections from Mexico City Wellington New Zealand the Dominican Republic Poland and more as he spends 10 plus hours weekly on the hobby after work. Mean weather hindered summer signals in Arizona.
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Fidler
Mexico City
Wellington
New Zealand
Dominican Republic
Canada
Mexico
Australia
Iceland
Netherlands
New Guinea
Poland
American Airlines
Iowa
Radio DX club member builds send receive network abroad
To prove his DX Century Club qualifications, a radio enthusiast submitted over 100 postcards from around the world. Cards from Israel Japan Trieste Peru Persia Africa Czechoslovakia France Germany show a global web of signals though Moscow is noted for a contact with A S Popow claimed inventor of radio. He uses radiotelegraphy with 500 watts and a rotary beam antenna. He builds his own transmitter and warns of high voltage dangers.
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Israel
Japan
Trieste
Peru
Persia
Africa
Czechoslovakia
France
Germany
Russia
Fidler
Moscow
A. S. Popow
Marconi
Chlorophyll Could Mask Alcohol Odor, Purdue Research Suggests
A Purdue PhD candidate James A Campbell reports in a paper read at the American Pharmaceutical Association centennial that temperate drinkers may conceal alcohol breath with chlorophyll. Tests claim bourbon odor can be reduced by half an hour after taking tablets, though exact doses and guarantees remain unclear.
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American Pharmaceutical Association
Philadelphia
James A. Campbell
Purdue University
Campbell
TV Boys
Purdue
U S And Canadian Cadet Teams Vie In CAP Drill
The Civil Air Patrol announced that U S and Canadian winners will contest the annual international cadet drill meet in St Paul Minnesota. The United States fields 40 cadets from Puerto Rico Utah Michigan and New Jersey, finalists from the national event won by Puerto Rico. Canada has won the competition in 1948 1949 1950 and Scotland won last year.
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Washington
Civil Air Patrol
U. S
St. Paul
Fake Mexican quickie marriages leave Americans unlawfully wed
Officials say a bogus judge in Chihuahua conducted quick ceremonies for an unknown number of American couples. Diego Jiminez was arrested near Fabens Texas after a consulate investigation found fraudulent certificates. No tally exists of how many couples claim lawful marriage in the United States.
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Mexico
U.P
Art
UL Aliawn
Diego Jiminez
Vado Cedillos
Rio Grande
Fabens
Tex
Jiminez
U. S
Father Dies Rushing To Rescue After Son Drowns
In New York, John J. Sidy, 50, and his 11 year old son Robert died after the boy fell into the Gowanus canal in Brooklyn. The father collapsed while rushing to save him, authorities said.
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Gowanus Canal
John J. € Sidy
Robert
Car and Truck Output Falls Again in Fallout for Auto Industry
Automotive News reports this week's vehicle assemblies will total 78 185 units, signaling sharply reduced output for the month and weak near term prospects for September. The drop points to continued pressure on car and truck production amid industry challenges.
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Detroit
Automotive News
Auto output dips as steel strike cuts weekly production
The report shows Carson Baily Citizen data for Friday evening August 22 1952 with 20 060 trucks and 3 cars. Last week production fell to 22 776 cars and 9 824 trucks and pre strike output was about 95 000 cars and 25 000 trucks weekly.
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