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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jan 24, 1953
Page
2
The article reports Hull ship chandlers William Hutton and Arthur Ward created a new horseshoe shaped life preserver weighing five to eight pounds. It slides open with an automatic clip and can be thrown fifty to sixty feet, promising easier handling than traditional cork lifebuoys.
London delegates back a possible rise in gold price and urge experts to craft arguments for higher pricing. Any action hinges on Washington's agreement, as the gold issue is only one of many slow moving Commonwealth Conference challenges.
Astronomer Dr. Seth B. Micheson at Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories reports a new moon about fourteen miles away. The moon is moving counterclockwise against expected orbital direction, defying the pattern of older moons.
The article notes that two distant universes in Cygnus may have collided in the past, evidenced by wave radiations now reaching Earth. It mentions interference from Jupiter's 12 moon system and a warning about security lapses, with a wary hope for a calmer future.
F/L Carl Encom commanding 103 Search and Rescue at Torbay Airport piloted a flying boat through fog and poles to Fogo Island then to St. John s to reach 13 year old Lewis Rowe for urgent surgery. Ground crew watched as the patient was moved to hospital while crews received radio praise.
Britain faces a choice for the June coronation crowd with 89 peers deciding between two free stand seats outside Westminster Abbey or a ballot for inside seats. Duke of Norfolk notes Abbey limits force a ballot while outside seating costs less but still requires attire costs.
Three to four mining outfits maintain winter operations in Newfoundland. John Fox pilots three drills offshore on the West Coast while the Independent Mining Company bores 400 feet into York Harbour wall. Falconbridge pursues Tilt Cove exploration as a Toronto group reconsiders Beck's Cove holdings before Christmas.
A fragmentary OCR piece mentions an expert on technique and a doctor name with scattered phrases about medicine and travel. The text reads oddly with garbled terms and appears to reference a science or travel notion without a clear event or outcome.
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