Airship Akron defects claims led to firings
The Goesnwal committee heard that investigations into Akron materials faults caused the dismissal of two men who warned of problems. E C Davidson of Mount Ida Virginia testified after Rear Admiral Moffett praised the airship as superior to others.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Goesnwal Committee
Akron
E. C. Davidson
Mount Ida
International Association of Machinists
William A. Moffett
Naval Bureau of Aeronautics
Reconstruction Bill Signed by Curtis and Garner in Washington
The Associated Press reports a $500 million reconstruction appropriation was sent to the White House after Vice President Curtis and House Speaker Garner signed it. The note mentions a golfer asking to be allowed to play through due to his house on fire. It also cites early French leaders Louis Napoleon in 1848 and Louis Adolphe Thiers, who became president in 1871.
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Associated Press
Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
White House
Curtis
Garner
House
Kansas City Star
Louis Napoleon
France
Louis Adolphe Thiers
Oldest Man Made Item Believed Older Than 600 Years
A necklace of green glazed steatite beads, now held by the Egypt Exploration Society, is claimed to be more than six centuries old and the oldest man made object on Earth according to Collier's.
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Egypt Exploration Society
Collier’s
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