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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1956

Page

3

How Avalanches Are Triggered By Noise And Vibration

Avalanches start when conditions allow. vibrations from trains, noise, or pressure can break snow cohesion. A branch fall, rifle crack, or even voices may trigger massive slides. Some avalanches exceed 100 mph and may carry millions of tons of snow. In Switzerland, bells are sometimes silenced to prevent triggering falls.

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Russians Admire Dr Salk's Skill at Polio Shots

Four Russian scientists on a five day U S tour watched Jonas E Salk and his team inoculate 270 schoolchildren at Colfax School. The visitors included Mikhail P Chumakov Anatolii A Smorodins'ev Lev I Lukin and Marina K Voroshilova.

Pittsburgh Jonas E. Salk Mikhail P. Chumakov Russia Polio Research Institute Anatolii A. Smorodins'ev Institute of Experimental Medicine Lev I. Lukin Leningrad Academy of Medical Science Marina K. Voroshilova

Builder of Engine For First Airplane Dies in California

Charles Edward Taylor 87, designer of the four cylinder engine used by the Wright brothers in the first flight, died at Foothill Sanitarium after an asthma attack. He had lived on an $800 annual pension and was buried in Wahhalla Memorial Park beside aviation figures.

San Fernando Calif Wright Brothers Charles Edward Taylor Foothill Taylor Los Angeles General Hospital Orville Wright Dayton Ohio Aircraft Industries Assn Wahhalla Memorial Park Los Angeles Bert Acosta Walter Brookins

Legislature Advances State Building Aid and Teacher Pay Plan

Lawmakers back a 62 million building program with 48 12 million in year one. The House approved six new circuit judges and realigned circuits. A new funding formula for teacher salaries: state covers half costs and localities commit real estate based local shares, with an augmentation from an education association backed fund if needed.

Andy House Senate House Appropriations Senate Finance Virginia Education Assn Guv Stanley Robert F. Williams The VEA

Why Ten Ranks Above Others in Pinochle

The piece explains Pinochle card ranking history noting the Ace rose above the King during the French Revolution as a symbol of common people, with Germany later placing the ten below the Ace. the change persisted in Germanic games and spread to Britain and America.

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McKeldin Warns on Transit Strike Impasse in Baltimore

Gov. Theodore R. McKeldin warned he will push remedial legislation if talks fail to end the Baltimore Transit Co strike. The walkout enters its second day with 200000 daily riders affected as plans for compulsory arbitration and other state actions move forward.

Baltimore Theodore R. McKeldin Baltimore Transit Co Thomas D’alesandro McKeldin

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