Franklin Institute tests porous paving to save rainwater
Franklin Institute researchers in Philadelphia test an asphalt like porous paving material that allows water to seep into the ground reducing runoff. Experts say it could be cheaper than traditional paving and help restore the land's sponge function, though full adoption would take time.
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Franklin Institute Research Laboratory
Philadelphia
Chemical and Engineering News
Franklin Institute
ILO In Difficulty Faces Mixed Nobel Prestige
The International Labor Organization founded in 1919 won the 1969 Nobel Peace Prize but suffered funding cuts after a Russian appointment to its governing board. George Meany urged U S funding restoration, yet Congress ignored the plea as ILO directors plan further curtailment amid concerns of communist influence.
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International Labor Organization
ILO
Nixon
Congress
Geneva
Uncommon Handwriting Forgery Odds and Forger Myths
The text argues that even with 68 trillion to one odds of two handwriting samples matching, forgeries still occur. It notes forgeries and embezzlements go undetected, that experts can err as in the Hughes autobiography case, and that some individuals are nearly forgery proof because they cannot read their own handwriting.
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Howard Hughes
A Tiger in the Wallace Tank Stirring Florida Primary Fears
White House insiders led by John N. Mitchell see George Wallace as a possible spoiler in the Florida primary with momentum to swing the 1972 race. Eleven Democrats vie, including Humphrey and McGovern, while Wallace could win key Southern states and threaten Nixon's path to 270 electoral votes.
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Florida
White House
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Shirley Chisholm
Vance Hartke
Hubert Humphrey
Henry Jackson
John Lindsay
Eugene McCarthy
George McGovern
Wilbur Mills
Edmund Muskie
Wallace
Sam Yorty
Mr. Wallace
Wisconsin
Indiana
Maryland
John F. Kennedy
South Bend
Ind
Humphrey
Arkansas
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
California
Illinois
Michigan
New Jersey
Ohio
South
Texas
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Queen to reign May 3 4 5
Miss Patricia Anne Godfrey daughter of Arthur Godfrey and Mrs Godfrey of Loudoun County Va will be Queen of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in a May 3 4 5 parade and events. Local health officials seek data for a proposed new Public Health building for Council review as Truman calls for wartime draft expiry and 260 Winchester residents receive service awards at National Fruit Product Co ceremonies. A March 29 public sale will conclude the P W labor camp liquidation announced by Walker McC Bond president Frederick County Fruit Growers Association.
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Albertis S. Harrison, JR
Patricia Anne Godfrey
Arthur Godfrey
Godfrey
Loudoun County
Truman
Congress
Winchester
National Fruit Product Company
Capitol Theatre
Walker McC. Bond
Frederick County
Nature of True Progress in Business and Education
A daily meditation argues that progress comes from discarding obsolete equipment and adapting methods in business education and even churches. It urges embracing change to reduce costs, attract students, and serve new neighbors, warning against stagnation as time advances.
Empire State Building tale fuels AGC convention call
John E Healy II, outgoing AGC president, urges reforms after recounting the Empire State Building project to 5600 delegates in Houston. He cites lax work ethic and high costs driven by unions, urging productivity gains and a return to a fair day's work for a fair day's pay.
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Houston
John E. Healy II
Empire State Building
Healy
Wilmington
Del
Associated General Contractors of America
AGC
Empire State
Hoover
Legion
Albany
Philadelphia
Mitchell Sees Kennedy Likely Nixon Opponent
John N. Mitchell, head of the Committee to Re-elect the President, privately says a Kennedy run could beat Nixon. He notes Kennedy’s appeal, the possible draft, and Muskie’s faltering campaign as factors shaping a 1972 race. Mitchell warns of a possible Democratic split or last minute Kennedy draft to deny Nixon.
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Mitchell
Kennedy
Nixon
Washington
John N. Mitchell
Edward M. Kennedy
Teddy
Chappaquiddick
White House
Destiny
Miami Beach
Massachusetts
Sen
Edmund Muskie
New Hampshire
How's Your I Q Daily Quiz Challenge
This item presents a daily IQ style test with 10 questions and scoring bands from Memory Genius to Good. It includes true false prompts and asks about animal mating, ear uses, fish hearing, Saar location between two countries, Rome’s legendary founder, Sacagawea, Taurus symbol, first woman with the Distinguished Flying Cross, geocentric vs heliocentric views, and the deepest ocean.
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Saar
Rome
Tarus
Man Passes Bad Bill Demands Cash In Sydney Hotel
A man gave a female hotel clerk in Sydney a $20 bill asked for change then pointed a gun and demanded cash. She handed him the money from the drawer totaling $18 after he fled with two dollars net. She struck him with a heavy paperweight causing a large lump on his head.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sydney
Australia
Odds of death by own action in US and world notes
Composition of brief items reveals that only about one in nine attempted suicides succeed in the United States. States debate $7 billion in new taxes as legislatures convene in 1972. Asmat headhunting uses skulls as trophies and pillows. American teen fertility age has dropped a year in two decades. Col H Nelson Jackson completed first US cross country car ride in 1903. Littering arrests show 76 percent result in conviction. Quotation from James Truslow Adams urges reflection. French Sahara workers endure two gallons water daily. Air pollution damages U.S. farm crops at $280 million yearly. Tai Chi postures include exotic names such as Left Hand Grasping Sparrow’s Tail.
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New York
United States
Asmat
New Guinea
Col
H. Nelson Jackson
San Francisco
James Truslow Adams
French Sahara
U.S
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McCarthy
Lindsay
Afl-Cio Committee of Political Education
COPE
Hubert H. Humphrey
Winchester Evening Star
Jack F. Davis
Eugene P. Miller
Thomas T. Byrd
Douglas B. O'Connell
By James J. Kilpatrick
Chicago
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Maine
Manchester
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Muskie
Abraham Lincoln
Minnesota
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
John Mitchell
Pennsylvania Avenue
I.Q
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