Striding Exoskeleton Vehicles Hoped for Moon and Sea Use
General Electric researchers preview a Powered Exo-skeleton and a striding truck to move heavy loads on rough terrain. The 1600-pound truck strides up to six feet, no brakes or pedals, top speed two mph, payload 500 pounds. Pilot model costs about 600000.
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Schenectady
N.Y
Ralph W. Vavia
Mosher
Research and Development
Earth
General Electrics
Hardiman
Odel
WCEF Mails Mosby Questionnaire on Next Year Plans
The Warren County Educational Foundation will mail a survey to Mosby parents asking if they plan to enroll their children at John 8 Mosby Academy next year. The foundation board may expand operations based on results, said president Charles Biggs.
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Front Royal
Warren County Educational Foundation
Mosby
Mosby Academy
Academy
Charles Biggs
Foundation
High Elevation Capitals: La Paz and Lhasa
The two highest capitals are La Paz in Bolivia serving as the executive seat and Lhasa in Tibet. Both cities sit above 12,000 feet in elevation, making them the world’s loftiest capitals.
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la Paz
Bolivia
Lhasa
Tibet
Rescue Amid Mountain Houses Heroic Viet Air Recovery Mission
In North Vietnam Air Force Lt. Kenneth D. Thomas Jr. was rescued after his jet was struck. A 30 aircraft, 40 airmen, and multiple helicopters hunted the mountains, locating him on a cliff ledge and airlifting him to safety despite intense ground fire and difficult weather.
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Saigon
Air Force
Kenneth D. Thomas Jr
Viet Nam
Thomas
Mount Auburn
17Th Parallel
3Rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group
Dis Tress
William E. Cowell
Kailua
Hawaii
Cowell
Lincoln’s Book on Lincoln-Douglas Debates
The only book Abraham Lincoln is reputed to have prepared recounts his famous 1858 Senate campaign debate with Stephen A. Douglas on slavery. The scrapbook was printed in Columbus, Ohio, in 1859.
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Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Columbus
Ohio
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Fred P. Duesenberg
Duesenberg Corp
Peter DePaolo
Duesenberg
Viet Air Rescue
Ree
Crowell
Robert J. Watson
Willoughby
Jole Ly Green
Loudoun St
Winchester
Total Electric
Winchester Evening Star
Allan
Potomac Edison
The
Allegheny Power System
Northern Virginia Power Co
Virginia
Chevrolet-Cadillac Corp
B & M Chevrolet-Cadillac Corp
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