Heloise hints and household tips from readers
Quick tips on cooking meat loaf with foil to avoid pan stains, keeping juices for storage, bird deterrents with a whirligig in window boxes, DIY bookends from license plates with magazine art, and a double boiler lid warning system. Also mentions kite flying with a fishing rod and baby oil as a door and chair lubricant.
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First steam elevator in America credited to Otis shop
An 18th century note attributes the first steam driven elevator to a Williamsburg theater context, with Otis later seen as monumental in the industry. The snippet mentions 1716 erection, 1861 patent timing, tying the innovation to early American building and theater history.
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Otis
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Governor Will Get New Plane for Virginia Officials
Virginia State officials will receive an eight passenger executive Beechcraft Kingair by July 1. The project is funded at 484 240 dollars within a 500 000 budget, with the aircraft to be white blue and red trimmed and bear the state seal on the fuselage.
Virginia Bond Issue Backed by Top State Officials
Gov Mills E Godwin Jr seeks an $81 million bond to fund community colleges and facilities. Lt. Gov. Fred G Pollard at a Civil Defense Conference urged passage as essential to handle rising college enrollments and mental health needs. Dana B Hamel echoed that facilities are vitally needed for young Virginians to meet future demands.
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Fred G. Pollard
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Virginia
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Dana B. Hamel
Virginia Department of Community Colleges
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Nerve Impulses Speed Varies by Species
The text notes that a nerve impulse to the brain often travels at about 75 yards per second or 155 miles per hour, with lower speeds in many animals. It contrasts higher speeds in humans with slower rates in lower animals.
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