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Interesting News Stories From All
Parts Of The
World
Rain Problem Snake Hid Coughed Up Gold
WINCHESTER? “IT STINKS” ||Rain
Winchester.
City fathers have shelved a plan to erect a statue of King
Heory I who was born here,
The plans had been drawn up for the statue when it was muggested they check up and see what Henry thought of his birthplace,
Here's what he mid: "The city and the district stink." Of Hampshire county he said: "There is rw county so in-
famous in England, none stained so deep in crime.”
United Press,
Why Soviet Sailors
Like A Life
On The Ocean Wave
New York.
Soviet sailors must be the most cultured in the world, according to an impressive report issued by the Soviet navy.
At sea they exercise to the music of Liszt and relax by enacting plays by Beaumarchais. In port they head for the nearest museum or library and attend classical music concerts.
talent, they me entertained by theatre prone, choirs und ballet Sastra In's best The article describes
The is stated in the first press Fileme eve given an American magazine by the Russian navy companies The article. describing the theatres Lively, merty and interesting" | Misscow's toge artists, us "eqistant
of Russia's guests" on Navy ships off-duty activities sados, published in the cur- Every in any day--"
issue of "Our Navy, HAT sonte at U.S. ravy publication,¦ along. the saules are given
| sports buliday. Mr In describing the life new of a Russian naval eranst reported the author, Mr Leonut Gory abov
yum
of the
on sareal joy" comes
Test By Searchlight
Sydney.
CIENTISTS in Australia
Sure probing outer space
with 2 converted army searchlight. They are trying to discover why more rain falls on the earth's surface on some days of each year than on others.
Rainfall reports from England and other countries dating back 100 years are helping them in their work.
The scientists found that for 100 years certain days in each year averaged far higher
ruinfall than the normal dally reinfall for the month.
These days occur 30 days
aster the earth passes through
on
11
meteor stream in its orbit Bround the sun. The Scientists believe that meteor dust fiters throwth
the earth's atmosphere, causing rain.
The
are plotting the strato- phere by night to tent thrit theory. The beam from the searchlight is spotlighted by a inirror В Гем miles away to measure the reflections of cust
the upper
nino- particles In
phetr.
---(Landon Expren Service)
4 Months
A
SIX-FOOT
constrictor,
oscaped
Station's
Paris.
bod- which
from Nico
left-luggage
office four months ago,
was found
curled
up
beside a baller in the station basement the other day. It had up- parently been living on rats and mice.
Snaka-charmer Mme. Hintzo, now on a world tour, left the boa-con- strictor at the luggage office. She offered £5 reward for its copture.
Now police aro trying to find Mmo. Hintza to claim the reward-and hand over the snake.
Thimble
-After 11 Years
Treviglio.
Giovanna Metelli, 29. coughed violently the other day—and got rid of a golden thimble which had stuck in her threat for 11
year.
Miss Metelli said she held the amall thimble between her lips while sewing in 1946 and 15- advertently swallowed it.
Doctors were unable to rex
throut, move from her
But ussured her it would not cause any trouble.
#1 cat
The thimble stayed peacefully in Mis Metellia'
thring until she spat
She went straight to the nearby shrine of | Caravaggio to thank the Virgin; Mory.--Unitect Press.
‘LOVE' CHURCH OPENS
'Gaol My Wife' Pleap, lest week.
London.
E London church that gave birth
to the "Abode of Love" cult-Britain's nearest aprávach to carly Mormonism and its belief in plural mairi- was reopened for publie
Presling was Mr Harold P. Nicholson, fermer kend-water
"Archbishop of und now
of the Ancient Catholic Church
I war he who performed a servire of hurial for "Slater founder of the seet, Ruth,"
Hee Church of England multis- ters had declined to officiate
a
wood Road, Clapton Common, N. where half a century ago the Rev. John Hugh Smyth-Pigt! was hissed from the pulpit for declaring: "I am the Mersinh."
Since Gen the church ban retained closed but the fabric and the grounds in which the church stands have been kept in good order
KISTAN bekw
Dutslan An ex-soldier sentenced two m.nihs
Kaol here Cloyati usked the judge to
1s Ka There are boat rave),
wife along with him beenuse swmumung competitions, billiard "she has
wealthy. no one to look after #utches, radio | her." says that the ship has a luxurious' and ping pong
of her own where the stew, chess
shipy, The cat. indulge
Lubning and down,
Quarte
to
turned [eques!
Reason Nu mar ed
-United Press
4 115
THE P.S.
Mr Nicholson his secured lease on the church at Rook-
of Mr
tis
TV LIN
f
Funds, it has been said, were
from a number available
the late Women Smyth-Pigott enrolled in sect before and after he
by the Church adefrockeni
England for Immorality.
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In the interynis between the (variotis es vnts one can hear the inspring melodies of Tchalkov-
club is also the home of aky and Liszt, Bizet und Gounod, amateurs Uncairteal circle" | Moussorgaky and Grieg," the ship's orchestra, whi
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The theatrical elele can manage anything from ethnic dancing to belivy drama and the orchestra J. Capable t "itusplan und toege classiça, pieces.”
amateur concert wonilet take place that evening.
As a postscript to the article, Navy reports that the Antrian Military party which
At one of the numerous joint recently attended The Soviet enda itaamenta_ given by these
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air show in Moscow
M/ Guryanov re-
ret ; zilv a scale motel of a U.S. that he saw a "merry | Navy carrier task force set up
tople of the and heard stirring rendi-Acudemy.
t June's aria
lyrical verses by Showtopachyov, a a Robert Burns bulli "Coming in on a wing at a prayer." The "small; play 1. Beaumarchais ap- prently was the main event.
When the sailors, mie not being entertained by their own Crew
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"Included was a model of the USS Franklin D Roosevelt, complete even to the name in English on the bow and stem," the muguzine said "The train- | ing mock-up was to demonstrate both high and low level bomb- ing altacks on the U.S Hon."United Press.
forma-
BID TO MUFFLE JET ENGINE'S ROAR
Now York.
Progress is being made in efforts to muille the mighty roar of the jet engine.
Mr Newell Sanders and Mr noise. The nozzle has been cor- Emund Callaghan, engineers of rugated, it has been segmented Une National Advisory Com- and it has been given mitter for Aeronautics, who are rectangular tip which is parti- close to these efforts, report tioned.
that science may triumph 10
the point where a jet engine is The best of theso "mufflers" no noisier
than the propeller trom
engine of present-day airliners. noise
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the vlow-point of less
rather the
dinary
in
They revealed that there is keeping sone conflict among engineers polainess of the jet engine and scientists. Plane and engine mind. It reduces "sound power" designers think noise reduction by, two-thirds. The
0
homes
muffler
chest- is a good idea only if it does not pumping" which people near a reduce engine threat. But roaring jet on the ground may acousticat seientists want noise feel is eliminated, and it also "plaster-cracking reduction oven at a cost of four would reduce to five per cent loss of thrust, and plate-rattling
This is no small conflict, they adjacent to the airports." pointed out in a report to But unhappily the technical publication of the also calices a "considerable" Acoustical Society of America thrust loss. Other mufflers lees "consider the case of a jet effective in muffling, however, transport flying from coast to have thrust loss of about two const.
"Each one per cent re- per cent at low power and one duction in thrust is reflected as per cent at take-off power. at least a two per cent roduc- "It is becoming increasingly tion in payload Since most evident that the noise problem airlines operate on narrow..pro....[caured by current engines will Ot margins. thrust loss is a be greatly alleviated," they said. serious consideration,"
"Thore may well be some loes
They suggested it would be in performance and increased well for the two sides to "oon- | mechanical complication and sider cach other's problems" weight."
while jet airliners of the future While the goal of getting the are still "In the design stage "maximum Bound pressure rather than afterward. whôn❘ love?" of the jet engine down fixes may be quite costly."
The Jet mufflers
to that of the propeliod engine far has not yet been reached, "con-
tested involve rodesigns of the tinued effort should make such
nozzle through which the
exhaust escapes with such
jota redhotion feasible”—United
al Press.
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