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...first crash of a DC-6, luxurious, pressurized, 300-mile-an-hour craft which went into commercial service last spring. The toll was U.S. aviation's second highest (the highest: 53, killed last May in a DC-4 crash near Port Deposit, Md.). What caused the baggage fire was a question which might never be answered. All the baggage of Flight 608 was loaded into belly cargo pits through which passed no gasoline lines or electric wires. The pits carried automatic smoke indicators and extinguishing apparatus. It seemed unlikely that matches, cigarette lighters or other ordinary objects...
...Library was also made yesterday by Lipton, who disclosed that books for many college courses are contained in the PHB collection. Open daily except Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the library will be supported by a $.25 "use fee" collected from each man taking books. A $.25 deposit, which is returnable, will be charged on each volume...
That a veteran would cash in his bond only to pad his safe deposit account was regarded as highly doubtful by Richard M. Goodwin, assistant professor of Economics. He considered that where the payoff money came from was the determining factor in estimating a possible inflationary effect...
...water evaporates through the leaves, the minerals it carried remain in the plant's tissues, eventually falling to the ground and becoming part of the humus on the surface. Geophysicists analyze this "biologically enriched" layer and the leaves of growing plants. Finnish geochemists found a rich copper-nickel deposit by examining the ashes of birch leaves...
...down payment on the rent, he posted a $150,000 check with WAA. WAA phoned the bank, found that Tucker had about $3,000 on deposit. When Tucker pleaded for more time to raise the rent money, WAA obligingly returned his check and gave him an extension to March 1. When Tucker again failed to fulfill the contract, WAA gave him an extension to July 1. However, it insisted that he have at least $15 million on hand then...