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...German process only. Moreover it is common knowledge that after World War II the U.S. used captured German scientists to work on synthetic fuels. This was a U.S. Bureau of Mining project instigated by the Synthetic Liquid Fuels Act. Not many people would call the U.S. a Nazi country. Leon Rousseau, JEFFREY'S BAY, SOUTH AFRICA...
...DIED. LEON AMES, 90, actor; in Corona del Mar, California. On big screen and small, Ames' warm voice and reassuring manner made him a favorite for roles requiring a paternal touch, from Judy Garland's indulgent turn-of-the century dad in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) to Kathleen Turner's mystical grandfather in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Ames' last screen role. In all, he appeared in more than 100 films. His television work also had a fatherly bent, as in the short-lived series Life with Father and Father of the Bride. His best- known TV role...
...dairy farm in rural England this weekend. The farm is currently surrounded by the vast, temporary canvas city known as the Glastonbury Festival, a massive outdoor music and performing arts festival which the 72-year-old Eavis has hosted since 1970. Jay-Z, Amy Winehouse, Leonard Cohen, Kings of Leon, Jimmy Cliff, Manu Chao, Fatboy Slim and hundreds of other acts will perform on over a dozen stages starting Friday...
...absolutely brilliant thing," says Leon Cartledge, manager of the hotel, which in busy times gulps about $20,000 worth of diesel a month. "For one thing, you'll be able to come out to the bush and not hear generators humming. And it will be clean power...
...Innamincka, Leon Cartledge has his fingers crossed for the pioneering project to succeed. He thinks a hot-rocks power plant could draw curious tourists to sample his beer and oysters. Throw in free electricity, and "a business like this might even stand to make a profit...