Long, Long Trail. In Asheville, N.C., Technical Sergeant Elmer Akau, who had fought on Guadalcanal and been hospitalized in New Caledonia, found himself "returned" to an Army redistribution center. Happy but baffled, he announced that he had never been so far from his Honolulu home.
Path of Progress. In London, Polish Engineer Jan Horzelski announced his invention of a coin-flipping machine which can be adjusted to flip either heads or tails with 99% accuracy.
Surprise, Surprise. In Denver, the Colorado Board of Examiners for engineers and land surveyors gathered to surprise Member James Underhill with a gold cup for 20 years' perfect attendance....
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