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The Star-Democrat, Easton, Maryland, June 14, 1940
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The Star-Democrat, Easton, Maryland, June 14, 1940
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The Star-Democrat, Easton, Maryland, January 5, 1951
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The Star-Democrat, Easton, Maryland, January 5, 1951
Almost all movies will be in color.
The Star-Democrat, Easton, Maryland, January 5, 1951
Every pedestrian will have his own walking telephone - an apparatus housed in a wallet-sized kit.
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The Star-Democrat, Easton, Maryland, January 5, 1951
Technical advances will be well distributed throughout the economy. For example, a housewife may use an electronic stove and prepare roast beef in less time than it takes to set the table.
The Star-Democrat, Easton, Maryland, January 5, 1951
In 2000 we shall be able to fly around the world in a day.
Google says: The average commercial jet liner travels about 550 mph, and the Earth is around 26,000 miles in circumference. If a commercial plane could make the trip without refueling, it would take over 47 hours. A large commercial jetliner has a range of about 5,000 miles, so it would need to land and refuel several times.
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The Star-Democrat, Easton, Maryland, January 5, 1951
The Star-Democrat, Easton, Maryland, January 5, 1951
She will be more than six feet tall, wear a size 11 shoe, have shoulders like a wrestler and muscles like a truck driver.
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The Allentown Leader, Pennsylvania, January 30, 1901
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The Star-Democrat, Easton, Maryland, January 23, 1942
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The Star-Democrat, Easton, Maryland, January 23, 1942
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The Star-Democrat, Easton, Maryland, December 19, 1941
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The Star-Democrat, Easton, Maryland, December 12, 1941
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The Star-Democrat, Easton, Maryland, December 12, 1941
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The Star-Democrat, Easton, Maryland, December 12, 1941
Those in their cars when the siren sounded were advised to drive to the side of the roar or street and turn out the lights. If a driver didn’t reach the side of the street they were to stop where they were and turn off the lights. This was to last for fifteen minutes, when the all-clear signal was sounded.