Vacuum Cleaners Aid in Defense on California Coast
California civil defense deploys 19 vacuum cleaners with filters along the 400 mile coast reaching airports plants and homes. Mounted 20 feet high they will operate during atomic tests at Frenchmans Flat in Nevada to catch radioactive dust and guard against harmful fallout.
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Civil Defense
State Office of Civil Defense
Defense Office
Frenchman's
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Brazil’s cattle herds rise amid domestic demand boom
SAO PAULO Brazil growth of Brazilian cattle herds in the past decade has been sharp. Domestic demand surged with population growth of 26.2 percent. The Getulio Vargas Foundation report notes cattle numbers up about 28 percent while beef supply rose about 33 percent through more slaughter.
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Sao Paulo
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Electrical implant stimulates growth of short leg
Dr C Laird Wilson of McGill University reports an experimental method to raise leg bone growth by inserting a nickel and constantan wire battery into the shin bone near the growing line. In one case the leg lengthened by half an inch in six months with no infection or pain.
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Streetcar Ride
Ralph Meeker, rising star with Betty Hutton in Somebody Loves Me, also led in Broadway Streetcar Named Desire replacing Marlon Brando when he moved west for a film engagement.
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Europe Saar Region Coal Output Reaches Million Tons
The Saar region in Europe produced 1,393,000 tons of coal in a single recent month, highlighting a surge in regional mining activity. The figure underscores the area's role in European energy supply and reflects strong demand and industrial output for the period.
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