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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1956
Page
5
Iowa State College agronomists advise against corn cultivation this year unless weeds are present as they say cultivation raises moisture loss. The article notes the right whale lives a nearly microscopic life it strains from seawater.
Detroiters debate the impact of auto plant layoffs on trade and relief rolls while forecasts argue for a rebound with fall model changes. UAW and manufacturers discuss unemployment benefits, with thousands furloughed across states and Detroit reporting rising relief claims and slower retail sales.
A 146 foot deep well at Clair Wilson’s 240 acre farm near Griswold provides irrigation at over 600 gallons per minute. The system supports meadow and corn ground with a sprinkler layout to aid alfalfa for 530 Holstein heifers and a dairy producing about 200 gallons daily.
Chicago reports a new dry storage eye bank that rehydrates corneas for sight using dehydration without freezing. Dr. John H. King Jr. described the method to the American Medical Association, noting corneas can be stored months in vacuum and shipped where needed.
Two U S Bureau of Mines researchers from Oregon report a salt-aided method using a 130 year old chlorine based formula to extract tantalum titanium and columbium from Bear Valley Idaho black sands. Byproducts include uranium thorium iron and rare earths.
Dr King of the Army Medical Corps at Walter Reed notes freeze drying preserves corneas for up to nine months when kept cold and specially packaged. Drying replaces corneal fluid with glycerin then salt solution reintroduces watery fluids prior to use. Ten transplants have used dried corneas in three years. all remain clear, some after nine months.
The last British soldier quit the Suez Canal zone in Egypt, ending 74 years of occupation. Egypt now operates the bases, with Britain retaining right to return for five years if a foreign power attacks Turkey or any Arab state. The 104 mile canal remains under the Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez with British shares and a concession to 1968.
Washington House Interior Committee rejected sending the Hawaii statehood bill to the floor by a 14 to 11 vote. The vote stalled the measure, leaving the bill without immediate floor consideration.
In a committee vote Rep. O Brien tabled Rep. Saylor s statehood proposal with 12 Democrats and two Republicans joining. Eleven Republicans opposed the O Brien motion. Chairman Engle warned moving forward would be a mistake without a clear path to passage as the session advances.
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