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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
4
Irgun Zvai Leumi faced heavy losses in a failed gun running attempt over the Altalena crisis. Two cabinet ministers resigned as government forces arrested 60 suspected Irgun members in raids on revisionist party sites.
Sister May Chantal, 53, arrival aboard the De Grasse in New York is greeted as a celebrated wartime rescuer commended by General Eisenhower. She seeks rest at a convent after decoration by Allied Nations for two wars.
Local notes report Joe Herbert sold twelve head of 778 pound steers and heifers for 35 dollars each in Omaha. Visitors and meetings list residents visiting, attending Iowa events, and highway mishap charges. Weather forecast predicts showers with highs near the 78 degree mark and Idaho river facts closed with airline history and safety reminder about dusk driving.
The article notes in England early piping used bored logs with the first successful system in 1609 and London adopting cast iron mains in 1774 while interior piping relied on lead. Colonial North America saw bored log pipes in Boston by 1700 and Schaefferstown in 1732 with Bethlehem’s 1752 pump-driven pressure system. New York City copied the bore-and-lead setup by 1770. It also covers Bikini Atoll insect studies finding normal populations and no genetic anomalies from the blast or radiation, per A C Cole Jr.
The article compares current U S air policy investigations to the 1928 Morrow board findings showing airline fares down 67 percent, passenger numbers up 4,000 fold, pilots up 1,000 fold, airports tenfold, and planes nearly triple speed. It notes about 500,000 pilots, 6,000 airports, and 650 mph speed, with 16 million travelers paying 4.7 cents per mile in 1947.
Melanin content in the iris determines eye color with blue and black eyes sharing pigment but differing in light reflection. Black eyes contain more melanin than blue eyes, affecting perceived color.
Tapegrass a fresh water plant grows in slow moving streams in Hawaii used as food by the Filipinos and others during the cooler months. It is usually obtained directly from streams but sometimes sold in food stores. It is believed the plant was introduced to Hawaii by the Filipinos.
Des Moines celebrated Hawkeye Holidays with an hour long parade through downtown drawing about 120000 spectators. Floats bands and National Guard equipment led the procession while a loop platform hosted day and night programs of dancers gymnastic teams and band concerts. An evening banquet honored Prince Bertil of Sweden and attendees marking the centennial of Swedish immigration to the Midwest and Iowa.
One bushel of flaxseed yields about 2 percent gallons of linseed oil and about 36 pounds of linseed meal.
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