Ability to Decrease Lightning by Seeding Clouds Claimed
New Mexico scientists reported a method to reduce lightning via cloud seeding. E J Workman and S E Reynolds described laboratory and limited field tests showing contaminants in freezing water lower electrical generation, with ammonia or sulfuric acid as potential agents and dry ice increasing rainfall.
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Chicago
New Mexico
University of Chicago
E. J. Workman
New Mexico School of Mines
S. E. Reynolds
Intrastate Liquor Ad Ban Measure Rejected in Senate Panel
The Senate commerce committee voted 6 to 3 against Sen. Langer's bid to bar liquor wine and beer ads crossing state lines. The bill would impose penalties up to 1000 dollars fine and one year imprisonment for violations.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Langer
R-Nd
Johnson
D-Cole
Ind
Tydings Contemplates Presidential Bid Amid Senate Duties
Washington April 12 Nimble Nimble Millaray Tydings, aging Maryland senator, signals possible 1952 presidential ambitions while continuing to lead in the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees. He played a key role in defense and disarmament debates and opposed McCarthy’s push against the State Department, aligning with the Truman administration on critical battles.
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Crash of Trailer Trucks Kills Two Near Eastland
A pickup driven by Thad Earl Stretcher, 58, and an unidentified woman died when it struck the trailer of a big truck on Highway 80 at Olden, four miles east of Eastland. The wreck happened in rain at 9:30 as Whatley of Fort Worth, the eastbound truck driver, escaped injury. Stretcher, a Levelland area farmer, had worked on a McKinney pipeline project. funeral planned in Mt. Vernon.
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Levelland
Stretcher
McKinney
Olden
Mt. Vernon
Lewis W. Whatley
Fort Worth
Whatley
Friday Rites Set For Lake Victims
Four Euclid Boy Scouts die after 16 hours adrift on Lake Erie. The youths William J. Von Hof Richard Bauer David Lee Hahn and Roland Riemer, aged 14 13 13 and 13, perished following an intensive air and sea rescue. Funeral services are planned for Friday.
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Cleveland
INS
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Lake Erie
William J. von Hof
Richard Bauer
David Lee Hahn
Roland Riemer
Vandenberg’s Condition After Tumor Operation Reported Satisfactory
Physicians said Senator Vandenberg of Michigan remains in satisfactory condition after Tuesday tumor operation. No complications noted and preliminary labs show no cancer. He is at Georgetown Hospital with aides releasing the statement.
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Washington
Senator Vandenberg
R-Mich
Robert F. Owen
Sen. Vandenberg
Michigan
Georgetown Hospital
Locker Plant Manager Selected at Thorndale
Thorndale announces E. J. Moerke chosen to operate the new locker plant. The unit opens April 12 and features the latest cold storage equipment for precision preservation.
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Thorndale
ANS
E. J. Moerke
Plant Resources Still Little Used, Chemist Reports
Professor A J Haagen-Smith urged broader study of plant chemistry at the 1950 Fritzsche Award address in Philadelphia, noting only a few per cent of about 250000 known plants have been chemically tested for useful products. Dr W G Fran kenburg of General Cigar predicted future scientific control of tobacco curing and aging, reducing reliance on expert inspection.
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A. J. Haagen-Smith
American Chemical Society
Haagen-Smith
Netherlands
California Institute of Technology
Society
Houston Midwife Charged in Death Case
Miss Diana Banti, 42, was accused of murder in the death of Miss Eleanor Little, 22, after a criminal abortion. An inquest verdict of murder by illegal operation was reported based on an autopsy at Jefferson Davis Hospital.
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Eleanor Little
Justice of the Peace
Neal Shurtleff
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Jefferson Davis Hospital
B. W. Payne
District Attorney
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Ladies Easter Bonnets Will Get Second Chance
Duluth Minnesota reports Mayor George Johnson declared April 23 as dress up day to allow women who missed Easter Sunday due to an ice storm to display their new spring bonnets. The action aims to give residents a second chance at the holiday finery.
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Duluth
Minn
George Johnson
Johnson
Shaw Denounces Flogging as Cruel and Ineffective
London April 12 George Bernard Shaw argues against all punishments including flogging saying it demoralizes a nation and fails to reform offenders. He suggests fines and work drills to cover costs to victims and society, plus disciplined honest labor as alternatives to corporal punishment.
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London
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George Bernard Shaw
Playright
Britain
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Robot Heart and Lung Gadget Could Save Lives
Dr John H Gibbon Jr of Jefferson Medical College described a mechanical heart and lungs device that partially substitutes the heart's pumping and oxygenation. Two large cabinets house pumps to circulate blood and oxygen, with an improved model expected to aid survival within a year and potentially enable heart surgery by reducing heart strain.
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Los Angeles
INS
John H. Gibbon Jr
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Gibbon
Harvard University
Los Angeles County Medical Association
Evicted sexton dies after protest during eviction
Simon Klein a 67 year old former sexton of a New York synagogue died of a heart attack after protesting his eviction from the rent free apartment he occupied for 10 years. He was fired February 3 and ordered to quit his home with wife Sarah 60 as movers took his furniture.
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New York
Sexton
Simon Klein
Klein
Sarah
Edward Lissman
Jeanette MacDonald Keeps Concert Going After Gown Slip
In Mobile Alabama on April 12 Jeanette MacDonald slipped free of a rhinestone strap and the gown parted. She regained composure with a quick grab and a giggle then finished the song. She bowed to the applauding crowd afterward.
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Ala
Jeanette MacDonald
Miss MacDonald
Princess Margaret Smokes Publicly At Victoria Palace
A 19 year old Princess Margaret dined with the Marquess of Blandford then smoked another cigarette in a theater. At intermission she used the auditorium smoking rule, remaining in her seat among commoners during the Crazy Gang show Knights of Madness. The public response has been calm.
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London
Princess Margaret
Victoria Palace
Marquess of Blandford
Three Hurt in Amarillo Harvester Plant Blast
Three men were injured in a gasoline explosion at the International Harvester Company in Amarillo Wednesday. T. D. Siegal, R. N. Fleming, and G. A. Adams were hurt. Siegal suffered severe facial burns. Fire damaged the shop, but was controlled within 30 minutes after the blast at 8:45 a.m. Early reports said a gasoline tank on a truck exploded during repairs.
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International Harvester Company
T. D. Siegal
R. N. Fleming
G. A. Adams
Seigal
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