Water as a pollution warning for New Year’s Eve
Conservationist urges avoiding water contamination and highlights long term water shortages. Discusses plant soil filters near Phoenix to treat wastewater, Boston’s growing water needs, and the Quabbin Reservoir’s history. Emphasizes that anything added to water is a pollutant and to drink it clean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quabbin Reservoir
Swift River
Greater
Boston
Quabbin
Connecticut River
Vermont
Doctor in the Kitchen Common Sense in Winter Health
Laurence M. Hursh advises on winter activity and diet to stay healthy. He notes that winter sports attract more adults, urges gradual pacing for shovelers and skaters, and recommends moderating high calorie foods while increasing fruits and vegetables and milk. He emphasizes weighing pleasures of winter against safe, sensible limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
United States
Reading and Exercise: A Short Guide to Balanced Increase
The reader is advised that as reading increases so should exercise, promoting a balanced routine. Start with small increments, pair study blocks with active breaks, and gradually raise duration. Maintain consistency, monitor fatigue, and adjust intensity to avoid burnout.
Horticulture Convention Honors Young Vermonters
Two Vermont youths earned top NJHA honors in Indianapolis. Lynn Wakefield of Randolph was elected national president while Sigismund J. Wysolmerski of Rutland won a national prize in experimental horticulture, receiving $100 and a purple rosette for his project on factors influencing plant growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia
Cindy Holman
Brookefield
NJHA
NJHA Membership Open to Teens in New Jersey
Members ages 14 through 21 may join NJHA at no cost. For details contact Dr. Flanagan at the Hills Building, University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NJHA
Dr. Flanagan
Hills Building
Univer
Grandmother Traps Poodle Then Herself in Garden Trap
Farnham England report says Mrs Mora Tilley a 65 year old grandmother built a garden trap to catch a poodle racing through her yard. She captured a blackbird and a cat before trapping herself. Her four year old grandson opened the cage door allowing release and later the errant poodle was recaptured. Authorities noted the dog was undergoing dog psychiatry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farnham
England
Mora Tilley
Brighter Decade Ahead for Farmers Says Extension Agent
UVM Extension Agent John C. Page argues the 1970s will reward farmers who act on decisions and use brains over brute effort. He cautions against reliance on quick fixes, urges soil testing, proper budgeting, better bookkeeping, and active farm organization to shape agricultural policy and future profits.
Dairy testing advances eyed by New England committee
The New England dairy industry studies electronic testing to improve milk quality and butterfat and protein analysis. A light beam apparatus could test 180 samples hourly, but costly equipment requires industry cooperation. The Milk Testing Advisory Committee, led by Elmer Towne, includes DHIA, handlers, co operatives, universities, and regulators. Six subcommittees push major work by 1970 with centralized lab feasibility under review. Vermonters on the panel include Wendell Carr, Robert Davison, Robert Davis, William Dick, William Leamy, and Albert Stevens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
New England
Vermont
Elmer Towne
DHIA
Towne
Wendell I. Carr
Vermont Department of Agriculture
Montpelier
Robert P. Davis
Cabot Farmers’ Cooperative Creamery Company Inc
Cabot
Robert P. Davison
University of Vermont
William T. Dick
United Farmers of New England Inc
Morrisville
William P. Leamy
Extension Dairyman
Albert D. Stevens
Dairy Farmer
Wells River
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Lawrence Pratt
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
Phoenix
Ariz
Deekle McLean
Boston Sunday Globe
Frog Pond
Boston Common
Lake Cochituate
Chestnut Hill
Sudbury
Wachusett
Massachusetts
Enfield
Laurence M. Hursh, M.D
National Dairy Council
Bennington
Mammoth Mart
Home Furniture Co
Laeys
Tele
Main St. Bennington
Griffin
William P. Snow
Alma Isley
Randolph
Howard Gassett
Brattleboro
Wysolmerski
Mount St. Joseph’s
Rutland
Future Scientists of America
City of
Burt Bros
John C. Page
UVM
Hawaii
Nichals
America
U.S
B.B.P
Bennington, VT
Sarong
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