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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1959

Page

2

Insects Craft Antifreeze For Winter Dormancy

New Minnesota study reveals that wood-boring larvae and carpenter ants survive winter by producing glycerol, acting as antifreeze. Researchers found dormant winter ants contain about 10 percent glycerol by weight, vanishing when active, then reappearing after re-cooling.

University of Minnesota P. Dubach D. Pratt F. Smith C. MM. Stewart Minnesota Maryland

Beeker Elected President of Explorer Cabinet

Beeker was elected president of the Central Berkshire District Explorer Cabinet at a Tuesday meeting at Morningside Baptist Church. James Eulian chaired the session with George Beeker of Post 19 taking the presidency. others elected included Edmund Hoctor Roy Wallace and Richard Havenland.

Central Berkshire Boy Scouts of America Morningside Baptist Explorer James Eulian Explorer Ad George Beeker S Post 19 Edmund Hoctor Roy Wallace Richard Haveland Eulian Winsor Martin William D. Dyer Lucian Dupuis

Russians Drop Voice Jamming After Khrushchev Visit

Western broadcasts to Russia pass through unjammed since Khrushchev’s United States visit. Voice of America official William Strickler says a big change occurred on Sept 15 when Khrushchev arrived, with some wavelengths still jammed potentially due to overlap with satellite-country jamming.

New York Russia Khrushchev United States Voice of America William Strickler The Voice Strickler State Department

Coughlin Heads New England Advertising Executives

Gohn L. Coughlin, advertising director of the Hartford Courant, was elected president of the New England Advertising Executives Association at their annual meeting Tuesday at the Parker House in Boston. He succeeds Jack B. Rabiner of The Eagle. James Duggan of the Springfield newspapers was elected vice president and Kenneth L. MacMannis of the Worcester Telegram Gazette was chosen secretary.

Gohn L. Coughlin Hartford Courant New England Advertising Fixecutives Assn Parker House Hoston Jack B. Rabiner The Eagle James Duggan Springfield Kenneth L. MacMannis Worcester Telegram Gazette

Clarke Wins Trip To Atlantic City

Mr and Mrs Charles Clarke of 16 Essex Street win a trip to Atlantic City this weekend. Clarke earned the prize in a contest for Simca car sales, a Chrysler import from France, while he works in the Shapiro Motors sales department at 631 North Street since January.

Charles Clarke Essex St Atlantic Cit Chrysler Corp Clarke Chrysler France Shapiro Motors North St

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