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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1961
Page
8
The weekly market guide highlights plentiful peppers onions and tomatoes for pickling, plus sweet corn snap beans and squashes for summer dishes. Fruits shine with peaches nectarines grapes and early apples while lamb fish and dairy offer affordable options. buyers are urged to compare prices and weights.
The article reports U S steps to match Soviet rocket power with Saturn booster tests and plans to couple multiple engines for a Nova class rocket aimed at manned lunar missions. It notes first Saturn tests may occur in October at Cape Canaveral and mentions a Huntsville engine development and solid fuel rocket studies. The hummingbird section details its large heart relative to body weight, weighing up to 3 percent of body mass per Dr. Frank A. Hartman.
The piece notes the Soviet daily diet averages 3 000 calories but lacks protein and fat from meat and oils. Potatoes and grains dominate 56 percent of intake, animal protein 15 percent, with bread consumption far higher than in the United States. Half the population works in food production and canning and freezing lag behind U S standards.
A Union housewife leads a blueberry dessert demonstration at Maine Blueberry Day in the Union Fair exhibit hall. Mrs. Robert Clark will prepare 25 desserts, offer free recipes, and highlight new and old favorites. The event targets brides and new cooks while interesting seasoned bakers, with 3,000 blueberry pies baked by Maine home economists and a Queen coronation set for the evening.
New York sky watchers expect an almost total lunar eclipse Friday night with over 99 percent of the moon passing through Earth's shadow. The Hayden Planetarium says it should be visible nationwide except Alaska's far northwest, from 8 35 p m EST to 1 41 a m.
In Aztec New Mexico a youth stole a fire engine as Fire Chief Bill Smith and crew investigated a truck fire five miles east of Bloomfield. Smith chased in a fire vehicle but the youth jumped out and walked away, leaving the chief puzzled by the missing name. A second brief notes office machine repair advice at Lockbourne Air Force Base advising users to verify plugs before calling maintenance.
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