Editorial on civil defense and New England food survival
The September New Englander warns that a nuclear attack would force two weeks of shelter and then a dire food shortage. It cites USDA figures showing Maine lasting 116 days and Massachusetts 74 days on hand supplies, with imports blocked and distribution strained across the region.
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New England
The
New England Council
Boston
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Time For A Pledge On Colorful Rabbits In New York
The New York State authorities plan a census of cottontail rabbits and test their reproduction under varying conditions. Live rabbits would be trapped and tails dyed orange purple or pink with red and yellow most popular. A photo reportedly shows a red tailed rabbit checking itself in a mirror prompting the cartoonish warning.
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New York State
New York Herald Tribune
Cleveland Plain
Two-Week Supply Questioned by Boston Survey
A New Englander survey found only four of twenty-five Greater Boston homes had emergency stockpiles lasting more than a week. The article notes many would shelter in basements of hotels, offices, theaters, and hospitals after an initial warning, complicating access to food and water.
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NEW Englander
Greater
Boston
A Bristol Letter and War Time Echoes
A Bristol reader questions the Post Office relocation and recalls local memory of improving life through a historic letter. The column retells anecdotes of Mamma and Mrs Ostrander, horse racing memories, and a survey of famous American war quotes from Lawrence to Dewey and Sherman.
Auto Club Offers Car Cleaning Hints For Travel Stains
Ellsworth S. Harding of the Automobile Club of Rhode Island shares practical tips for removing common stains from car upholstery after family trips. Ice cream stains respond to cool water and warm soapy rinses, with carbon tetrachloride for deep marks in ventilated spaces. candy dissolves with warm water then carbon tetrachloride. chewing gum is frozen and rolled into a ball, or treated with carbon tetrachloride. grease and oil rely on carbon tetrachloride. coffee and tea respond to hot water glycerin then soap and water. fruit stains like peach or cherry use cool water and soapless shampoo, or vinegar in water, with hot water and a little soda for others.
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Ellsworth S. Harding
Automobile Club of
Rhode Island
Jensen
Failos
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Hope St
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