World of Science Smashed Atoms May Cure People
On Berkley hill a massive cyclotron rises near San Francisco Bay as a new instrument tapping atomic energy. The article discusses radium and radio-active elements, iodine, phosphorus, and the half-life of radium, along with potential medical uses and the broader scientific significance. It compares cyclotron research to wartime needs and notes the high cost and need for trained personnel.
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San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate
E. 0. Lawrence
Berkeley
San Francisco
League of Nations
F. Joliet
Madame Curie
Lawrence
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Francisco
Must Nut
Wich
Slams
Animals
Plamis
Australia
Science as a Safeguard for America War Plan
A New York report describes a proposed 350 million plan to fund a national science foundation for long term research. Led by Vannevar Bush, the scheme aims to keep the nation from future strategic disadvantage through government grants and scholarships for institutes, medical schools, and long range studies. Germany’s near-advantage in WW II is cited to justify broad federal subsidies and private collaboration to advance science.
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New York
America
Vennevar Bush
Roosevelt
Bush
Truman
Menzies Plans Commission For Education Reform Debate
The speech outlines forming a qualified commission to assess Australia’s educational facilities and the role of Commonwealth aid. It notes state and national divergence in curricula and student mobility issues, cites rising education expenditure from 1900s, and mentions wartime and reserved faculties funding for students in Queensland and national research support.
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Meneied
Iyeltts
Menzies
Crecete
Terence
Australis
Commonwealth Aid
Commonwealth
Srementon Sains
Queensland
ISI
Ingham Ambulance Report Shows Mixed Year
The Ingham Ambulance presents a mixed year with strong service and technical issues noted. The minister cited company responsibility for finding solutions, while local canefields faced reduced cutter numbers due to aboriginal workers leaving, affecting cane production and weekly totals in Macknade and surrounding areas.
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Ingham Ambulance
Victoria
Army troop reduction clash sparks wartime debate in Washington
Senator Johnson urges immediate discharge of five million soldiers to avoid waste, arguing eight million could not be used against Japan. The report notes pressure within Congress and the press and hints at broader wartime anxieties about military buildup and enemy capabilities.
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Washington
Johnson
Press and
Senate
Japan
Local Branch Debates Medical Center and Drains in Town
District notes a plan to establish a medical branch in the North Parish and discuss why the district cannot secure its full share of inquiries. The branch resolves not to endorse any candidate slate for the upcoming municipal election and urges attention to nagging drains within town limits. It also protests the omission of Nowih Erm lines from the standard gauge network amid unconfirmed plans for a central Faleni route linking Port Douglas.
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Par Nocth
J. Riule
Alagnam
Ares
Nowih
Ermal
Port Douglas
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