Science and Wood Substitutes Drive U.S. Defense Efforts
A University of Michigan survey shows U.S. forests growing faster than use, supporting wide paper and wood product demand. The piece cites massive planting in Washington and Oregon, vast timber reserves, and government-backed forest management aiming for continuous production amid fire and insect threats.
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Unies
America
University of Michigan
United States
U. S
Forest Products Industries
Clemons
West Coast
Washington
Oregon
Claude R. Wickard
Who's News This Week Highlights Weather and War Figures
A portrait of meteorologist leaders and military procurement. Highlights include George Stewart's Storm reference, Commander Reichelderfer's impact on weather forecasting, and General Charles M Wesson’s rise as chief of ordnance with a multi billion dollar appropriation push.
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Francis W. Beichelderfer
U.S. Weather Bureau
Westa
Navy
Reichelderfer
Charles M Wesson
Emoint
Ordnance
Es Ordnance
Congress
Wesson
Labor Strikes Threaten War Production and North Africa
The piece argues that no strikes in defense production are vital for air power and overall war effort. It notes labor resistance to drastic action, political moves in Congress, and the impact of Russian and Japanese actions on Allied campaigns. It also recounts a fiction excerpt about Palmer and Sally Lee in a newspaper office.
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Ordnance Department
U. S.arsenal
Watertown
Mass
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Maryland
Congress
North Africa
Bell Syndicate
Washington
Howard Smith
Virginia
Smith
Senate
Pearl Harbor
White House
House
Malaya
Moscow
Sevastopol
Egypt
United States
Hen Palmer Lindsey
South
Magnolia City
Atlanta
Georgia
Sally Lee Patterson
Palmer
New York
Sally Lee
Sally
Miss Patterson
Felipe Menendez
Mexico
Menendez
Monitor
Suh
Central Park
Goodnow
Flatbush
Richmond
Speeding Arctic Defenses Amid Harsh Alaska Winter
In Fairbanks and across Alaska the engineers rush to build Amer ste In southeastern Alaska to endure extreme cold and rugged terrain. Central Alaska faces temperatures near 50 degrees below zero, with high winds complicating material unloading. Willawaws in western regions disrupt air and sea operations, especially October to December.
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Arctic
Fairbanks
Alaska
Corps of Engineers
Amerste
Golf Scientist Defies Textbook Golfing Advice
Bernard Phillips a Penn State graduate student in physical education advances a new study on golfing skill. He questions the role of brains brute strength and textbook guidance and uses four tests including a blindfolded drive with a modified putter to measure improvement in novice golfers.
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Bernard Phillips
Pennsylvania State College
Young Phillips
Berlin
Phillips
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U.S
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United States Forest Service
Wickard
Forest Products Laboratory
Madison, Wis
Who's
By Lemuel F. Parton
Consolidated Features
WHO Service
George Stewart
Washington, D.C
Japan
Stewart
Sibyl
Seven Seas
Harlan
Ind
Northwestern University
Lisbon
Aerological Service
Polar Fliers
Lindbergh
Paris
Dr. Eckener
Weather Bureau
St. Louis, Mo
West Point
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