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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Sep 24, 1963

Page

6

Insect Sterilization Proposal for Wheat Protection

Dr. Lloyd E. Brownell outlines a cobalt irradiation method to sterilize insect eyes in wheat, seeking FDA approval to build a 2 million ton per hour prototype in India. The process aims to reduce post harvest losses, with UN agencies urging rapid pilot plants as world food demand outpaces supply.

Lloyd E. Brownell University of Michigan India South-east Asia Brownell United Nations

Leningrad Builds Fast with Prefab Panels

Leningrad doubles housing pace with prefab concrete panels. Seventy percent of new multi storey blocks use large prefabricated slabs set by cranes. One team raises a four storey 100 flat building in 20 days, four times faster than brick. This year 43 000 new flats planned, up 3 000 from last year.

Leningrad AAR Reuter Soviet Information Service Leningraden

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