Laboratories Simulate Space Conditions For Electronic Gear
New York scientists and manufacturers test tide equipment under extreme temperature humidity vibration shock and radiation to predict failure points. They use room sized salt spray chambers shock machines nine ton shakers high energy beams and walk in tents to simulate naval ships missiles aircraft radar and spaceflight environments. The aim is to improve components and reduce costly production waste while expanding testing from earth to artificial space-like conditions.
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New Yorks
Earth
State Tobacco Acreage Down in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Pennsylvania tobacco growers plan to plant five percent fewer acres this year, according to the State Department of Agriculture. The 28,000 acres estimated by the Crop Reporting Service mark a decrease of 1,400 acres from 1957, yet production is expected to exceed last year’s output despite frost, drought, and storm damage. The 1958 acreage is the lowest since 1953, compared with the 1957-56 average of 22,080 acres planted.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculure
Lag In Communist Product Design Evident At World Fair
New York reports that at the Leipzig Fair East Germany the Soviet bloc lags America and Western Europe in product design with bulky kitch en appliances and slow modernization. Bureaucratic centralism and haste to meet production targets mute innovation while Western firms flood the fair with market-ready goods. Over 1,460 West German firms exhibited amid the Soviet led display highlighting contrasting industrial priorities.
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New York
America
West Europe
Leipzig
East Germany
Marketa
Russia
China
Germany
Iron Curtain
Value analysis saves air power costs with cheap washer
A aircraft manufacturer developed a value analysis system saving $400,000 annually. By substituting a stainless steel lockwasher costing five and a half cents instead of a $5.10 special high temperature washer, engineers achieved the same function and energy efficiency across aircraft.
Menderes Plans Tour of Asia to Boost Trade Ties
Premier Adnan Menderes will depart next Sunday on a mission to Japan, South Korea and Formosa. The visit aims to reinforce Turkey's friendship and expand trade with free nations in the Far East.
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Menderes
Istanbul
Adnan Menderes
Japan
South Korea
Formosa
Turkey
Far East
State Bridge Modernizing Seen Necessary
State highway officials report that 4,889 of 21,296 bridges are posted for weight or vertical clearance or both. The modernization plan prioritizes school bus routes and urges school authorities to flag deficient bridges. Additions to the system and high requirements for full access control drive ongoing bridge work. Tiny Kusale Island in the Carolines has seen four foreign occupations.
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Harrinsurg
Secretary of Highways
Lewis M. Stevens
Stevens
Commonwealth
General Assembly
TV Guide: Buffalo Channel 4 Tonight and Friday
A detailed WBEN schedule lists programs from 5:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. including Fun To Learn, The Cisco Kid, Richard Diamond, Captain Kangaroo, You and Your Family, The Garry Moore Show, Edge of Night, and Friday Film Feafire The Arizona Wildcat with multiple news, weather, sports, and film segments across evenings.
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Wben-Tv
Buffalo
Studio 87
Preston
Richard Diamond
Playhouse 90
Garry Moore
Arthur Godfrey
Dotto
Art Linkletter
Zane Grey Theatre
Phil Silvers
Playhouse
Feafire
Arizona Wildcat
Russia Poised to Overtake U S in Coal Output Says Study
New York report claims Russia is closing the gap with the United States in coal production. Data shows 1957 U S output around 614 million tons versus Russia about 500 million tons, with forecasts by 1958 suggesting Russia could reach 635 million tons while the U S drops to 460 million. Russia’s reserves exceed 8,000 million metric tons, led by Lena Basin and Karaganda. Advanced mining methods and remote control systems boost efficiency as Soviet experts study foreign plants.
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New York
Russia
United States
Uni
U.S
America
Mbdeam
Ussr
Great Britain
France
India
Japan
Lena
Siberiy
Karaganda
Donets
Ural Mountain
Ukraine
Dolinsk
iPa Plans Blitz On Gypsy Moth in Pa
Pennsylvania counties will be sprayed with DDT starting May 1 to curb gypsy moth defoliation of timber and farmland. Airplanes will fly about 100 feet above treetops applying one pound of DDT per gallon per acre, under a cooperative effort between the state and U S Departments of Agriculture. The program aims to stop the moths, which have caused extensive tree damage and cost taxpayers about six million dollars annually.
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Pennsylvania
Thomas le Guyton
Buzeau of Plant Tdustry
Department of Agriculture
Guyton
Peansylvania
Annnikilly
U.S. Departments of Agriculture
Agriculture Departments
Haircut prices rise in Buenos Aires arcades
Argentine bars boosted their prices this week. A haircut now costs 12 pesos. The change marks a shift in local pricing amid rising costs for services in Buenos Aires.
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South Pacific
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Pontiac
Buick Sales & Service
West South Stree
U. S
Ruwards Air Force Base
Calif
International Sound
iPa
Firestone
Clinton
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