Market Price Trends At Alabama Markets In Late March
Prices across Alabama principal markets show improvement over February and January for most farm products though eggs fall. Hogs down about 1 to 1.50 per cwt since January. stocker steers 17.50 to 23.50 per cwt. medium beef cows 16 to 20. hogs 180-240 lb steady. feeder pigs 12 to 15. eggs decline seasonally with 1 to 4 per dozen in Montgomery and Birmingham. Corn slightly higher than a month ago, middlings up from Jan. 5 but below Feb. 24, top prices for several items far below last year’s bumper levels.
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Birmingharma
Lew
Florida Education Bill Set for House Committee Study
Florida House education committee begins examination of a proposed education bill boosting two year public school appropriations to over 107 million dollars. The measure, led by Leo Wotitzky, revises the 1947 law, tackles county salaries for board members, teacher retirement, and expands funding for construction and support services.
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Florida
State Education Department
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Charlotte County
Florida Education Association
State Advisory Council On Education
Continuing Education Council
State School Co
Woliitzky
Househopper
Advisory Council On Education
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Parent-Teachers Association
Wotitzky
Bloodhounds in the United States History
Bloodhounds rarely attack unless trained for aggression. The first purebreds were shipped from England around 1890. Today about 150 man trailing bloodhounds are in service in the United States.
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United States
England
Secret Of Turbo Jet Is Resistance To Heat
Washington AP reports the turbo jet engine hinges on heat resistance and new fuels. Designers mix compressor types centrifugal axial and radial, explore can and annular combustion chambers, and pursue ceramic and mixed metal ceramics for turbine blades to raise operating temperatures and efficiency. Jet engines run best near 90 percent top speed and improve with altitude due to reduced external pressure differences.
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Washington
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics Laboratory
Public Aid Sought in Chesapeake Bay Oil Pollution Battle
Federal maritime authorities urge public help to combat oil pollution in Chesapeake Bay. Violations rise as oil burning vessels increase, complicating evidence gathering for legal action. Citizens asked to report incidents and send discharged oil samples from guilty vessels if possible. Federal penalties are strongest with recent fines for dumping oil into the bay.
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Chesapeake Bay
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Army
Rear View Mirror on Changing Times and Grandmother’s Ways
A nostalgic meditation on how values and parenting must adapt to modern life. It contrasts grandmother’s effective methods with today’s challenges, urging parents to train youth with honesty, integrity, and strong values while understanding evolving religious and societal pressures. It calls for appreciation and support rather than criticism.
Clean-up Barge Skims Oil From Polluted Water
A specially designed barge can skim surface pollution and separate oil from water. An Army engineers spokesman said this method alone isn’t the full solution. He urged public cooperation to eliminate oil pollution as a prerequisite to real improvement.
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Army
Weather hobbyists join U S weather bureau observers
About 5 600 people who consider weather study a hobby participate in the U S weather bureau cooperative observers program. They collect daily data to aid meteorologists and help improve forecasts and climate records.
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U. S. Weather’ Bureau
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