New York City to Try Rain Making Experiment
New York City votes a 50 000 appropriation for a noble experiment to seed clouds over the 1000 square mile New York City watershed. Mayor O Dwyer backs scientists led by Dr Howell from Harvard to determine if man made rain can relieve the water shortage.
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New York City
William O Dwyer
Rip Wag Winkle
Catskills
Hatimat
O'Dwyer
Howell
Harvard Blue Hil Observatory
Board of Estimate
Howe
Reid
Cloud seeding plan eyed for rain in Catskills reservoir drive
Report details aerial cloud seeding by planes from New York field using silver iodide smoke generators to trigger rain in ripening clouds. Dr. Howell and Columbia chemist Dr. LaMer describe deliberate nucleation creating ice droplets that melt into rain or snow, aiming to boost reservoir and farmland supplies amid concerns of erosion and drought.
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Catskills
Howell
Foyd Benet
New York
Murphy
Finn
Victor K. LaMer
Colunbia University
Solon Attacks Pepper Loyalty To Demo Party
UNITED PRESS reports Rep. George Smathers attacked Ren Pepper as disloyal to the Democratic Party and Truman administration. Smathers campaigned in Hastings Pa atka Crescent Cl ure Deland while Pepper staged rallies in Defuniak Springs Frespert Bonifay Chiptey. Pepper retorted that Smathers and the “reactionary crowd” seek to restore Hoover era foreclosures and oppose the Marshall Plan and Greece aid.
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United Press
George Smathers
D-Find
Ren
Caude Pepper
Pepper
Smathers
Hastings
Atka
Crescent Clure
Deland
Defuniak Sprites
Frespert
Bonifay
Chiptey
Swathers
St. Augustine
Democratic Party
Wader
Truman
Torward
Russia
Communist Party
Kremlin
Eisenhower
Ils Sleader
Anyother
Florida
House of Representatves
Crestview
Birmingham Seeks Firms With Fish Booklet Push
Birmingham chamber plans 3000 fish shaped invitations to lure new industries. Clarence Hansen says several firms already show interest in Birmingham expansion to balance the economy. In Memphis, a boating accident left a father and two sons rescued after a canoe capsized on the Mississippi River.
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Birmingham
Chamber of Commerce
Clarence B. Hansen
Publiher
Birmingham News-Are-Herald
Chicago
Ly al Rm
Hansen
Drowning Narrow Escape For Getlin Family
One year old Chip and 10-year-old Mike Getlin were saved from drowning after being pulled into a loggers boat. After about half an hour in freezing water Getlin recovered a small aluminum canoe but lost around 400 pounds of gear and all his money. He planned to inform his wife Thelma in Natchez on Sunday.
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Chip
Mike Getlin
Ater
Getlin
Salon and
Mon Rarine Corp
San Hs
Ike
Gelhk
St. Lovis Will
Thelma Geelin
Natchez
Miss
Gelin
Natenez
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