Agricultural aid and seed testing reach Asia in 1948
With aid from the American people, farmers vaccinate crops and experimental stations test seeds to resist disease and drought and boost rice yield per acre. Assistance to China began on the plains and in Korea but paused by Communist aggression. work continues in Formosa Burma Thailand Indonesia and the Indochinese states of Vietnam Laos and Cambodia.
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America
United States
SenUpto
Korea
China
Conuyeunis
Formosa
Burma
Thailand
Indonesia
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Prolonged Delay Tied to Communist Union Bloc at Fermont Project
Engineers at Pyrmont flag obstructive tactics by union bosses delaying the Fermont power station. Generating equipment awaits installation to prevent blackouts, with two years idle. Stop-work meetings showed unionists opposing direct action amid the dispute. No clear resolution reported.
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Pyrmont
Fermont
Threats Mentioned in School Threat Case Prompt Bricks Question
A witness cited threats including a question about placing a load of bricks on the person and endangering children. The remarks were presented as part of a broader school safety discussion surrounding a threatened act.
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Ings
Potato Scab Resistance Studied For Central Tablelands
The Biological Branch of the Department of Agriculture notes scab reduces potato yields in central tablelands. Seed disinfection helps against seedborne scab, but soilborne losses persist. Trials at Spring Hill during 1950-51 show promising resistance in varieties Akkersegen Emilia Aleca Concita and 52669. Ontario may also help, but seed supply is limited for farmer distribution.
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Table Lands
Biological Branch
Department of Agriculture
New England
Glen Innes
Spring Hill
Ackersegen
Department
Holland
Emilia
Aleca_ Concita
Peru
United States
Ontario
Division of Plant Industry
Agronomist endorses oats for winter grazing in New England
J. D. E. Wallin of the New England Experimental Farm urges oats as the best winter grazing crop for New England slopes. He notes high protein in young oats, succulence aiding digestion, and the crop’s value as a supplementary feed during harsh winters, with grazing possible from autumn to spring.
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J. D. E. Wallin
New England Experiment Farm
New England
New Everest Expedition Aims For Secret Nepal Valley
Eric Shinion and the British Foreign Office plan a Mount Everest ascent by a route via a secret Nepal valley. He says the 1938 attempt reached within 500 feet of the summit and hopes this new effort will succeed.
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Eric Shinion
British Foreign Office
Mount
Everest
Nepal
Shinion
New England Plant Study Groups Press Ahead in Botany
Mrs G L Davis notes botany in New England University College advances across physiology ecology morphology anatomy and taxonomy. Staff carry heavy teaching loads yet pursue original work on Desmids ecology Celotis revisions and regional flora, building a statewide herbarium for a future vegetational census.
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UFE
N. England
G. L. Davis
New and University College
Uct
New England University College
New England
Miss G. Baddems
Australia
Miss Baddams
Freshwater Biological Association
Wray Castle
R. Millington
Seven Circuses Horses Keep Dead Comrade’s Place
In a leading British circus seven trained horses follow a remarkable routine. Recently one horse died and the others preserved his place. no amount of persuasion from trainers can make them fill the empty space.
Upset as Edward Beats Flying Penny in Colt Consolation
In a tight finish at the Two-year-old Consolation, Edward defeats Flying Penny by a narrow margin after a late push. Flying Penny, 33-1 outsider, closes the gap in the final strides but falls just short of the even-money favourite Edward.
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Harry Hickling
Flying Penny
Stone Mountain Memorial Carved From Giant Granite Rock
Stone Mountain in Atlanta Georgia is the world’s largest exposed granite mass. It rises about 870 feet and stretches 5000 feet long. The rock comprises quartz mica and feldspar and bears bas relief figures of Southern Army leaders as a Civil War memorial.
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Stone Mountain
Atlanta
Georgia
Unclear fragment rich in financial figures from Australia
Fragmentary report notes estimated quarterly retail totals in Australia with figures for New South Wales and various sectors. Mentions motor vehicles, traders, and manufacturers but text is garbled, leaving incomplete monetary values and unrelated terms.
London clock factory shows automatic timing device
A London clock making plant unveils an electron device that automatically times 200 hair springs each hour without skilled labor, signaling a breakthrough in mass production efficiency.
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London
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