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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 01, 1952
Page
4
The United States Navy Viking rocket achieved a 124 mile altitude in a test flight, reaching a top speed around 4100 mph. It was the seventh of ten rockets in a Navy program, using four tons of liquid oxygen and alcohol fuel. The craft rose west of the launch site to the peak height before parachutes aided recovery.
Report describes a train arrival where front compartments were reserved for officers, doors locked to prevent entry, and a crowd of youths gathered outside. Witnesses say several youths were pelted with water and some near the carriages faced splashes from spectators.
Oysters once called the food of poverty in England cost about 4d a dozen. Now oysters are luxury items with some prices reaching up to 1/6 each. In gem talk, corundum occurs in various colors and, when red, becomes ruby, while pink, yellow, or green hues appear in other forms.
A cryptic church notice and mountaineering tale recounts a 14 expedition where two climbers reached near the summit before mist hid them. A third follower was left behind and the two ahead vanished without trace, leaving the mystery unsolved.
A note on gem sources states Burma yields the world’s finest rubles and Ceylon is famed for sapphires, highlighting Burma’s ruby wealth and Ceylon’s sapphire riches.
Mr Hughes spoke at the Armidale Country Party meeting on boosting food output through a five year plan for 25 000 new farms nationwide. He touted closer settlement with training at experimental farms and two to four times higher returns from subdividing land, while others urged incentives to increase on-farm production and a Canberra led push for a national conference of primary producers.
Mr H A Grantham discusses State tax policy noting the provisional tax based on last year’s income is unfair yet being cut by 40 percent. He endorses self assessment for landholders and a five year 40 percent depreciation allowance on buildings and machinery to smooth annual tax fluctuations.
Agronomist Lo Kav anagh of the Department of Agriculture reports that seed saved from first generation hybrid maize may underperform compared with registered second generation hybrids. Trials at Roweknny Agricultural College during 1950-51 compared four hybrids and their second generation equivalents, showing average yield reductions when using second generation seed.
Fragmentary OCR passage discusses increased taxes, concessions, and calls for incentives. Mentions “the man on the taped,” Mr Woo, and references a government stance “against Us.” Text is garbled with misspellings and lacks完整 details.
The NAM reports disagreement among Jeg circle authorities on interpreting the halt sign regulation for motorists. Some say every driver must stop in a queue, while others argue stopping is not required unless safely necessary. Traffic police stress the rule’s exact wording and safe practice before proceeding.
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