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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 14, 1946
Page
3
British aircraft companies Bristol Co and Fairey Co pursue a new gyrodyne concept to reduce the dangerous interval after engine failure. The design aims to allow blade pitch to reduce in forward flight, improving speed and control versus traditional rotor limits.
Cuba’s plan for a vast public works program drives a building boom. Engineers fill the Public Works Building while streets widen and new hotels rise. Air travel already brings 20 000 visitors monthly. ferries between Key West and Havana will carry autos and passengers at low fares, linking Cuba to Mexico under the Pan American Highway System.
Westinghouse Electric researcher envisions personalized radio broadcasts from electronic plates on room walls. Listeners between plates hear the broadcast, but it remains inaudible outside the sound field. Potential markets include hotels and large apartment buildings per Wall Street Journal.
In wartime, German makers built a 180 pound kite carried by submarine to observe enemy action. It employed wind driven eutogyro blades to stay aloft and supported one observer. About 200 were produced.
Erich Kampka, Hitler’s former chauffeur, testifies he saw Hitler dead in Berlin and helped carry Eva Braun’s body from the Reichchancellery for cremation.
June Millarde known as Toni Seven from Los Angeles wins the All Over American Beauty title after an artists' committee studied more than 35 000 photos of diverse models. She stands five feet five and a half inches tall, described as a figure as famed as the Syracusan Venus statues in heritage.
Montreal born blind pianist Mary Munn can identify almost any country by audience reaction. In Canada whistling signals audience approval while in Budapest orchestras thwack instrument backs. In France laurel wreaths honor visiting artists. Munn memorizes about 1500 scores and says carrying them in Braille would need train cars.
Dr. Otto Struve installs an infrared spectograph at McDonald Observatory to photograph stellar spectra. The instrument reveals carbon dioxide bands in Venus and methane in Jupiter. Daylight exposures are possible as red infrared passes, improving telescope efficiency and enabling longer wavelength studies.
The article notes that circus elephants receive regular oiling of their hides to prevent cracking, reflecting routine care practices in touring circuses.
The British Board of Trade considers photoluminescent satin materials developed by wartime scientists. The material glows like a luminous watch face and was used on night landing paddles of aircraft carriers. Plastics fabrics for equatorial zones promise wide designer use and rustproof insect screening for RAF offices and wear.
Prof W H Pielemeier reports in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America that a sound detector detects notes beyond human hearing. He notes meadow grasshoppers fasciatus gracillanus and strictus emit very high pitched, inaudible songs. Males rub a scraper on a file to produce the sounds.
Antwerp again dominates the world diamond market after World War II with exports nearing 20 million dollars in 1945 and substantial early 1946 shipments mainly to the United States. Belgian cutters boast five centuries of craft, with wages from 2000 to 4000 francs weekly and a system of family training ensuring skilled labor.
Lady Reading says the WVS in Britain uses a uniform without ranks and a common hat. She notes the group encourages individuality while reflecting a democratic spirit. An anecdote recalls her entry to a northern England centre and an amused response to her status.
A new rise in juvenile crime in Australia prompts concern as police note 70 percent of first offenders are under 21 and 15 to 25 year olds commit more crimes than any other group. The piece recalls the 19th century Pushes gangs in Sydney with organized clans and brutal initiations.
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