British gas turbine engine eyed for cars and industry
Industrial and automotive sectors advance with prototype gas turbine units from BM C and Rover. Austin unveils 250 Bhp unit weighing 900 lbs, 87 inches long, 51 inches high, 32 inches wide, capable of 2500 gal per minute water pump output and adaptable for lorries, marine craft, or emergency power. Rover notes 270 lb engine 32 by 23.5 by 30 inches. development since 1940 includes the T 3 prototype and early car tests at Silverstone and Jabbeke.
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Britain
British Motor Corporation
Rover Company
Bm.c
Europe
Austin
Rover
John Heaver
London University
Cambridge University
North America
B.M.C
Frank Whittle
Whittle
Maurice Wilks
England
Silverstone
Royal Automobile Club
Jabbeke Motor Road
Ostend
Belgium
Royal Navy
B.h.p. Rover
Fragmentary Textile Notice Elements
An OCR fragment mentions pattern 4741 and fabric details as a apparel item. It references printing, pattern numbers, a department and departure notes, but the readable text is incomplete and lacks clear event or entity context.
Humans burn more calories in first hour of sleep
Sleep research notes that during the initial hour after falling asleep humans burn more calories and expend more energy than during wakefulness. This finding highlights higher metabolic activity early in sleep cycles.
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Natasha Borodina
London
Miss Borodina
Four fence designs for privacy in Home Workshop
Pattern 395 presents four high fence designs with guidance on post setting to prevent rot and spacing. It answers all questions about achieving privacy and blocking views, encouraging readers to proceed with confidence.
Fertilizer sales rise in Canada to 935 428 tons in 1960
The Plant Products Division of the CDA reports Canada direct soil fertilizers and materials sales reached 935 428 tons in 1960, a slight increase from 1959. The figure covers mixed fertilizers and fertilizer materials sold for direct application to soil.
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Canada
The
CDA
Countless Sea Shells Named Across World
The article notes that more than 100 000 distinct sea shell varieties have been identified and named, highlighting the vast diversity of mollusk species studied by scientists and collectors alike.
Milk decontamination method aims to remove strontium-90
The United States explores a pilot plant process to strip strontium-90 from milk in nuclear war scenarios. Milk passes through ion exchange resins and chemicals, then is neutralized, pasteurized, and vacuum-dried with minimal flavor impact. Canada and the U S note similar fallout concerns and rely on a standardized procedure.
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United States
Agriculture Department
Canada
Department
Tin foil strips found in fields reveal radar chaff training
In Welwyn area Saskatchewan readers reported tin foil strips found in fields. A Welwyn resident contacted the Royal Canadian Air Force and received a reply explaining that the foil is chaff used in routine air defence training to mislead radar.
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Moosomin
Sask
Welwyn
Manson
Elkhorne
J. E. Nicholson
Royal Canadian Air Force
Water safety urged to Saskatchewan boaters at Regina club talk
RCMP Const. E. I. Olfert warned Regina Rotary members that drownings persist each weekend despite warnings from Red Cross water safety authorities. He stressed simple rules: don't swim alone, avoid unknown deep water, wear life jackets, choose appropriate engines, sit still, and stay with the boat if capsized.
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Saskatchewan
RCMP
Regina
Drought shrinks Kenora blueberry crop and harvest outlook
Drought reduces the wild blueberry crop in Kenora Ontario with J B Grocery planning to keep fruit local this year. In preceding season the firm shipped 65 tons to a Duluth cannery and 35 tons to western points. Wild rice harvest is strong, with 350000 pounds worth 135000 dollars picked last year and a good harvest anticipated this summer.
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Kenora
Ontario
J. B. Grocery
Duluth, Minn
J. B
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Persian Gulf
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