Gray Eagle of Vatican Nears 96th Birthday
Cardinal Granito Pignatelli, Prince of Belmonte and dean of the sacred college, approaches age 96 on April 10 1947. Born in Naples he has known five popes, and his days are marked by duties in ceremonies, ecclesiastical affairs, and notifying cardinals of deaths. He lives with sister Princess Anna 92 in Santa Hart Palace and writes letters by hand.
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Joan P. McKnight
Associated Press
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Corn Cob Fuel Experiments in Lincoln Nebraska
The U S department of agriculture is testing corn cobs to produce synthetic liquid motor fuel. Early results show 90 to 95 gallons of fuel per ton of corn cobs, with about half as ethyl alcohol.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Creomulsion Urges Action Against Chronic Cough
An advert warns a three days’ cough signals danger of chronic bronchitis if untreated. It promotes Creomulsion as a non narcotic remedy that reaches the lungs to loosen phlegm and soothe inflamed bronchial membranes, with a money back guarantee if it does not help sleep and rest.
Helikopter Prospecting Boosts Ore Search in Canada
Prospectors using a Bell helicopter and mounted magnetic instruments mapped mineral zones across Ontario and Quebec. Led by Dr. Hans Lundberg, the airborne method matches ground surveys in detail but covers months of work in an hour, prompting plans for three helicopters to explore northern Canada forests and muskeg.
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Ryan Air Exploration Company
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Canada
Lake Como Monster Turns Out To Be Giant Sturgeon
Milan reports that Lake Como’s famed creature was not a monster after all but a large sturgeon. Ichthyologists quoted by Corriere Lombardo noted the tale was sensational but explained the carcass bore the characteristics of a very big sturgeon.
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Lake Como
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Como
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Largest Douglas fir felled near Mount Rainier towered in forests
In Tacoma, a Douglas fir believed to be the largest ever cut in backwood forests southwest of Mount Rainier yielded an estimated 132,012 board feet of lumber and could theoretically supply 59 five room houses. The tree nearly 13 feet in diameter signals a historic timber find.
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Wash
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Mount Rainer
Elephant oil storage claim noted
The report states a full grown elephant contains about 70 gallons of pure oil in its body.
Radio Schedule Adjustments and Program Listings
Corrections by networks delayed changes to the radio timetable. Times reflect eastern standard values with shifts to central. relay times vary by station.
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