31 Dec 1960
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1960
Page
1
Tech Horticulturist explains repotting to extend life and enlarge plant collections. Steps include assessing root overgrowth, topsoil crusts, and salt buildup, choosing larger containers, correct soil mix with peat moss and sharp sand, and thorough watering to settle roots.
Vice Admiral Hyman Rickover will be awarded the Navy’s Distinguished Service Medal on January 15 marking the sixth anniversary of the first voyage of the atomic submarine Nautilus. The ceremony includes laying the keel of the Polaris submarine Baleye.
Recent bad weather has made planting seem premature but gardeners should buy trees shrubs and bulbs now to establish roots before warm weather. Early season planting increases success for deciduous plants and prevents spring flowering quality loss.
Winter winds slow but cannot delay garden fever as readers are urged to prepare for early spring sowing. Home gardeners with sunny windowsills or greenhouses are told to write for seed catalogs and discover new plant varieties for the coming year.
A crowded bus plowed into a tree near Patna India killing fifty people and injuring many others. Local officials said the accident occurred on a road outside the city as rescuers rushed to the scene.
NASA announced that Explorer VI, a 90 pound satellite launched November 3, stopped transmitting after collecting 700 miles of magnetic shape data over the ionospheric region. Last heard December 27 after 694.3 orbits and a total distance of 20,866,707 miles around Earth.
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