Britain faces another year of strict food rations in 1949
Dr Edith Summerskill warns meat and bacon shortages will persist with a gloomy outlook for meat deliveries. John Strachey cites Argentina contract uncertainties and Argentina shipments as key to sustaining current distribution. The debate accuses bulk buying and luxury imports, with eggs and butter ration plans outlined and a dollar shortage pressing Britain to curb purchases.
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London
Lanother
Britain
Edith
Summerskill
Ministry of Food
Food ‘Ministry
Sumreerskill
John « Strachéy
Argentina
Strachey
Belgium
Netherlands
France
Canada
Truth Serum Used to Treat Mental Disorders in New York
A new truth serum called pervitin is used to treat mental disorders. Three Boston physicians report it helps patients recall painful memories and delusions, aiding treatment. In 75 cases at Boston Psychiatric Hospital, after effects wore off patients were less tense and more relaxed.
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New York
Boston
Julius Levine
Max Rinkel
Milton
Greenblatt
Boston Psychiatric Hospital
Turnabout Helps Fathers And Sons With School Problems
Baltimore report on father son pair Donald Mussachio Sr and Donald Mussachio Jr at the Veterans Institute. Jr resumes high school after wartime interruption while Sr also completes his education, inspired by his son's progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Veterans’ Institute
Donald Musgsachio
Donald Mussachio, Jr
Mussachio
Brown Researchers Measure Sound Wave Pressure by Weight
Brown University scientists in Providence built a device to quantify how temperature affects sound wave transmission by weighing the pressure of spoken words. The experiment links acoustic pressure to environmental temperature, translating vibration into measurable mass-like data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Press
Providence, R.I
Brown University
Killer Bank Clerk Plans Murder Then Tries to Kill Himself
Joe Sand, a bank clerk at Webbville First National, nurtures a plan to kill president Elmer Dunning over perceived injustice. He draws a pistol in a hastily staged vault heist and fires, but a staged co conspirator’s warning saves him. the intruder falls. Sand declares the man dead and feels a surge of knightly resolve, moments before self-doubt returns.
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DE ‘Sand
Elmer Dunning
Webbville
National
John Morrie
First National
Joe
Dunning
Board
Harry Coats
New York
Coats
Joe Sand
Sandie
WIN Features
Dentists See Hope in New Tooth Decay Preventive
Dental researchers report a new mouthwash and tooth powder may cut tooth decay by 25 to 80 percent in trials. The formula, still in development, could offer immunity for hours and aid both children and adults beyond current fluorine-based methods.
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York
New York
Ape First Class Gets Another Chance in USCG
Pearl Harbor report says Percival Kauber Burton, listed as the only Ape First Class on navy records, received an undesirable discharge at Sangley Point NAS Philippines after an AWOL incident. Coast Guard at Tutambalan grants him another chance, allowing him to keep his rank despite a prior black mark.
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Pearl-Harbor
Thockmor
Percival Kauber ‘Burton
Navy
Sangley Point
Philippines
Coast Guard
Talampulan
T. P. K. Burton
Rangoon
Burma
Woman Run Crime School Aired By Springfield Detectives
Springfield officers report uncovering a crime school run by Florence Moomaw where six youths were trained in robbery and two girls lured students to the home. Three youths and two girls face charges. Moomaw is charged with armed robbery attempted robbery and contributing to delinquency of a minor. James Ippolito and Charles Earley presented the statements outlining the activities.
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Fagin
Springfield
Ile
Charles, Earley
James Ippolito
Harley
Moomaw
Keith H. Dressendorfer
Mooma
Early Telephone Call Triggers Night Doorstep Fire
In St Joseph Missouri Mrs Dorothy Round woke to a blaze in her apartment house and rescued 23 year old Frances Gabhart who suffered minor burns. A sleepy dispatcher told her to handle it herself delaying fire crew response. Firemen suspect a prank call by a local resident.
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St, Joseph
Premature Babies Face Blindness Risk Study Notes
A Baltimore eye study reports about one in eight premature infants under three pounds at birth develop a membrane behind the lens that often becomes a fibrous structure filling the eyeball. Permanent blindness results, usually by six months, with no known treatment. Researchers William C. Owens and Ella M. Owens presented at the Johns Hopkins University meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. The condition develops after birth, beginning in the second or third month and never after the sixth.
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Baltimore
Goesson
William c. Owens
Ella M. ‘Owens
Johns Hopkins University
American ‘Academy of Opthalmology and
Otolaryngology
Owens
Electrical Industry Ranked Second Safest in Nation
The National Safety Council reports the electrical equipment industry had the second lowest accident frequency in 1947 with 6.02 accidents per million man hours, down 21 percent from 1946. Communications was safest, steel third at 6.08, lumbering fortieth at 59.74, while the industry spans automotive electrical equipment, carbon products, cables, lamps and appliances.
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National Safety Council
X Disease in Cattle Prompts U S Study Effort
The X disease affecting young cattle spreads across more than half the states and causes weight loss skin thickening reduced milk output and some deaths. Researchers have not determined the cause or transmission and an intensive national study by the U S Bureau of Animal Industry with veterinarians and livestock owners now begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U.S
New Drug Chloromycin Promises Help for Livestock
Scientists report a new antibiotic Chloromycin derived from a soil mold in Venezuela and found in soil at an Illinois experiment station. It may fight tuberculosis brucellosis and other diseases caused by viral bacterial and rickettsial organisms, potentially aiding humans and animals.
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Venezuela
Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
Island lab chosen for foot and mouth study
After a protracted dispute with neighboring states, an isolated Rhode Island island will host a massive research facility to combat foot and mouth disease. The plan, costing 25 to 35 million dollars, would span 400 to 500 acres with cattle enclosures and rat proof fencing.
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Rhode Island
Translation of 1750 B C clay poem on Erech congress
Dr Samuel Noah Kramer translates a clay tablet poem from about 1750 B C describing a congress in Erech ancient Sumer. The six tablets and fragments record Gilgamesh as king deciding war or peace, with Sumer near southern Iraq.
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B. C
Erech
Sumer
Samuel Noah Kramer
Clark
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Kramer
Gilgamesh
Iraq
Blind Alabama mechanic Dennison finds purpose in work
Holtville Alabama resident Carson Dennison, a 39 year old blind mechanic and repairman, is in high demand for large projects such as heating systems at Holtville High and Eclectic Grade School. He views blindness as an asset and relies on imagination, memory, and helpers to install complex wiring and repairs.
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Holtville
Ala
Carson Dennison
Dennison
Lake Jordan
Carse
New Orleans
Ately
Holtville High School
Eclectic
Dutch lecturer bungles German Swiss audience in Basel
In Basel three million Swiss use German as a school and written language. a Dutch lecturer speaking German to a German speaking Swiss audience delivered speech in English, and barely anyone understood due to laborious pronunciation. The National Zeitung notes Dutch and Swiss German share roots in medieval Dietsch and low German, and Swiss prefer their dialect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basel
Switzerland
Adolf Hitler
Heinrich “Himmler
National Zeitung
Germany
Food Minister Announces Expanded Wartime Rations
London reports Minister John Strachey delivering first positive wartime food news to the House of Commons. Jam and marmalade will be removed from the ration list, while milk increases to two and a half pints weekly per person for 16 weeks. Cooking fat rises to two ounces per person weekly for 16 weeks, sugar to 10 ounces weekly, with more for preserving. Candy ration climbs to one pound every four weeks.
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London
John Strachey
House of Commons
Strachey
Defect of De-duct Goes Over Defense Before Detail
A humorous classroom exchange centers on a student James who riffs on pronunciation. The dialogue features a husband wife and teacher using wordplay about automobile origins and the terms defeat de duct defense and detail.
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James
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