Seeds Drunk On Radiation May Be Farmer's Friend
Radiation helps create new plant varieties by altering genetics to yield more or resist disease. Oak Ridge and University of Tennessee researchers describe a seven year program exposing seeds and plants to controlled radiation to induce mutations. Results vary with dosage and species, from high sensitivity in pine seeds to tolerant alfalfa, with some batches killed and others promising.
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Tory
Nathan S. Hall
Agricultural Laboratory
Tthe University of Tennessee
Iton
Hall
Phoen ix merchants warned on stolen payroll checks
Phoenix merchants were warned not to cash 375 payroll checks stolen from the Rubber Corporation of California. The items were seized and a police notice advised caution. A separate note mentions German trains with telephones connected to the German system.
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Los Angeles
Rubber Corporation of California
Arizona Livestock Board names Sam Slaughter inspector
The Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board appointed Sam Slaughter as a new inspector. The report notes no further details about the appointment. A separate note attributes the 1923 invention of a defensive smoke screen to Thomas B. Hine.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board
Sam Slaughter
Glenn Sr. undergoes operation in Bethesda Hospital
John Glenn Sr. of New Concord aged 67, father of astronaut John Glenn, had an operation Saturday in Bethesda Hospital. He was listed in fairly good condition with a physician describing the ailment as not too serious. No details of the operation were released by the physician or hospital.
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Zanesville, Ohio
John Glenn Sr
New Concord
Bethesda Hospital
John Glenn
Halfway House Aims to Reform Young Ex-Cons in Chicago
Pre-Release Guidance Centers provide a transition for young federal inmates months before release. Residents receive job help, financial guidance, and counseling to prevent recidivism as Norman Carlson leads centers in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. The program, funded as a three year demonstration, reports low reoffense among early participants and seeks broader adoption by states and cities.
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G. K. Hodenfield
Chicago
U. S. Bureau of Prisons
Norman Carlson
Los Angeles
New York
Bureau of Prison
Springfield
Mass
College
Soil erosion drops since 1925 under Soil Conservation Act
American soil erosion is down to about two thirds of 1925 levels per Agriculture Department estimates. Officials say roughly one third of land needing treatment then has received it, with major conservation gains but half of privately owned farm land still in regular cultivation. By 1975 over 190 million acres may shift to new uses requiring conservation, while 272 million acres need ongoing treatment.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation
United States
Heavy Quake Strikes Areas in Afghanistan Pakistan and Tadzhikistan
An earthquake shook broad areas of Afghanistan Pakistan and Tadzhikistan early Saturday. Initial reports cite two deaths or injuries in Peshawar with collapsed houses. Tass reported the tremor cracked walls in Tadzhikistan but caused no major damage or injuries.
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Associated Press
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Tadzhikistan
Soviet Russia
Peshawar
Moscow
Soviet Republic
Tass
Imitation Coca-Cola Cuba Shows Red Influence
Havana shows a heavy Soviet presence with Russian tanks cars and wares along the streets. The Cuba Soviet pact faces sugar trade terms 2.8 million tons of sugar annually and 750 million pesos in trade. Fidel Castro and Mikoyan signed a 12 year credit and five year trade pact detailing sugar deliveries and machinery exchanges.
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Havana
Russia
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Anastas I. Mikloyan
Mikoyan
United States
Ani
GE Evendale Plant Wins Large Supersonic Aircraft Contract
The Federal Aviation Agency awarded seven firms a total of 1,903,145 dollars for research on a supersonic transport aircraft. The Pratt and Whitney unit in East Hartford received 349,960 dollars for engine operating cycles. GE Flight Propulsion Division in Evendale, Ohio got 148,991 dollars for engine and airframe problem studies. another GE contract for 248,087 dollars covers engine cycle studies similar to those at Pratt and Whitney.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Agency
Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Division
United Aircraft
East Hartford
Conn
General Electric Flight Propulsion Division
Evendale
Ohio
General Eleetric Flight Propulsion Division
Pratt and Whitney
Hartford
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Oak Ridge, Tenn
Agricultural Research Laboratory
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U. S. Dept. of Commerce
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Albee Queen Homes of
Hamilton
Mrs. M. Smith
Middletown
Albee
Albee Queen Homes
James Penning
Hamilton Middletown
Albee Queen Homes, Inc
Fritz Handschuh
Hamilton Middletown Branch
Henry Golde
Everett
Joan Helton HamIlton
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State Highway Patrol
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Robert F. Kennedy
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