World Air Growths Dirtier Than Before Says Carnegie Year Book
New York reports the world air is increasingly contaminated with invisible chemical fogs. The Carnegie Institution year book cites 19 smog deaths in Donora and warns polluted atmosphere over oceans and inland areas alike. It notes city air is far dirtier than ocean air, with individuals inhaling many tiny nuclei each minute.
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New York
Donera
Carnegie Institution of Wash
Carnegie
Helmut Landsberg
Pennsylvania State College
Atomic Energy
Kept Iron Rations Found After Thirty Three Years
In Nottingham England Mrs J Hinton opened two tins she had stored for 33 years One contained asparagus the other was an iron ration dated 1906 with cocoa and hard biscuit still in good condition.
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Nottingham
England
Well-Known Seagoing Tugboat Still Busy
The Dutch 793-ton tug Zwarte Zee known as Old Rescue tows a disabled tanker 6 100 miles to Chester Pennsylvania. During WWII she saved hundreds of sailors and 52 ships and marked at least one Nazi submarine. Since the war she has pulled eight ships into port and her crew have not returned to Holland since 1947.
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Chester
Zwarte-Zee
Holland
Rotterdam
Dutch East Indies
Mavourneen Word Meaning from Irish Roots
The term Mavourneen derives from Irish mo and mhurnen meaning my darling, reflecting a tender endearment with historic linguistic roots.
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Mavourneen
Mhurnen
Stamp Corner: tete-beche pairs and new issues worldwide
Article surveys tete-beche stamp pairs where two stamps are printed inverted, noting South Africa 14-pence King George V as a prized example and listing inverted pairs from Belgium Czechoslovakia Switzerland Netherlands and other nations. It also previews new issues from Ireland Barbados Iceland Germany Japan Austria Yugoslavia Russia Fiji Cuba with a Canada address for selling or appraising stamps.
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South Africa
Belgium
Albert
Leopold III
Czechoslovakia
Switzerland
Netherlands
Eire
Theobald Wolfe Tone
Barbados
Iceland
Hekla
Germany
Japan
Austria
Karl Renner
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Russia
Khatchadour Abovian
Fiji
Cuba
Jose Marti
Whimsical Miscellany of Odd Claims and Quips
A collage of short items spans auctions, sport bravado, science oddities, and social observations. Notable notes include a $10,000 Anarchid sale, Joe Louis returning to defend the world heavyweight title, an offshore camera revealing sea spider activity, polar warming forecasts, English hat makers railing against bare heads, and Temple psychiatrist on love. Attendance drops dodge fans' interest in hockey.
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Joe Louis
New Engine Could Travel Through Earth
Caltech physicist Dr. Fritz Zwicky proposes a terra pulse engine that could drill through the earth like a mole with underground warfare potential. Studies explore its use in mineral and petroleum drilling as well as commercial applications. Pistachio kernels may vary in color on the tree.
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Los Angeles
Fritz Zwicky
Astrophysics
California Institute of Technology
Aerojet
1600 Mile Cattle Drive Nearing End in Victoria
A 3600 head herd of Shorthorns will reach Wodonga, Victoria after a 1600 mile trek begun June 11 from the Diamantina River district in Western Queensland. The drought relief drive, among Australia’s longest in distance and time, reflects historic cattle runs from the eighties and notable 1883 to 1885 voyages toward Kimberley and Ord River districts.
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Australia
Wodonga
Victoria
Diamatina River
Queensland
Diamatina
MacDonald Brothers
Goulburn
New Wales
Kimberley
Western Australia
Ord
Connor, Doherty and Durack
Nat. Buchanan
Wave Hill
Northern Territory
Farquharson Brothers
Ord River
Bees Win Right To Sting In British Case
In Malton England a judge ruled bees have a right to sting after Mrs. T Mitchell sued neighbor Francis Ellis for injuries from stings. She sought an injunction and 80 dollars damages claiming ten stings over three years kept her bedridden. The judge dismissed the suit, noting her feelings were hurt.
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Malton
Yorkshire
Eng
Japanese Firm Pays Wages in Mouth Organs
Ogura Music Company in Tokyo declares bankruptcy and pays employees with mouth organs. Back wages and severance amount to 15 to 25 harmonicas per person, reflecting the firm’s unusual settlement.
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Tokyo
Ogura Music Company
New Drug Hydryllin Shows Strong Asthma Results
Brooklyn doctors report striking asthma relief using hydryllin a two drug combination benadryl and aminophyllin. Study of 81 allergy cases including 46 asthma found significant improvement in asthmatics especially with nasal allergy while hay fever showed partial relief and some adverse effects such as drowsiness and dizziness.
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New York
Brooklyn
Harry Markow
Samuel Bloom
Harry Leibowitz
Department of Medicine
Division of Applied Immunology
Bethel Hospital
New York State Journal of Medicine
Ancient Mayan City Found in Yucatan Jungle
Mexican archaeologists announce the discovery of K ana a 1200 year old Mayan city dated to around 780 AD. Cesar Lizardi Ramos led the expedition in the Yucatan jungle locating three altars and two inscribed pillars. One pillar records a Mayan date noting the moon was 11 days old about Nov 13 783.
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Mexico City
Cesar Lizardi Ramos
Yucatan Peninsula
K'ana
Merida
Yucatan State
Carrillo Puerto
Quintana Roo
Lizardi Ramos
Lizardi
Dibdin
Jet Pilots Lie Down To Fly New Plane
Dayton report on a prone position bed for jet pilots. The aero medical lab at Wright Field develops a cockpit change to reduce drag and prevent blackouts in high speed turns. Pilots lie on knees and elbows with weight on a nylon net and foam padded supports for head arms and controls.
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Dayton
Aero Medical Laboratory
Air Material Command
Wright Field
Health program praised at American Public Health Association
The American Public Health Association praised Genadi's new national health program at its Boston convention. A resolution sent to Health Minister Martin noted the plan to distribute 30 million dollars yearly among provinces to improve health makes 1948 memorable in public health on the continent.
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Boston
American Public Health Association
Genadi
Martin
Racing and boxing integrity under scrutiny in sports testing
The piece argues for saliva and other doping tests for prize fighters similar to horse racing. It notes odd bouts where the apparent loser fought best while the winner may have been enhanced or slowed, and calls for honest fighters to be protected from unseen tampering. It also asserts gamblers have a handle on New York State boxing oversight.
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New York State
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Crete
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Niagara Power
Philip Edwards
London
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