Rainmakers in Australia claim pattern for farming friendly rain
Australian scientists say they may soon develop an economical method to alter rainfall distribution for farmers. Experiments show seeding cumulus clouds with salt below the base can trigger rain, potentially boosting southeastern Australia by five to ten percent, with salt seeding costing far less than dry ice methods. Continued testing aims to confirm viability and safety.
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Australia
Sydney
E G. Fiowen
Radiophysica
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
Bowen
Health No Nervous Breakdowns For Voluntary Workers
Dr. Gordon Bates of the Health League of Canada argues volunteers who work long hours without pay are salt of the earth and unlikely to suffer nervous breakdowns. He warns democracy risks losing the voluntary spirit if volunteers focus only on material benefits and neglect defending the right to earn and keep what they gain.
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Gordon Bates
The
Health League of Canada
Dr. Bates
1952 Big Year For Saskatchewan Fish Hatcheries
Saskatchewan Fisheries Director A H MacDonald reports a record year with over 22 million fish fry fingerlings yearlings and eyed eggs distributed from Fort Qu Appelle hatchery. Pickerel fry led with 14.2 million in southern Saskatchewan Meadows Lake and northern pike fry added 275000. Whitefish eggs 8 million in incubation will be released next summer into saline lakes Redberry Basin Lenore.
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Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
A. H. MacDonald
Fort Qu'Appelle
Meadows Lake District
Cypress Hills
Fort Qu’ Appelle
Redberry
Basin
Lenore
MacDonald
Rats show intelligence and value judgment in lab tests
In a Tulane University psychology lab, a rat demonstrates value-based choices by picking a quarter over a dime or nickel to obtain more cheese, and learns to use tools and coins. Dr. Loh Seng Tsai notes the findings show rats’ high intelligence and potential for studying mental processes.
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ST. Louis
Loh Seng Tsai
Tulane University
Tsai
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Meat Pie Technique Suggested By Home Economists
The text discusses turning meat into the crust or stuffing and suggests shaping meat pastry by lining a pie plate with seasoned ground beef, then adding vegetables like tomatoes and corn. It also mentions forming individual pies in muffin tins.
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Canadian Agriculture Department
An Easy Way Of Washing An Easy Way Of Washing
The article outlines a simple washing system for work clothes. It advises removing stains and dust, brushing out pockets, closing zippers, applying stiff soap lather to tough soils, rolling the garment, and letting it rest at least an hour before washing in hot suds. Rinse, reshape while drying, and require little ironing.
French Scientist Crosses Atlantic On Raft
Alain-Louis Bombard, 27, French scientist, reached Barbados after 64 days at sea aboard a 15 foot rubber raft named Heretique. He began from Nice May 23, crossed from Canary Islands October 20, surviving on plankton fish and birds and sending wireless updates via a British ship.
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Barbados
Alain-Louis Bombard
Canary Islands
West Indies
Bombard
Nice
France
Mediterranean
Tangier
Africa
Las Palmas
Atlantic
Free X rays reach one million mark in Albertan drive
The Alberta Tuberculosis Association projects hitting the one million mark in its free chest X-ray program with 940,173 examinations completed by mid December. Regents of Rajkot protest sales tax. 50 injured as police quell anti tax demonstrations with damage to four stations and a state bus. Eros statue at Piccadilly Circus moved for cleaning. A British prisoner letters in Korea require black ink. About 300 farms gain electric power since late October in Saskatchewan. Rio Belan sails from Leghorn to memorialize Eva Peron with a 30 ton Carrara marble monolith. Maj John Hibbert guards Christmas stock with Jersey bulls and booby traps. Assam records the world’s wettest year with 805 inches rainfall.
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Alberta Tuberculosis Association
Albert
Rajkot
India
Farmers Urged To Examine Stored Grain
Regina report warns farmers to inspect stored grain for rusty grain beetle infestations. Saskatchewan agriculture official R E McKenzie says risks persist on farms, even if beetles appear mainly in elevators. Regular probing, sifting, turning grain, and moving batches prevent outbreaks and damage to kernels.
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Regina
R. E. McKenzie
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Saskatchewan
Alberta
McKenzie
Try and Stop Me Comedy Snitch Promises Atomic Shield
A carnival huckster sells “Atomic Bomb Protection” for a dollar a plastic bag as a gag product. The refund promise appears in the display circular. Barbara Anne, home for Christmas, confesses to her father she is not a “good country girl” anymore. He laments the sacrifices for her smart college and her return after three months.
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Barbara Anne
Paw
Gems and thoughts on independence and self government
A collection of aphorisms from Junius Mosquera Martineau Eddy Edwards and Bentham on independence, self rule, domestic life, religion and moral progress. The quotes urge direct to independence linked to happiness virtue dignity and domestic firesides as sources of national character.
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Tryon Edwards
Jeremy Bentham
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Saskatchewan Fish Hatcheries
Gary Smith
Springfield
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Gary
Richard Smith
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Piccadilly
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London
Korea
Bureau of Publications
J. W. Tomlinson
Saskatchewan Power Corp
Leghorn
Italy
Eva Peron
Maj
John Hibbert
Kenilworth
England
Assam
Belgium
NATO
Europe
Norwa
West Germany
Russia
Europe and CO ON
Siberia
Japan
Indo-China
Malaya
Ephilippines
Asia
Msp
Greece
Turkey
Central Press Canadian
Bennett Cerf
Junius
New England
Thomas Mosquera
James Martineau
Mary Baker Eddy
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