Value Of International Co operation Shown In UNs Maritime Activities
The article outlines how UN momentum in maritime safety grows through IMCO and the 1948 Safety of Life at Sea Convention. It notes historic cooperation from lighthouses to iceberg patrols, emphasizes international weather patrols aiding ships and planes, and cites 179 vessels lost in 1946 to underline ongoing need for global action.
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U.N
United Nations
U.N. Maritime Conference
Geneva
IMCO
Inter-governmental
Maritime Consultative Commission
London
Alexandria
U.S. Navy
North Atlantic
Atlantic
International Civil Aviation Organization of the
Central Press
Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization
Entral Press
Curtain starching tip and fish cake sauce idea
A home tip suggests soaking all curtains from one room in starch to ensure uniform crispness. Another kitchen hint recommends adding drained canned peas to a medium thick cream sauce for a tasty economical fish cake accompaniment.
Farewell to Berlin by Gen. Clay in German retirement
General Lucius D. Clay, the U.S. military governor in Germany, spoke to the West Berlin assembly for the last time before retirement. Tears were in his eyes as he praised Berlin for valor and spirit challenging adversity on the road to freedom and democracy. He is credited with directing the airlift that broke the blockade and has left Berlin for Washington, D.C., welcomed as a hero.
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Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
U.S
Germany
Berlin Assembly
Clay
Washington, D.C
S.N.S
Slugs Threat to Gardens and Control Methods
Slugs are grey snail like pests that eat leaves and leave a slimy trail. They thrive in damp, shaded gardens and invade low lying areas. Protect plants with dry hydrated lime dusting, Bordeaux mixture, or metaldehyde baits bought at seed stores.
Newspaper advertising grows as sales driver says Giesen
John Giesen of the American Newspaper Publishers Association's Bureau of Advertising told the Retail Clinic attendees that retailers increasingly invest in newspaper ads and see no ceiling on advertising programs. He chairs the conference talk in Hamilton.
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Hamilton
John Giesen
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Bureau of Advertising
Giesen
Canadians Seek U S Health Travel Permits Amid Bluff and Billing
The Foreign Exchange Control Board processes health travel requests from Canadians seeking U S trips. Daily applications range from 20 to 100, with 1,121 rejections in six months. Legitimate cases get thorough checks, with some grants up to 12,000 for five months.
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U.S
H. S. Holloway
Toronto
Florida
California
Holloway
Prairies
F.E.C.B
Thank You Gift From The Netherlands For Canadian Children
A large Dutch gift arrives for Canadian students. About 5000 copies of Be hind the Dunes and Dykes illustrate gratitude from Holland’s children for Canadian pencils and paper. Funds raised by the Canadian council for reconstruction via UNESCO funded supplies for war torn Europe.
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Ottawa
Netherlands
Canada
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Europe
Chemical May Prove Killer Of Noxious Plants
In St. Louis the Monsanto Chemical Company reports that 2,4,5-T a hormone-type chemical once set aside as commercially worthless now kills poison ivy and other noxious plants. Scientists speculate it harms plant respiration, choking its growth. Used with DDT or other insecticides it could clear railroad rights of way by destroying broad-leaf plants.
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Monsanto
Water Vapor cycle Remains in Air Before Condensing
When water molecules evaporate they stay in the air as vapor until they condense into rain dew snow or water droplets that form on cold objects in summer.
Simple As Pie Five Crosses Pattern For Needlework
Advertising copy describes Pattern 7109 with six motifs 512 by 6 inches for gay gingham applique. It promotes easy embroidery with charts photos and complete directions. Send twenty five cents to Household Arts Depart ment Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue E
Winnipeg
Man
Smile of the Week Nagging Wife Cartoon Moment
A light hearted panel features a wife asking if her husband will love her when she is old and ugly, prompting the husband to snap back with a confident retort. The brief exchange captures a humorous dynamic in a domestic cameo.
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Burlington, Ont
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