Army scientists study miniature tornadoes in cloud research
Fort Monmouth engineers deploy a tornado tank to spawn tiny twisters and test the Ferrer theory of updraft and ground circulation. A 30 mile aluminum chaff line will map storm winds, tracked by ground and air radars, as a third method to forecast tornadoes. Researchers aim for early alerts, not storm destruction.
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Fort Monmouth
US Army Signal Corps Engineering Laboratories
William Ferrer
US Signal Corps
Cor. H. K. Weickmann
Oklahoma City
June Dairy Month Highlighted by Saskatchewan Official
Saskatchewan dairy commissioner H S Hanna promotes June as dairy month noting per capita milk production of 400 pounds in the province, second only to Prince Edward Island. He cites a $25 million provincial and $400 million national cash farm income from dairy, and explains a $400,000 June fund financed by one cent per pound of butterfat supports advertising and health through dairy products.
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Regina
Canada
Saskatchewan
H S Hanna
Prince , Edward Island
Hanna
No more chances for Barber Tite
Barber Aubrey Tite of Walsak ei England bans Davy Crockett styles without mother's consent after Teddy Garner and friends receive shaved heads. A furious mother confronts him with frontier language as he posts a sign restricting cuts for minors.
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Aubrey Tite
Walsakei
England
Davy Crockett
Teddy Garner
Tite
Ricki
Teddy
Lifesaving Knowledge Emphasized In Drowning Emergency
Lifesaving by artificial respiration could prove invaluable in emergencies. In a drowning case, rapid, properly sustained action may determine whether a person survives or tragedy ensues.
Netherlands Rely on 1500 Miles of Dikes For Flood Guard
A great system of dikes spanning about 1500 miles protects the Netherlands from floods. Engineers and officials emphasize the extensive network's role in safeguarding cities, farmland, and critical infrastructure along the coastline and rivers.
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Netherlands
Gas turbine power station at National Gas Turbine Establishment
A 10 000 kw gas turbine station at Prestock Farnborough Hampshire has been synchronized with the national grid. The open cycle unit runs on liquid fuel and uses exhaust heat for site heating, enabling about 40 percent overall efficiency. The facility studies industrial gas turbine applications and will supplement grid supply for R and D.
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Ministry of Supply
National Gas Turbine Establishment
Prestock
Farnborough
Hampshire
England
Newcastle Fish
Miss Marg Liggett Pioneer In Saskatchewan Blind Teachings
The life of Miss Marg et Liggett, born in Indian Head Saskatchewan, spans pioneering work in Home Teaching for the blind across 120000 square miles. She trained in Brantford and helped found the Saskatchewan program, earning awards from the American Association of Workers for the Blind and the Canadian Council of the Blind. Now retired in West Summerland British Columbia, her legacy remains in prairie memories and CNIB records.
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Margaret W. Liggett
Saskatchewan
Miss Liggett
Indian Head
Sask
Ontario School For the Blind
Brantford
Ontario
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Liggett
American Association of Workers For the Blind
North American
Home Teachers of Canada
Salt Lake City
Utah
Canadian Council of the Blind
Voice of Canada
Canada
West Summerland
B.C
Prairie Homes
Babysitter urged to master first aid and quick action
The advice emphasizes babysitters must be prepared for fire, accident, or sudden illness and keep fire and police phone numbers. A first aid and home nursing course can help cope with most emergencies and protect children in care.
Saskatchewan posts Canada’s lowest indictable crime rate
Saskatchewan recorded the lowest rate of convictions for indictable offences in 1953 at 12 per 10 000 population, compared with the national rate of 20. New Brunswick and Newfoundland followed with 15 per 10 000. Ontario 24, Alberta 23, British Columbia 29, Manitoba 19, Nova Scotia 23, Prince Edward Island 25, Quebec 14, Yukon and the Northwest Territories 29. Two percent of Saskatchewan convicts went to federal penitentiaries versus just under seven percent nationally. 45 percent went to provincial institutions. Major factor is that only sentences of two years or more reach federal penitentiaries. Minor offences not counted.
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Saskatchewan
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Sturdy
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Yukon
North West Territories
Canada
Canadian statistics report highlights record April trade
Foreign trade shows exports and imports reaching record April values with imports at an all time high of about 422.5 million dollars. For four months, exports rose 10 percent and imports over 31 percent versus 1955. Manufacturing and capital investment driven gains appear across chemicals plastics fertilizers and related sectors.
Lorelei legend about to come true on the Rhine
Lorelei has competition as women join Rhine barges between Basel and Rotterdam. West Germany eased rules to allow daughters to work as sailors on family vessels turning the river into a potential milestone for gender roles amid aging male crews. The Rhine is poised to be the world’s busiest waterway with nearly 100 million tons moved and about 10 000 barges.
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West Germany
Rhine
St. Gearshausen
Mississipi
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US Army
Weickmann
Signal Corps
Lifesaver
Bessie M. Barker
C.n.lb
General Electric
General Engineering Laboratory
Schenectady
Duisburg
Germany
J. A. Sturdy
Egypt
Canadian Statistics Report
Lorelei
Rhine River
By Omer Anderson
CPC
Coblenz
Basic
Switzerland
Rotterdam
Inter
National Rhine Commission
Frank
France
Holland
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