BEA Ponders Regular Helicopter Service Between London and Airport
BEA outlines five year plan to operate regular, punctual helicopter links between central London and Heathrow, with six round trips daily. Tests emphasize safety, navigation near tall buildings, maintenance wear, and potential 40 seat helicopters for profitable city center routes.
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London
British European Airways
Thames
BEA
England
Feterborough
Welsh Mountains
Liverpool
Cardiff
Birmingham
Southampton
Westminster
Rabies Bite Care Instructions From St John Ambulance
Public health guidance explains hydrophobia from rabid animal bites is rare but possible. Steps include washing the wound, applying a constriction to slow bleeding, keeping the limb below heart level, bathing with pale pink potassium permanganate, giving small spirits, cauterizing if no doctor arrives, and dressing the wound. If animal rabies is suspected, have it checked by a veterinarian. Tests note space traveller gravity absence affects mind not body.
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North America
St. John Ambulance
Maintaining Winter Egg Quality for Summer Markets
Recommendations from the Saskatchewan Experimental Farm urge keeping hens indoors during warm weather and confining them to mash and grain feeding to boost egg quality. Collect eggs soon after laying, cool them promptly, and store in clean conditions, marketing twice weekly to ensure high grade eggs and reduce spoilage.
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Hieosk
Ind Canada Department of Agracult
Afpian
Sask
Ure
Train pilots for agricultural planes to expand aerial spraying
The article notes a coming fall course in Texas to train pilots specifically for aerial applicators. It stresses pilots must be first class, plus agronomy and chemistry knowledge, and outlines strong demand in Canada for large scale crop and pest spraying with a record of safe operations, including Operation Bundworm.
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Texas
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Ontario
New Brunswick
Gaspe Forest
Winnipeg Origin and Canadian Revenue Quiz
The piece asks for the origin of Winnipeg’s name and queries about provincial revenue leaders in farming manufacturing forestry and mining. It compares federal revenue from customs duties versus Canadian sales taxes and notes flags that formed the Union Jack. It recalls December 1954 federal employment of 181 674 and asks for the monthly payroll.
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Winnipeg
St. George
England
St. Andrew
Scotland
St. Patrick
Ireland
Ontario
Forestry
Quebec
Canada
Bridge bidding illustrates one round force after forcing takeout
The article discusses how opening hand rebids affect final contracts in a bridge sequence. It notes that after a forcing takeout and a Two Spades response, South infers the walmes for slam and chooses Three Hearts as a waiting bid. North later raises to Four, enabling Six in the correct denomination.
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North
South
West
Whales’ hearing and human blood sugar shift
Whales hear poorly through air but respond to underwater sounds. Human blood contains more sugar in winter, indicating seasonal metabolic changes in people.
Nelson Memorial Exhibition Opens at Greenwich Museum
A special exhibition marks Nelson’s 150th death anniversary at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich with manuscripts on display from a Hamilton estate. The event is opened by the First Lord of the Admiralty J P L Thomson MP and features relics shown publicly for the first time.
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Nelson
London
the Admiralty
J. P. L. Thomas
National Maritime Museum
Greenwich
England
Lady Hamilton
Helpful Household Hints For Everyday Fixes
Practical tips on cleaning irons with table salt and wax to prevent sticking. Guidance on hanging heavy frames using a fork to position the wire. Advice against naked sandals and preferring comfortable medium heels. Warns not to cover warm appliances with plastic caps.
Water lure draws in young children and safety warnings
A brief cautions about water hazards for small children describes how even tiny puddles or shallow water can be deadly. It notes dangers near water excavations, river shores, lakes, and wading pools and explains cream rising in milk as a density fact.
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Lac la Ronge
Saskatchewan
A. A. Jarvi
Hans B Jeremiason
Belle Fourche
South Dakota
van K. Maxner
Rapid City
Quick
M. Harrison-Gray
South Leve All
North South
Ala
Britain
Hudson's Bay
Hudson's Bay Company
Atoms For Peace
Calder Hall Cumberland
U.K
British Isles
British Electric Vehicle
Durham
Halifax
Grosvenor House
Park Lane
Toronto
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