Russian Army Focuses on Artillery and Tank Development
London dispatch by Ross Munro notes that while over half of the Soviet fighting force has demobilized since the war, the Red Army still fields about 4,000,000. it plans mechanized formations, advances in tanks led by the Joseph Stalin model, and heavy emphasis on 100 millimeter artillery and new tank propulsion. The Air Force and Navy are weaker, ground crews face maintenance gaps, and Arctic equipment appears limited.
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Soviet Union
Red Army
Moscow
Stalin
Joseph Stalin
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Red Air Force
Arctic
Canadian Army
RCAF to roll out new Ground Control Approach airfield aid
Six RC AF airfields across the Dominion will receive Ground Control Approach gear, with three in operation in 1947 at Greenwood Nova Scotia Rockcliffe Ontario Centralia Ontario Rivers Manitoba Churchill Manitoba and Patricia Bay British Columbia. The mobile systems aid in poor weather landings and can guide any two way radio equipped aircraft.
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Dominion
Canada
Air Force Headquarters
Ottawa
Greenwood
N.S
Rockcliffe
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Centralia
Rivers
Man
Churchill
Patricia Bay
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Britain's Fifty Year Reforestation Plan
Britain aims to raise forest area from 3 million to 5 million acres under a fifty year plan. The Forestry Commission seeks to satisfy at least 35 percent of timber needs from home production, reducing reliance on imports that now cover 96 percent at an annual cost of 252 million dollars. Private landowners will be enlisted to extend and improve forests after the war years drained woodlands.
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Britain
Forestry Commission
Great rebuilder supports nervous system function
The term great rebuilder highlights a factor important in sustaining the nervous system. It suggests a role in maintaining nerve cell function and overall neurological health through essential support mechanisms.
Bubble Dancing Elephant Burma at Philadelphia Zoo
Burma the elephant at the Philadelphia Zoo chased a child's balloon that rolled into her cage. She poked it with her trunk and pursued it across the enclosure, then stood on a larger balloon and sometimes sat on it, causing a few bursts and moments of danger as keepers rushed to intervene.
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Burma
Philadelphia
Keepers
Johnny
Eye to Sky Bend Turns Sunset Seascape into Fish Tale
Sunlight refracts as it passes water turning the setting sun viewed by humans as sinking below the horizon into a perceived high 'sun' in the sky from a fish perspective. This optical illusion illustrates how refraction alters apparent positions of celestial objects underwater.
Edible Orchid Cultivated by New York Botanical Garden
Botanists from the New York Botanical Garden bring back a wild edible orchid from East Africa along with over 10 000 other plants. Unlike decorative varieties it grows on the ground and is eaten by natives after seasoning and baking. It is now being cultivated in greenhouse beds and may reach public availability soon.
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International Digest
New York Botanical Gardens
East Africa
Brazil Nuts Seed of Tropical American Tree
Brazil nuts come from a large tree common across tropical America. The seeds grow inside hard fruits on tall trees and are harvested for commercial use.
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Brazil
Girl takes to stewardess work aboard freighter on round-the-world voyage
Mary Peck, 27, returned to New Westminster after a year as stewardess on the Panamanian freighter Philae. She toured ports from San Pedro to Rotterdam, earning $50 a month and sending $580 home. She described the voyage as uneventful aside from the first mate marrying a girl in Italy.
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Vancouver
Mary Peck
New Westminster
Rotterdam
Miss Peck
Italy
San Pedro
Cal
Panama Canal
Halting Rain Seen Moving Toward Reality
A commentator in Evening Moscow reports halting rain may become feasible as Soviet scientists at Odessa State University under V A Fediseev conduct new rain induction experiments.
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Evening Moscow
Odessa State University
V. A. Fediseev
Global food shortage remains a growing crisis
The world stays hungry as many nations rely on imports from the Americas for adequate supplies. While some regions are favored, under nourishment persists in Europe and Asia with rising prices and health impacts on the elderly and children amid droughts, floods, and drought aftermath.
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South America
Canada
Europe
Asia
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
Russia
Ottawa Citizen
Britain Makes First Successful Turbo Jet Plane Claim
Air Commodore Frank Whittle addressed the Engineering Institute of Canada in Toronto noting German jet aircraft were inferior in safety reliability and control. He said German planes were rushed into production to counter Allied bombings while Britain’s final jet engine achieved greater efficiency and weight performance.
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Britain
Frank Whittle
R.A.F
Engineering Institute of Canada
Toronto
United States
Air Ministry
Dwelling Units Completed in Canada in 1946
The Ottawa Citizen reports 62,700 new dwelling units finished in Canada during 1946, up 14,100 from 1945. The 1946 total reflects a revised figure after receiving more municipality reports, replacing the earlier preliminary estimate of 58,000.
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Ottawa Citizen
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Worldwide Wheat Pact Seeks August Accord at Hague
At the Hague conference the International Federation of Agricultural Producers discusses a global wheat deal to secure a multiyear market with price below current levels. Saskatchewan's John H. Wesson promotes the plan, while Britain pushes for lower prices and Canada favors a ceiling around $1.80. FAO may study fertilizer and farm equipment monopolies under consideration.
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Hague
Netherlands
International Federation of Agricultural Producers
Soviet Union
London
United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization
John H. Wesson
Gruff
Saskatchewan
Canada
Britain
Wesson
Eisenhower’s Strategy For Handling Russia
General Dwight D. Eisenhower outlined a approach to dealing with Russia emphasizing firmness patience humor and preparedness The army chief of staff also stated the risk of a new war in the near term remains remote noting no country could gain a swift victory and a prolonged conflict would be unaffordable
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Dwight D Eisenhower
United States Army
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