Meat and dairy prices slip as costs ease nationwide
Wholesale meat butter and eggs fell for a second week, lifting housewives' prospects for a slightly larger dollar. Livestock held steady while grains rose on wheat strength and export buying. In New York butter hit 80 cents a pound, eggs 64 to 66 cents, with Chicago wholesale prices also lower.
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Daredevil thief steals 54 bee hives near Ramos Mejia
Buenos Aires dispatch reports police from suburban Ramos Mejia searching for a daring thief who stole 54 bee hives complete with bees. The incident highlights a bold theft targeting apiculture in the vicinity on September 22.
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Optimists Plan Campaign to Board for Youth Segregation
Frederick Optimist Club members voted over the weekend to push their campaign for segregating youths from old offenders in jail quarters. They will petition the County Commissioners after a Friday social dinner at Buckeystown hosted by Mr and Mrs Russell Horman. The effort aligns with Sheriff Guy Anders request to reduce juvenile delinquency and follows a prior grand jury presentation noting past neglect by officials. ACCOUNTS APPROVED The Orphans Court approved two estates accounts: Alfred J Buhrman estate $1,143.11 and $900 distributed. Charlotte V McCanner estate $2,739.72 and $1,822.50 distributed.
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Robot Plane Completes Automated Trans Atlantic Flight
A robot plane with a mechanical brain completed a 2400 mile autonomous trans Atlantic flight from Newfoundland to England. The U S Air Force conducted the test, stating no human touched the craft during takeoff or landing and that beam control directed both ends from outside the aircraft. The demo aims to advance future automated bomber operations.
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Pilotless air craft tested for automatic flight reach
Experts discussed automatic piloted craft using a radio beam from launch to destination. They noted that enemy cooperation via beams is unlikely but the test showed push button flying as a practical possibility. The craft carried about 3700 gallons of fuel and could fly cargo missions without crew.
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Air Force tests show planes can land in dense weather
Ground controllers discuss automatic landings in crowded airports and how a plane sent up from its base proves landing in adverse weather is possible. The operation, lasting about two weeks, will be conducted in England as officials outline safety and procedure amid propulsive weather challenges. Separately, old Druids believed mistletoe kept witches away and people once paid high sums for it to wear.
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40 Per Cent Jump In U. S. Birth Rate
Chicago reports a 40 percent rise in births since the war, predicting 5,000,000 more pupils in the next decade. The American Municipal Association warns five grade school classrooms will be needed where four exist to handle the surge, with six year olds totaling 2,500,000, up 150,000.
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American Municipal Association
United States
College boom looming as birth rates rise
The News notes projected population growth will swell school enrollment to 3,300,000 by 1953 and 23,420,000 students in 1956, with 1,640,000 in 1945 and 18,210,000 in 1947. It warns current growth will strain both elementary and higher education facilities as future generations enter colleges.
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