Leprosy Hope Grows As Terror Eases Worldwide
Carville reports leprosy victims gaining ground with new treatments. Eight patients released from the National Leprosarium after 2 to 7 years of care, with 400 still under treatment. Studies show transmission requires direct prolonged contact, likely nasal secretions. In Hawaii, researchers note chemical derivatives from chalimoogra oil aid fight against the germ. US cases exceed 1.0.
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Carville
Law Science
Caelean
United States Public Health Service
Hawaii
United States
Carbon Paper Solves Ultraviolet Microscope Focus
Bell Telephone laboratories in New York report a carbon paper trick allowing focus of an ultraviolet microscope. Francis F. Lugas led work showing carbon absorbs UV light, enabling a contrast line by drawing on the back of carbon paper placed on the specimen.
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New York
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Francis F. Lugas
Coats sent by Soviet to Moslem women in Caucasus
The Soviet government rushed heavy overcoats worth one hundred thousand rubles to the Caucasus to clothe Mohammedan mountain women. Previously, local law barred women from wearing such garments. The initiative aims to provide warm clothing under long term credit and price support.
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Tiftis
Caucasus
Window display ham theft leads to glass repair bill
A Louisville grocer displayed a wooden imitation ham in a window. After a passerby saw the ad after midnight he shattered the showcases glass and seized the ham but soon dropped it. The grocer must pay for a new glass display case.
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Louisville
Do Dry Throats Halt Birds Singing Study Says
Dr H Reed of the citrus experiment station Riverside Calif notes meadow larks sing mainly in damp weather and winter outbursts occur just before or after rain. Dr William J Ritter of the University of California confirms winter songs at La Jolla where sea air stays humid.
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Washington
H. §. Reed
Citrus Experiment Station
Riverside
Calif
Science Service
California
Doctor Reed
William J. Ritter
University of California
Meadow
Ay la Jolla
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