Common Man Fit to Rule Sparks Debate on Intelligence
Washington column argues whether the so called common man can govern. It cites Sir Cyril Burt and Guy Burch findings on education, intelligence, and democratic risk while noting educators call for broader teaching and moral formation to strengthen leadership quality.
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Population Reference Bureau
Burch
England
Sir Cyril Burt
Royal Commission On Population
Sir Cyril
Britain
United States
Francis Brown
American Council On Education
President’s Commission
Dr. Brown
Global Markets Reel From English Economic Crisis
British economic crisis triggers a domino effect across the U S economy. Field Marshal Montgomery returns to advise on drastic cuts, Attlee seeks coal boosts, and shortages of dollars coal, labor, and inflation ripple to wheat and industrial stocks. The era's mood shifts to economic insecurity.
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Great Britain
London
England
Little Isle
Clement Attlee
U. S
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Stock Exchange
Death Toll Drops on U S Highways in First Half 1947
The National Safety Council reports 14 480 highway deaths in the first six months of 1947, down 9 percent from the same period in 1946 despite 11 percent higher travel. June fatalities total 2 490, up 5 percent from June 1946, with major cities cutting deaths significantly like New York 15 percent and Los Angeles 16 percent.
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National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
New York
Los Angeles
Jacksonville
Fla
Farmers Benefit AAA To Resume Soil Program
Washington reports the AAA soil conservation program will resume after Congress approved 255 million dollars for setup plus 265 million for farmer payments. The plan, started early this year, offers cash materials time and fertilizer to farmers for approved soil and water practices with over 100000 local committeemen administering details and staff reductions expected in Washington and state offices.
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AAA
Department of Agriculture
Congress
House
Truman
Senate
Phenothiazine Cures Nodular Worms in Hogs Say USDA
The USDA notes nodular worms are widespread in swine, often infecting hogs under ordinary farming. nodular worm injury weakens intestines and lowers meat value. Phenothiazine is the sole effective treatment, destroying over 90 percent of nodular worms when fed to hogs.
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USDA
Cattle Horn Fly Trap Trial in Australia
A horn fly trap in Australia shows success by guiding cattle through a 33 inch wide, 100 foot long gateway. Inside roof glass coated with DDT, protected by screen wire. Cattle brush through two curtains and eight weighted strips that agitate and dislodge flies which rise to the light and contact treated glass.
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Australia
Anaplasmosis Gains Foothold on Range
Anaplasmosis is a febrile infectious disease spread by sick cattle ticks horse flies and other biting insects. Young animals are rarely affected. Treatment remains experimental and mainly a veterinary concern. Keep afflicted animals in shade provide clean water green feed and protection from flies. IV mercurochrome and modified sodium cacodylate have been used.
Remedy for Black Rot in Grapes Warned and Sprayed
An advised remedy for grape vineyards with black rot and downy mildew calls for bord aeu mixture 44 100 and one pound rosin fish oil soap per 100 gallons. Apply before bloom after bloom and two weeks after bloom, with a possible fourth spray after heavy rainfall two weeks after the third application.
Guide to Jobs How and Where to Get Them No 201
A reader friendly guide advises choosing a life path by listing likes and dislikes. It analyzes dozens of fields, noting salaries and chances for success. Send 25 cents to Weekly Newspaper Service for the booklet at 243 West 17th Street New York NY.
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New York 11
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Crafty Hornbill Cements In His Mate At Hatching Time
A South African hornbill nests in a hollow tree and the male seals the female inside with mud leaving a small pore for feeding. He provides food until the young can fly and then breaks the mud barrier to free her.
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Hornbill
South Africa
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