Television May Help Solve Our Teacher Shortage
New Texas Education Agency plan uses open circuit television to train liberal arts graduates for teaching. In cooperation with 51 colleges and school systems plus eight TV stations, courses reach homes statewide at no cost. The University of Alabama also plans a TV driven program via its extension division reaching about 95 percent of people and schools.
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New York
Texas Education Agency
Texas Association of School Board
Texas
University of Alabama
Alabama
Water for Rural Homes
Water supply no longer is a problem for country homes thanks to modern drilling and electric pumping. Before buying land, confirm groundwater availability. After contracting a builder, hire a competent well driller and test the well for capacity before selecting an electric pump. Pump speed must match well output.
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Chicago
Amazing Feature of Long-Preserved Body
A Chicago autopsy report cites a body found in freshwater for six years showing remarkable preservation of skin and organs yet microscopic analysis revealed all tissues had dissolved. Dr. Walter Lentino notes intact external form but no identifiable origin for the dissolved tissues.
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Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
Walter Lentino
New York
Wage-Salary Share of National Income Rises to 70 Cents
Analysis of Commerce data shows wage and salary payments plus supplements at 70 percent of national income, a new high. Compensation of employees totaled 237.2 billion dollars of 338.7 billion in the second quarter, with nearly 14 billion in supplements from retirement and welfare fund contributions.
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U.S. Department of Commerce
Waste of Energy Says Warming Up Fails to Boost Performance
Two Massachusetts researchers report that warming up with massage hot showers and general exercise to raise body temperature does not improve athletic performance. The studies by Peter V. Karpovich and Creighton Hale were conducted at Springfield College in Springfield Massachusetts.
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Chicago
Massachusetts
Peter V. Karpovich
Creighton Hale
Springfield College
Springfield
Mass
Soft Tailoring Leads Feminine Spring Fashions
Womanly styles dominate the season with flowered prints, billowy skirts, softly tailored suits, and hats with floral accents. Blouses in silk and chiffon pair with jackets left open. Jewelry favors colored crystals, lighter hues, and matching earrings, with white felt hats set to stand out as warmer weather arrives.
Rhubarb Deep Dish Pie and Jam Recipes
Early rhubarb shines in a traditional menu with Rhubarb Deep Dish Pie and Rhubarb Jam. The pie uses fresh rhubarb, sugar, flour, lemon, cinnamon, nutmeg and butter baked under pastry, while the jam blends rhubarb, sugar and oranges for six half-pint jars.
Whiskers Help Study of Atomic Binding Forces
New York scientist Dr. R L Hisner of Westinghouse in Pittsburgh reports a method to measure interatomic forces using ultra thin iron and silicon whiskers. Tensile tests on nearly flawless crystals reveal true atom binding strength free of bulk metal imperfections.
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New York
N. Y
Westinghouse’ Research Laboratories
Pittsburgh
American Association For the Advancement of Science
R. L. Hisner
Westinghouse
Eisner
U. S. Families Grow Bigger Across Decade
New York reports show growing family sizes in the United States with more couples having third or fourth children. The third birth rate rose from 1.8 to 3.1 per 100 married women under 45 from 1940-41 to 1954-55, while four births climbed 70 percent. Fifth and later births rose modestly and are unlikely to return to 1920s levels. Second births remain high after peaking in 1952, still about one eighth above 1920 levels.
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New York
United States
Bell from battleship U S S Pennsylvania on PSU campus
The bell from the battleship U S S Pennsylvania is on Pennsylvania State University campus, loaned by the Navy on a permanent basis. The ship, commissioned in 1916 and 612 feet long, saw limited Pearl Harbor damage and serious damage in August 1945 off Okinawa.
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College
University Park
U.S.5
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University
Navy
U.S.S. Pennsylvania
Pearl Harbor
Okinawa
Average U S farm size grows from 1950 to 1956
Department of Agriculture indexes show the average U S farm expanding from 215 acres in 1950 to about 250 acres today. Land and buildings per farm rose from 67 to about 90 dollars per acre, making the typical farm’s value around 22 500 dollars, as farm counts fall from about 5.5 million to under 4.7 million.
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U. S
Minneapolis
Department of Agriculture
Tree Farming Plan Shows Money Can Grow With Timber
Washington reports the Tree Farm movement has grown to 44 states with more than 4 million acres enrolled. Aimed at turning timber into a cash crop, the program highlights rising wood markets and the significant share of forestland owned by small landowners.
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Washington
Montesano
Miami
Kennebunk
California
United States
GOP Holds Steady Block of Voters
In a study of 13 presidential elections from 1900 to 1948, Dr. Jenniellen Ferguson found a stable bloc of Republican voters outside the solid South. Urban counties swing between parties, while Midwest and East show highest participation since 1900 and the South the lowest.
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Los Angeles
Republican
Democratic Party
Jenniellen Wesley Fergu
Ferguson
Los Angeles State College
Midwest
East
South
City Dwellers Drive Farther for Their Fun
A study of metropolitan Los Angeles shows residents travel farther for social activities than shopping. Most shop locally, while social contacts average up to 16 miles away. Car ownership expands urban contact radius, with two-car families having more outside contacts than one-car households.
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Los Angeles
Three Out of Four College Grads Marry
SURGAUTY PARK PA OY dats fied alumnae of the Pennsylvania State University outnumber single alumnae by about three to one, according to a survey covering 64 years from 1890 to 1954. Replies came from 4,708 alumnae of 7,000 questioned. 3,456 married graduates report 5,037 children while 1,126 never married 67 are widowed and 59 divorced.
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Surgauty Park
Pennsylvania State University
Inauguration Stands Built of Wood Near White House
Proposals to use steel stands were rejected as too costly. The wooden stands near the White House are largely reclaimed through resale of the lumber after the event.
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Washington
Inauguration
White House
Social Freedom Draws Town Dwellers to Big City Life
UCLA sociologist Dr. Svend Riemer notes that the appeal of metropolitan life lies in its social freedom and lenient controls. He argues that moves are often about escaping village pressure, not inevitable rises in divorce or delinquency, and that new neighborhoods can replace disliked neighbors rather than solving broader issues.
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Los Angeles
University of California
Svend Riemer
UCLA
Steam Locomotives On Exhibition at Smithsonian
Smithsonian exhibits the nation’s early steam relics including the John Bull built in Britain for New Jersey and in service 1831 to 1865. Also shown are the safety valve from Col. John Stevens’ 1825 experiment and a wheel said to be from the original De Witt Clinton, first to run in New York State.
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Washington
Iron Horse
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian
U. S. National Museum
John Bull
Britain
New Jersey
Pennsylvania Railroad
John Stevens
Hoboken
N. J
de Witt Clinton
New York State
Schenectady
New York Central
Stubbornly Gallant Army Mule Nearing End of Service
An old army mule story notes mules fading from U S service as helicopters replace pack animals. Historical figures show Civil War and World War I mule use, with 4 million mules in 1940 and horses near 10.5 million, now down to under four million geldings.
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United States Army
United States
Sulphur Emerges As Major Resource In Texas and Louisiana
Washington reports the element sulfur is being surfaced by ingenious wells in Texas and Louisiana, including a new undersea source. Sulfur powers thousands of uses such as vulcanizing rubber, refining gasoline, and manufacturing paper textiles leather ivory plastics fertilizers medicines wool disinfectants explosives sheep dip and soap among about 32,000 common items.
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Washington
Texas
Louisiana
Versatile Glass Fiber Emerges as Key Manufacturing Material
Washington report notes glass fiber remained commercially scarce until the early 1930s but is now used for furnace air filters insulation to control heat cold and noise battery separators insect screening fine curtains and draperies and with plastics in furniture bathtubs sports car bodies and luggage.
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Washington
True Weight of Arizona Meteorite Reassessed
Washington reports scientists led by Dr John Rinehart measured the Arizona Crater area to refine the meteorite weight. On site study over 80 square miles collected magnetic iron oxide and shiny particles to estimate a 12 000 ton mass and determine the flight direction slightly west of south.
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Washington
Arizona
Crater
John
Rinehart
Arizona Desert
Earth
Nuclear World Curs in 20 Years
Rutgers chemistry professor Dr. Peter A. van der Meulen predicts nuclear science will be a central economic factor within two decades. He cites rapid progress since 1932 and uses medical and energy applications to project a new era of health, cleaner power, and widespread gadgets. Industry officials at a nuclear science symposium urge more trained personnel and a central facility to share knowledge and spur research.
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New Brunswick
Peter A. van der Meulen
Rutgers
Tropical Fish May Live in Plastic Bags, UCLA Study
UCLA ichthyologists Kenneth Norris and William McFarland report tropical fish can be transported in sealed plastic bags filled with water and oxygen. Marineland studies show adding a chemical buffer lets fish survive for several days in the bag without harm.
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Los Angeles
Kenneth Norris
William McFarland
UCLA
Marineland
Nation's Health Was Good During Year 1956
Excellent health conditions prevailed among Americans in 1956, with statisticians predicting a continued favorable health record in 1957. The 1956 death rate was below 10 per 1,000, continuing a nine year streak of rates under that threshold.
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New York
United States
Fashion Was Feasrby
In Istanbul at the Topkapi Museum once the Sultan's palace more than 100 cooks prepared meals for up to 10,000 people daily. Palace records show yearly consumption of over 50,000 hens and 22,500 sheep.
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New York
Sultan’s Palace
Topkapi Museum
Istanbul
Turkey
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