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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1946
Page
10
Weekly News Analysis notes the Bikini lagoon underwater explosion sinks the Arkansas and Saratoga within minutes. It cites radioactivity, contaminated rain, and massive water plumes as factors, with several other vessels severely crippled including New York Nagato Hughes Fallon.
At a New York UN atomic energy committee meeting, Soviet representative Gromyko rejected U S calls to abolish the veto in international atomic regulation. He argued eliminating the veto would undermine unanimity among the Big Five and oppose creation of an independent atomic energy body.
Pauley reports friction with Russia as the United States weighs halting shipments of surplus German plants to offset Japanese equipment looted in Manchuria. He warns two billion dollars of Manchurian industry was disrupted and a billion people could be set back economically if repair is delayed. The piece also covers OPA revision, meat and egg price controls, and polio case trends with health precautions.
Forest fires in 1945 destroyed merchantable timber young growth and acres of seedlings valued at over 5 million dollars. About 27 percent of 1945 fires on protected areas were reported as incendiary in origin.
Public transit systems in the United States carried over 9.225 billion passengers from January to May as heavy traffic on street cars trackless trolleys and gas buses remains near wartime peak despite restrictions on private cars being lifted.
Inexpensive towels can be made at home from white terry towel ing 22 inches wide. Allow a yard for a face towel or a small child's bath towel, for an average bath towel, one yard, for an extra large bath towel, 1% yards. When handles break off teacups, let them do duty as flower pots. With hammer and nail drill a hole in the center of cup for plant drain age. Easy on the drilling through, to keep the brittle china from breaking. If you have a weakness for but tons, but despise making button holes, here's what you do. Use the buttons to make attractive lapel ornaments or to trim the edge of a pocket. To prevent mold or rot, spread out, oranges or lemons-do not pile them together. Moths and beetles breed in a warm place, but if you must choose between a damp closet or basement or a hot attic, choose the attic.
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