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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1947
Page
10
Radar range for marine navigation varies with elevation and humidity. Normal lines of sight extend 15 to 30 miles, but warm humid air bends waves downward, extending detection to ships and shores far beyond the horizon, with a Bom bay set reaching 1,500 miles in one season.
The piece weighs U S and Soviet positions on disarmament after World War II. It argues ongoing U S control of the atomic bomb and mass destruction weapons, while the Soviet Union presses for total disarmament. It warns remobilization risks if the U S relinquishes core weaponry.
The National Safety Council reports 1946 fatalities and injuries soared with 100000 deaths and 10400000 injuries from accidents. Home mishaps caused 34000 deaths and over 5 million disabling injuries, while auto crashes alone claimed 33465 lives and numerous other incidents raised losses to over 5 percent of a trillion dollars in economic impact.
A nationwide survey by the National Family Opinion finds electric irons in 93 percent of homes and radios in 90 percent. Combination radio phonographs reach 15.9 percent, electric mixers 36 percent, electoasters 11.5 percent, vacuum cleaners 61.8 percent, washing machines 59.7 percent, fully automatic washers 5.4 percent, and electric sewing machines 39.1 percent.
A mother advises using VapoRub to ease a child's cold at night with instant relief that lasts hours. She claims careful application on throat chest and back at bedtime reduces misery by morning. Emphasizes obtaining the one and only Vicks VapoRub.
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