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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1967
Page
10
New York scientists pursue pest control by using love potions to disrupt insect mating and navigation. The shift follows Rachel Carson's Silent Spring warnings, with pesticide use rising to about 651 million pounds domestically in 1965 and continuing to grow.
The article surveys science on suppressing pests including screwworms in cattle and mosquitoes using sterile males and birth control. It notes risks of DDT, explores sterile insect release, sex attractants, and biological controls, led by Dr. E F Knipling, with potential commercial applications ahead.
Paris France's wheel-less Aerotrain roared along its concrete rail at 215 miles per hour setting a track vehicle speed record. The 4.2 mile demonstration near Gometz La Ville featured the jet powered Le Zinc test car with two rocket tubes and an air cushion ride.
Paris British Petroleum plans a Lavera refinery plant near Marseilles to produce 16 000 tons annually of protein feed by 1970. The Lavera process uses yeast to convert crude oil into a protein foam then dried to a tan powder, with plants piloted at Lavera and Orange Moun t England.
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