14 Dec 1947
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1947
Page
1
Scientists describe early cloud seeding experiments that use dry ice and silver iodide to influence weather. The article explains supercooled water freezing, seed effects, and the potential to seed vast cloud areas, noting benefits and dangers and the need for further trials.
Six years after Pearl Harbor, at Pearl Harbor, the former divine emperor Hirohito shifts to a more approachable, people friendly figure. The Allied occupation enabled changes that would have been unthinkable before.
A Danish princess who once sold goods in a New York department store is said to marry King Mihai of Romania. The engagement of Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma to the 26 year old king would be announced after King Frederik IX agrees, possibly this month. No official confirmation has been given.
Carol flew to Lausanne in a plane piloted by King Mahai after attending the London wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Mahai said he would stay several days before returning home, where a Communist-led government holds power. Court circles say Princess Anne’s family expects her to return to Copenhagen. The handsome ruler resembles a storybook king and has intermittently ruled Romania since age six as his kingdom faces upheaval.
Veterans administration and Dr. L H Dennis say World War II veterans in on farm training under GI bill are driving a farm modernization wave. They will learn soil erosion control dairy feeding and new crop science to boost agricultural efficiency and ongoing rural stability. The program trains veterans in modern farming beyond fathers’ practices and links farm products to industry.
Carl R. Gray Jr a World War II major general and railroad executive named by President Truman to head the Veterans Administration succeeds Gen Omar Bradley. Gray, 58, longtime vice president of the Chicago and North Western Railway, plans to retire to focus on veterans care and the world’s largest insurance system. He helped establish the Military Railway Service at St Paul in 1942 and led multiple divisions in Europe and Africa.
Maille France near Tours hosts a growing American aid effort as residents rebuild after German destruction in 1944. villagers, including children and grandparents, embrace American fashion and English study. Countess de Cavaignac helps mobilize support. The story notes the village’s 124 dead and 480 inhabitants, with many homes destroyed.
Butch an eight month old half Collie half Spitz, owned by Mrs. Frank Froeba, leaps to the piano stool and plays with both paws. He taps the bass then treble while Mrs. Froeba sings Love's Old Sweet Song, showing a fondness for soft music and classical tunes.
In Bethesda Maryland a group of 40 young men operate a volunteer emergency ambulance service without pay. They dedicate one night weekly on duty and answer about 2 000 calls since reorganizing in 1945 after wartime service. They reach scenes within ten minutes and charge taxpayers nothing while drawing attention nationwide.
Knoxville report quotes Dr. Arthur W. Jones of the University of Tennessee who says public health knowledge has greatly cut hookworm anemia in the South but the parasite remains widespread in Tennessee and the region. He urges continued vigilance to sustain health gains.
Alaska canneries completed the most valuable salmon pack in the territory, valued near 85 million dollars, boosted by high prices and an unusual shift to red salmon. Experts cite WWII era disruptions from the Japanese invasion of the Aleutians as a factor, with Bristol Bay supplying most red salmon and pink salmon dominating other regions. The year’s red catch rose sharply, marking the biggest red pack since 1943, as analysts note about a quarter of Bristol Bay’s normal run during that invasion year contributed to the gain.
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