Postwar Reconstruction Planning Expands Across States
Government units move to address postwar reconstruction and development, as 44 state legislatures adopt planning laws creating or revitalizing planning commissions. Local governments gain powers to form reserve funds and master long term plans, with Alabama California Georgia Illinois Indiana Missouri and Utah among states forming new postwar planning boards to broaden future studies.
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California
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Utah
First War Food Agency Earned 60 Million Profit
A study of the United States food administration in World War I shows the agency earned a profit of 60 million dollars and employed about 11 000 people to carry out its task. It relied on volunteer key positions, with only four on the payroll above 5 000 dollars a year at the peak. The administration had 1,338 paid employees in Washington and 1,588 in the field, with average salaries of 1 274 dollars in Washington and 988.56 dollars in the field. Total expenditures reached 7 862 609 000 dollars, including costs for temporary buildings, and 3 793 000 dollars paid in salaries. Purchases of all supplies totaled over 7 250 000 000 dollars.
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Food Administration
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Sicily and Vermont Size Compare Inhabitant Mix
The text compares population scales, noting Sicily close in area to Vermont but densely populated, Palermo and Catania as major cities, Messina as a key port, and Syracuse once Europe’s largest city with over a million inhabitants in antiquity, now around 50,000.
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Sicily
Italy
Palermo
Catania
Messina
Syracuse
Europe
Volcanic Lineup Shapes Southern Italy’s Peril
The article notes Mt Etna Stromboli and Vesuvius form a direct line likely from prehistoric upheaval, linking geology to earthquakes tsunamis and eruptions in southern Italy and Sicily. Mariners used Stromboli as a lighthouse and weather barometer for ages predicting temperature and wind shifts. Aeolus the wind god was linked to the isle where Ulysses sought to bind bad winds.
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Mt. Etna
Stromboli
Vesuvius
Europe
Italy
Sicily
Aeolus
Ulysses
Onion Harvest Curing Process for Storage
Three quarters of onion tops break over and growers finish the harvest by pulling the crop as tops dry. Onions are laid in windrows to cure then bagged or crated near buildings or field edges to finish drying with rain protection. When cured, tops are removed and onions packed in crates or large-mesh bags for air circulation.
Baya Bird Nest Glows By Weaving Fireflies At Night
The article notes the baya bird of India builds a luminous nest by weaving fireflies into its structure. This nighttime glow is described as a brilliant natural phenomenon observed in its nest.
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