New Plastic In Wide Use By Armed Forces
Westinghouse announces a new plastic called fosterite named after chemist Newton C. Foster. It coats transformers to stay underwater for months and is already widely used by military forces. Two more plastics debut with high strength and moldability, plus a heat‑stretching plastic for molding.
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West Inghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
Fosterite
Newton C. Foster
Westinghouse
C. F. Hill
Authorities Study Mexican Mine Strike
Authorities study a nationwide miners strike in Mexico. A conciliation board reviews worker complaints and company offers as President Avila Camacho appeals for a swift, patriotism driven settlement to aid the war effort. Sixty-five plus mining companies are affected.
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Mexico City
Conciliation and Arbitration Board
Julio Serrano Castro
Avila Camacho
Cost of living on Emirau Island noted by Marines
Marine Captain Sanford B. Hunt Jr reports Emirau Island prices in the Southwest Pacific are low with staples such as bananas at a dime and pineapples at 10 cents. Other items include coconuts one cent and a hand woven belt 20 cents. Price lists were posted to curb cheat by locals and traders.
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Southwest Pacific
Sanford B. Hunt, Jr
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Hunt
Inland Amazon Penetrated By Air Transport
Dr George M McBride a geography professor at UC Los Angeles says the Amazon headwaters are being opened by air with five roads crossing the Andes into tropical forests Rubber and other goods already move out by plane and barbasco quinine may move by air land and water networks Air transport links inland settlements to the coast and maps increasingly show previously unexplored areas becoming charted.
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Amazon
George M. McBride
University of California
McBride
Peru
United States
International Commission
Ecuador
Andes
Miners Seek Wage Boost as Owners Offer 1943 Price Aid
Mexico hosts many American workers as about 30,000 miners temper wage demands. Mine owners refuse pay raises but propose to ease living costs by opening stores to sell food at 1943 prices.
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Mexico
Two Phoenix AAF Officers Reported Killed in War
Phoenix reports two Army air corps officers from the city killed in action. Lt. Peter G. Osborn 21 piloted a cargo plane and died May 28 in Burma India. he held the Distinguished Flying Cross and a presidential citation. Lt. Brian Eugene James was previously reported missing over France last February and is now confirmed killed as a bombardier on a Flying Fortress after 13 missions.
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Phoenix
Army Air Corps
Peter G. Osborn
Burma-India
Kathryn Burgess Osborn
War Department
India
China
Brian Eugene James
France
Red Cross
New Tank Paint Drying Process Cuts Time to Four Minutes
A new paint drying process for Army tanks reduces drying time to four minutes as the operator drives the tank through a lined oven. The method speeds production and saves labor by integrating drying with movement through the device.
Delinquency Seen Rising Says National Probation Group
Cleveland June 12 The 38th annual National Probation Association convention heard juvenile authorities warn delinquency may grow as victory era freedoms tempt youth. Experts fault home, neighbors, schools, and police in contributing to misbehavior and urge immediate action to curb escalating juvenile crime.
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Ann Ryan Cleveland
National Probation Association
Rhoda J. Milliken
Women’s Bureau
Washington Metropolitan
Austin L. Porterfield
Texas Christian University
Antiseptic Ointment Ad With White Ointment Brand
An antiseptic treatment promises quick irritation relief and promotes healing when used as directed. Readers are advised to cleanse daily with Black and White Skin Soap.
Mesa Dentist Appointed To State Dental Board
Dr. John A. Hamblin of Mesa was appointed by Gov. Osborn to the state board of dental examiners to succeed Dr. Robert M. Dunlap of Phoenix, who resigned. The term ends December 31.
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State
Phoenix
John A. Hamblin
Osborn
State Board of Dental Examiners
Robert M. Dunlap
Catalina PBY-5A Delivered After Shake Down Test
In San Diego the final Catalina PBY-5A built at Consolidated Vultee’s plant has been delivered to the Navy after a five hour shake down flight in which pilot W. C. Lincoln commented he did not have the heart to land soon. Production of the Catalina is moving to Convair in New Orleans Louisiana.
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Calif
U.R
Consolidated Vultee
Navy
W. C. Lincoln
San Dieg
Convair
New Orleans
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