Greater Weather Control On The Horizon
A National Academy of Sciences and National Science Foundation forecast urges higher federal funding for weather research. They envision possibilities to steer hurricanes, suppress cyclones, break up smogs, and reduce lightning. Cloud seeding is now common, using dry ice, salt, or silver iodide to induce rain or fog and protect crops, though it is not widely employed yet.
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National Academy of Sciences
National Science Foundators
World Book
Smokers More Social Yet Less Trusting Says Harvard Study
Harvard Medical School psychologist Dr Gene M Smith reports on 1400 smokers and nonsmokers showing smokers are more extroverted and social but also more disagreeable and less self reliant. Questionnaires from nursing, college and high school students paired with peer judgments reveal mixed traits and attitudes toward smoking.
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New York
Gene M. Smith
Harvard Medical School
Smith
Weather control research aims for broader climate solutions
The text notes ongoing weather control work and the expectation that increased funding will yield new methods. It cites Mark Twain on discussing weather without action and asserts that modern service already acts and seeks to do more in weather manipulation research.
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Mark Twain
It's A Woman's Whirl in Modern Furniture Design
A New York Museum of Contemporary Crafts exhibit features fantasy furniture shaped like hands, animals, and figures, mixing personal identity with utility. Items include automobile door cabinets, a cup shaped chair, a man shaped cupboard, and light yet heavy storage chests. The display extends to candle forms, pre shrunk washable linens, and a tooth transmitter for dentists. A Boat Show highlight shows soups and vegetables offered as instant foods.
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New York
Museum of Contemporary Crafts
New York Coliseum
Texan June retail surge boosts state merchants
An unusual June rise in Texas retail sales defies the normal May to June dip. Total sales reached 1.2304 billion dollars, up five percent, driven by durable goods with a 17 percent jump. Automotive, lumber, and building material dealers led gains while nondurable goods slipped one percent. Dallas up six percent, Fort Worth down four.
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Texas
U. of T. Bureau of Business Research
Dallas
Fort Worth
Glass-enclosed highway proposed to ease regional traffic
A Washington firm proposes a glass-enclosed highway built ten stories high from Maryland's Capital Beltway into D C to relieve regional traffic. If successful, a similar elevated roadway could be planned for a Lower Manhattan Expressway.
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Washington, D. C
Maryland
Capital Beltway
Washington
Lower Manhattan
Cotton Pests Grow Immune to Common Insecticides
COLLEGE STATION Texas A&M researchers Perry Adkisson and S J Nemec report bollworm and tobacco budworm have developed strong resistance to common insecticides. 1965 tests show reduced kills with Toxaphene DDT endrin Strabane DDT and Levin, while methyl parathion mixes with endrin Sevin toxaphene DDT or Strabane DDT show promise. Extension recommendations urge using combinations and following guidelines to manage outbreaks.
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College Station
Texas A&m University
Texas A&m
Perry Adkisson
S. J. Nemec
A&m
Levin
Newton
Drop Predicted In Food Prices This Year
Washington The Agriculture Department says rising food prices peaked last month and will fall 1 to 2 percent by year end. Lower prices stem from larger food supplies after summer and fall harvests, with declines seen in meat milk potatoes and processed fruits and vegetables.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
America Becoming Tourist In Place
A survey by ASTA Travel News shows foreign pleasure travel to the United States rose 20 percent in the last fiscal year ending July 1965. The report calls America an attractive destination for international visitors and notes evolving perceptions of American sites. The East River of New York is described as an ocean strait rather than a river.
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America
Asta Travel News
American Society of Travel Agents
U.S
New York
Bus links span Mexico City to Guatemala City
Two bus firms operate a connecting service between Mexico City and Guatemala City offering passenger transportation across the border. Each company provides routes with cross border schedules and varying fare options for travelers between the two capitals. Regular departures connect the central stations and major hubs in each city, facilitating regional travel.
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Mexico City
Guatemala City
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