New Drug Will Abolish African Cattle Scourge (Exclusive)

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1862

Date Released

3 Jan 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1First Pictures Greenland Air Rescue Attempt
2. 2News in Flashes: Stop Press: French Atomic Pile
3. 3News in Flashes: Stop Press: Irish Bill Signed
4. 4News in Flashes: Stop Press: Kitty Hawk Plane
5. 5News in Flashes: Stop Press: Run on Shanghai Bank
6. 6News in Flashes: Stop Press: Magna Carta
7. 7News in Flashes: Stop Press: Miss France Elected
8. 8New Drug Will Abolish African Cattle Scourge (Exclusive)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 8

Summary

Pictures sent from Central Africa show scientists engaged in war on Tsetse Fly, as news comes that two British scientists discovered drug which will free cattle from scourge of sleeping sickness.

Keywords

Health and medicine; Agriculture; Science and technology; Insects; Animal husbandry

Library number

17422

Length of story (in feet)

134

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