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  1. UNRRA Supplies to Europe

    Series name
    World Pictorial News
    Issue no
    253
    NoS ID
    156505
    Story no
    3 / 3

    Shots of refugees (from the recently ended war) on the move. Canada’s resources provide aid; in British Columbia salmon fleets make record hauls; the production of canned pork; the production of...

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  2. Flax Industry

    Series name
    World Pictorial News
    Issue no
    254
    NoS ID
    156508
    Story no
    3 / 4

    Australia: the growing and processing of flax in Victoria. The crop is harvested by the Women’s Land Army. In the mill, the strands are separated; the flax is corded and woven. In the weaving mill it is...

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  3. Oyster Farms

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    85
    NoS ID
    325412
    Story no
    2 / 3

    COI synopsis: Oysters, traditional titivations for the wealthy, are rich in protein. A far-sighted frozen-food firm saw a potential market and applied factory farming techniques. They’re hoping the oysters...

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  4. Wild Oats

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    110
    NoS ID
    325482
    Story no
    3 / 4

    COI synopsis: The poisoned handshake. Farmers rogueing wild oats from their fields now use a special glove which squeezes herbicide onto the weed without affecting the rest of the crop.

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  5. Spraying

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    114
    NoS ID
    325495
    Story no
    3 / 4

    COI synopsis: As yet there is no real alternative to crop spraying if we are to make sure that we are the ones who eat the food we grow. A range of sprayers that produce an extremely fine mist of oil based...

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  6. Coffee Cattle Food

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    116
    NoS ID
    325504
    Story no
    4 / 4

    COI synopsis: The milk we put in our coffee may have come from coffee beans. Intermediate stages in the process are the instant coffee manufacturers, who have a disposal problem with their waste grounds, and...

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  7. Leafless Pea

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    117
    NoS ID
    325507
    Story no
    3 / 4

    COI synopsis: Earth resources are limited, and it’s up to us to make the best possible use of them. The crops we grow are among the most important, and this is just one example of the work geneticists are...

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  8. Instant World: Instant Oasis

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    149
    NoS ID
    325621
    Story no
    3 / 4

    COI synopsis: Science has given time a different meaning - what was once the work of years is now achieved in days; days are reduced to seconds. This issue looks at a few of the developments which are...

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  9. Prevention Of Waste: Pseudo Potato

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    150
    NoS ID
    325624
    Story no
    2 / 5

    COI synopsis: Nearly everywhere today a major concern is cutting back on waste to help preserve resources. But first, spot your waste! This issue spots a few obvious, and a few very strange areas where...

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  10. Prevention Of Waste: No Belch Cattle

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    150
    NoS ID
    325627
    Story no
    5 / 5

    COI synopsis: Nearly everywhere today a major concern is cutting back on waste to help preserve resources. But first, spot your waste! This issue spots a few obvious, and a few very strange areas where...

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