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8 NAUGATUCK NEWS Dec. 11, 1968 Chemical Firm Mixes Oil. And Water Successfully BOSTON (UPD The problem of preventing pollution to the world's beaches from oil slicks gave scientists at Humble Oil and Refining Co. something to shoot for mix oil and wa. ter, treated with Humble's ne product corexit 7364, oil and! water mix readily to form a harmless suspension, which the company hopes may provide the key to preventing pollution from slicks surrounding oil tanker wrecks at sea.

Dr. Edward Corino, a research chemist for the compa. riy said Tuesday past attempts to disperse oil slicks caused by Wrecks were frustrated due to the highly toxic nature of the dispersant that caused great harm to marine life and water foul, new dispersant has proved its ability to clean up effectively, 1 Corino said. He said the major difference be. tween Corexit 7664 and other dlspersants is that the new pro.

duet Is Water based while the others were hydro-carbon-based and highly toxic. Breaks Them Up JCorexit breaks up slicks into minute droplets to allow natuf. al. bacteria to break down the suspension thus caused assists biodegredation," Corino explained. it' means the new product may be able to disperse oil slicks before they reach and without harming sea life.

'We're not: alone in this area," said, James Avery, public, relations manager of Hum-' ble's eastern region. "Most of the major oil companies have or will have equivalent products." A spokesman said the effort to find a harmless dispersant was after the Torrey Canyon ran aground 'early in 1967 causing widespread death to marine life and damage to resort areas on both sides o) the English Accelerate Search "The Jan. 20, 1967 accident in the River Weymouth caused us to accelerate the search," a Humble spokesman said. that time, a tanker heading a Weymouth, south of spilled a large. 'amount of oil into the river.

Humble revealed. the product in its description of its new Clean Seas Program to prevent oil pollution. The First Time "Corexit 7664 has been on the market for a number of weeks but this is the first time we have publicized it," Avery said. The philosophy of the pro- WERE PRICES sun YOUR gram is simple: prevent spilling oil into the sea; if oil is leased, contain it; after it if conHjnfd, remove as much possible and finally clean It up. Corexit, Humble hopes, will assist in removing slicks and cloanlng up areas covered with released oil.

To prevent accidents, Humble said it had purchased a lake near Grenoble, France which It has converted into a miniature ocean. On this ocean the com. pany launched a fleet of scale- model tankers which captains- in-training must navigate for two weeks to prepare for the real thing. Humble It had even built a scale model Suez Canal for the captains to try their hand at before easing their craft into scaled down docks and wharfs. miniature ocean is at the mercy of a wave-making machine which can simulate a ocean storm.

One Problem Met The containment problem, is being met with plastic booms now stored in all major ports. The' booms, similar to fishing nets, will be strung around oil slicks to keep them from spreading; Humble hopes that precautions against oil spillage combined with the promising methods of treating slicks may some day eliminate the coastal menace of oil pollution. "I guess it took a series of disasters like the Torrey Canyon accident to induce the industry to tackle the problem," AVery said. "And there are still a lot of problems to be solved." "But," Corino said, "Corexit 7664-is a new approach." Weather Forecast 'WINDSOR LOCKS, (UPI) The Connecticut state weather forecast: Sunny with moderating temp, eratures today, highest around 30. Fair and cold tonight, lowest temperatures in the 20s.

Continued fair and seasonably cold on Thursday, highest temp, eratures near 40. Probability of snow flurries near zero today and tonight and 10 per cent on 1 Light -and variable winds to. day and tonight and southerly 10 to 20 miles-per-hour on Thursday. The Jenolan Caves are probably the, most famous tourist attraction in Australia. The Philippine Islands are an archipelago of almost 7,083 islands.

School Board To Probe Suggested School Sites STOCKHOLM: The Nobel Prize winners for 1968 rehearse for the awards presentation Dec. 10. From left, they Luis W. Alvarez, winner of the physics prize; Lars Onsager cIMm- istry; and medicine prize winners Robert Holly, H. GobindKhorana, and Dr.

Nirenberg, all from the United States; and Japan's Yasuran Kawobafo, of the htera- ture prize. -(UP! Cablephoto) WILLIAM RITT $375 BILLION You're Telling Me! THE VALUE of France's top literary prize, the Prix Goncourt, just awarded for 1968 to novelist Bernard is $10. Which makes us what 1 the booby prize --if any--amounts to! The' winning novel's title was "Fruits of Winter." Seems like it wan pretty slim pic'k- iny.1.' During the 1650s, we read, Paris, France, contained 40,000 professional beggars. Those were palmy but far from balmy--times! The real name of the famed London timepiece generally called "Big Ben" is actually the Westminster Clock--Fact- ograph item. Maybe 30, but somehow the name "Big Ben" seems to have more of ft bang to it! According to Zndok Dum- kopl, the itredominunt color of autumn just has to be red --look at nil those fallen leaves and nipped uose.s 1 After studying the map; the man at the next desk says he's discovered there are more than 100 Shetland Islands.

And all of 'em pony-sized! Aesop, ancient Greelt writer of many fables, is generally regarded as semi-mythical, say historians. If they mean he was pretty fabulous himself, we agree! iDIst. by King Features Syndicate) 350 325 300 275 250 194 PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT PUBLIC DEBT THE TAX FOUNDATION, New York, issues this chart showing how the public debt has chased the legal debt limit upward, Especially since 1959. The federal debt has risen 35 per cent since 1946, beginning' the post-World War II era. German is.

an alloy of The stute of Minnesota contains the noifth- colpel zinc an evnmost'jjoint'iiiNthe y.S.,"OUt' lies borders. Secular means "dealing with nonreligious subjects." Taj Mahal, the famous mausoleum in Agra, India, was erected by Shah Jehah for his favorite wife. Discussion of school sites proposed by the School Building Committee will take place at tomorrow's meeting of the Board of Education at 4:30 in the Tuttle House. The Board will accept or reject the sites selected earlier Marine Husband Of Former Resident Dies Word has been received here of the death of Lt. Robert A.

Carney, 33, a U.S. Marine serving his second tour of duty In Vietnam. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dolores (Cheskey) Carney, formerly of Beacon Falls, currently of Inglewood, two sons, Bradford and Gregory, also of California; his parents; two brothers and one sister, all of Akron, Ohio. Funeral services, which will take place in Inglewood are incomplete.

MIS Christinas Concert Slated For Friday The annual Christmas concert by the Naugatuck High School band and choir will be held Friday evening in the high school auditorium at 8 p.m. Under the directlonofCeorge instrumental music director, and Jesse Davis, choir director, the program is full of traditional Christmas season musical selections. The public Is invited. Beacon Falls Warden Warns Owners To Keep Pets Restricted BEACON Dog Warden William Howe has issued a warning to dog owners, reminding them that dogs must be restricted to their owners' property. If the animals'are allowed to roam they will be Impounded, he said.

Howe said that there had been several complaints about dogs running loose and in packs which. 1 'creates' a potentially dangerous situation. Several incidents of dog bites have also been by the building committee, Also up for discussion is the acceptance of relocatable classrooms. The topic of negotiating a contract, with the Naugatuck Teachers' League is a likely discussion point at tomorrow's meeting. Members will probe into a.

consultation meeting, negotiations and joint study committee. The contract for bus transportation for local students will come up for discussion. Also slated for action are the topics of resignations and appointments, facility requests and communications. Assistant Supt. of Schools Raymond Dowling will give his monthly report to the board, which will Include the $43,000 recently transferred by the Finance Board to cover the current contract with the NTL.

Dowling will also report on progress of the Hop Brook School addition. Yule Music Program At Hillside Santa will make an early stop on Monday at 7:30 p.m. to present to the borough. "Wall- to-Wall Christmas' at the Hillside School auditorium. 1 Some familiar and some unusual Christmas airs will resound from every corner of the hall, when the Hillside Concert Band, Orchestra and Choirs will be featured.

The seventh grade Brass Choir will be making its debut with a special collection of Yuletide carols. The choirs will present rich harmonies in carols old and new, including echoes of the past in a Gregorian chant and 20th century music in the spirit of'68. The orchestra will spotlight two soloists, Patricia Ploski and Laurie Grele, in 'Dance of the Sugar Plum by Tchaikovsky. The original cost of the White House was defrayed from the sale of land in Maryland and Virginia. Yankee Doodle was the first "patriotic 'song; to national The amoeba is the simplest form of animal.

l.S. Ships Maneuver In Black Sea ISTANBUL Offi. clals said two Amorican destroyers movod quietly today In the Black Sea, halfwa'y through a five day cruise denounced by the Soviet Union and its allies. U.S. defense spokesmen at Oth Fleet headquarters in Naples, Italy, in London and in Washington gave few details of the cruise of the destroyers Dyess and Turner beyond saying the ships remained clear of Soviet, Bulgarian and Roma.

nlan territorial waters. In Washington, asked if the ships were bothered by Soviet planes or vessels, a Defense Department spokesman told United Press International, "I dc not know," U.S. spokesmen aid the ships were doing only "routine drills." The Soviets, who regard the Black Sea as theirs have denounced the Monday-Friday cruise as a "provocation." a i a echoed Moscow's words. The Soviets have aired their objections along with reporting a boost in military spending in next year's Moscow budget. Unofficial observers here said the Dyess and Turner were engaged in an American response to the Soviet naval buildup in the Mediterranean Sea.

Previous U.S. naval visits to the Black Sea had not elicited such violent Soviet outbursts. The Russians have called the destroyers "unwelcome guests." The Soviet expression conflicted with the ancient Greek and Latin era name for the Black Sea, when it was called Pontus EuJdnus which translates roughly as "hospitable sea" or "nice to strangers." Winter will soon be here, We've already had some snow It will be colder, never fear, When the north winds start to blow. You have a lot going when you deal with us Our service cannot be beat Thirty people will fume and fuss To give you WESSON CAREFREE HEAT ANYTIME VA1UE Gamma rays ai-e electromagnetic radiations of very high frequency emitted by radioactive bodies. OPEN I TUES-WED-FRI NIGHTS TILL PHONE 729-8905 OUR LOCATION! RUBBER AVE.

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