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Show HIGHLIGHTS . . . in th week's news GIVE 'EM AIR: Firemen are credited cred-ited with saving the lives of thousands thou-sands of fish pickerel, black bass, catfish and other varieties that were slowly suffocating in the North Farms reservoir near Walhngford, Conn. The firemen pumped part of the water from the pond and then sprayed it back, thereby aerating it. This job took two days. Only 10 per cent of the fish have died. EGGS: Production of eggs will be considerably lower in the second half of the year than in the first, the department of agriculture estimates. esti-mates. Civilian supplies will not be affected, it was added, because of the record stocks in storage. Chickens Chick-ens will become less plentiful in the months ahead, the department went on, and turkeys will be scarce because be-cause of military demands. |