Assam’s big power project
The world’s largest baseload turbine station, the Namrup thermal power project, was commissioned here [Namrup, Upper Assam] on April 16 by the Union Power and Irrigation Minister, Dr. K.L. Rao. The power project, an undertaking of the Assam State Electricity Board, was constructed at a total cost of Rs. 12.5 crore.
UAR pilots train for space flights
The Cairo weekly magazine Al Mussawar reported on April 15 that Egyptian air force pilots were being trained for space-flights. The article, illustrated with photographs of pilots, said they had successfully completed the first stage of training which had lasted from two to four years. They were now ready for the second decisive stage.
U.K. housewives’ revolt
More than 6,000 British housewives are taking part in a “silent revolt” against price increases, according to Mrs. Sheila Montgomery. The north of England housewife first persuaded nine of her neighbours to stop buying biscuits for a month because of an increase in their price. Other housewives joined her boycott movement and have already banned jam, meat extracts, and gravy powers from their shopping lists. There are now 230 boycott groups in Britain. Mrs. Montgomery said on April 16 our aim is to mobile the power of the housewife by simply refusing to buy certain things for a month to stop prices going up.
