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THE OSHAWA TIMES, _ Wednesday, March 18, 1964 15 ' Aussies Try. To Convert ~ Sea Water -- By IAN McFARLING MELBOURNE (CP)--As one» of the world's driest and thirst... iest continents, Australia is try-. ing to convert sea water to household use. Scientists working with the Australian Water Research . Foundation have already cut . | |the cost of removing salt from - sea water by 50 per cent in the . last five years, Piss A --- Fears a major . reakthrough, but are confident that within another five to 10. years desalinateq sea water. could be a paying proposition» ' for ranchers in open pasture = country where the ground water . is brackish. In this case the ranch running sheep and cattle, w use desalinated water from ar- ° 4 |tesian bores, Scientists forecast eithat in the big coastal cities desalinated water would go into domestic taps with the help of perhaps nuclear power. COMING SOON : (| This has already been pre dicted by the foundation's hon- orary director of research, 4 |Prof. C: H. Munro, professor of civil engineering at the Univer- sity of Ne South Wales. "Some authorities believe that nuclear - powered electricity generating stations with desal- SPECIAL ination as a by-product on a 49.99 large scale are just around the ' yy corner," Prof. Munroe sid, = REMEMBER! But at present, he said during SETS | a foundation meeting in Alde- .». You Can Say K-Mart Special with trim and collor with loce trim. Matching Poke Bon- laide, the capital of South Aus« 5.77 CHARGE IT e net. Pink ond mint colors. Sizes 12 to 24 months and 1 tralia, the only application he With a TO "ag 6.66 K-MART CREDIT CARD GIRLS' 2-PCE. COAT SETS K-Mart Special OPEN DAILY 10a.m.to10p.m. (Except Sunday) f =mnar Limited « A Division of the $. $. Kresge C NOW FOR EASTER K-MART _ ¢ TODDLERS' COAT Girls' 2 piece coat sets in assorted Crepe, Corduroy and Suede Fabric. 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Latest Patterns and plain shades in all Wool Worsteds, all designed to suit the discriminating Young Man. i Sizes 34 to 41. raising drives. | The foundation wants at least © another $1,000,000 for 75 new research topics, such as im» proving the. design of small earth dams, controlling the growth of.slime in big closed water conduits and the effects of planting softwood forests on water yields, Cuba Refugees. Smuggle Out Rum Formula -: MIAMI, Fla. (AP)--Refugees _ from Fidel Castro's Cuban re--- gime have smuggled the tor- " mula for the island's renowned rum into exile with them. ' A group of refugees and American businessmen, with formulas brought out of Cuba, are producing in Florida a drink they hope will carry on the tradition of the famuus Cu- ban rums. Directing the operation is An- * tonio (Nico) Zubillaga, formerly ° a wealthy Cuban cattleman, su- gar cane grower and alcohol distiller. 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But equally important, he said, is that it is providing jobs for . some of the many Cuban exiles in this country. 'We have many Cubans work- ing here," Zubillaga proudly . pointed out. "We are trying to help the Florida unemployment. situation as much as we can." *| Exiles and native Americans work in various capacities from supervisor to secretary to jan- itor.