Radio springs

Once again, there was resistance to the Bill. However, communications were modernized, and public opinion was molded not only by newspapers but also by radio and radio could be heard hundreds of miles away. One small fly in the proverbial ointment, however, was that Teddy Roosevelt s nephew, Franklin Roosevelt, was now President the President was wheel-chair bound due to polio, and believed in the therapeutic value of hot springs and other complementary therapies. 

Floods are the most common and widespread of all natural disasters. Most communities in the United States can experience some degree of Hooding after spring rains, heavy thunderstorms, or winter snow thaws. Most Hoods develop slowly over a period of days. Flash floods, however, are like walls of water that develop in a matter of minutes. Flash floods can be caused by intense storms or dam failure. Stay tuned to NOAA Radio and prepare to evacuate. Tune to local radio and television stations for additional information. 

In 1917 there had been rumours that the Germans intended to use gas against the British civilian population, and in the spring of 1918 the War Cabinet had considered the advisability of taking anti-gas precautions on a wide scale.For the next 25 years the threat of aerial gas bombardment was to be a constant preoccupation. In the Cabinet Lord Fisher had voiced fears about the effects of gas attacks on cities. In February 1927 Professor Noel Baker broadcast on the radio a description of a gas attack from the air and asserted that all the experts are agreed that it would be impossible to devise means to protect the civilian population from this form of attack . ... 

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