Radburn 21 Years Old as Town of the Future
NEA reports Radburn New Jersey, now 21, remains a notable example of the Radburn Plan the lone two completed super blocks stand as remnants of a bold experiment in urban design. The village emphasizes pedestrian friendly streets, central parks, and nearby shops, but suffered from timing and scale issues that left many lots small and a local association handling park maintenance and services.
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Radburn
N. J
NEA
America
New York Region
Fair Lacae
Deadend Street
Terraced Rice Fields of Luzon Explain Leap Year Rule
Rice growers in Luzon create mountain terraces with level flooded ponds. The text notes leap years occur every four years, except century years not divisible by 400, as 1900 was not a leap year.
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Luzon
Philippine Islands
Tubers, Roses, Rabbits in The Garden Tips Column
Henry Pree answers reader questions on tuberous begonias needing well drained light soil and phosphorus rich fertilizer, daily foliage misting, weed control, and careful watering. He covers pruning stems, rabbit prevention with wire mesh and dust sprays, and pruning flowering shrubs after bloom. Includes a Houston incident brief.
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Henry Pree
NEA
Oklahoma Turnpike Plans Held Pending Court Ruling
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority outlines use of Oklahoma subcontractors for 75 percent of engineering work with DeLeuw, Cather and Company in charge of major segments as a state supreme court ruling on validity looms. If upheld, bonds will be sold with funds from investors and the road may open in 1952, boosting state commerce and tourism.
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State Supreme Court
Eigh Oklahoma Engineering Tire
DeLeuw, Cather and Company
Chicago
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Oklahoma
L. H. Cather
Chicago Engineers
Stroud
Sapulpa
Oklahoma City
Tam
Voice of America broadcasts face Korea bias clash
The Voice of America has poured six hours of multi language broadcasts to Korea and the Far East to counter Soviet distortions after the invasion. New York transmitters, land lines to San Francisco, Honolulu, and Manila relay the signals to Korea where Radio Seoul and others rebroadcast. Native Koreans dominate on air but American citizenship is required for high level staff, slowing expansion as Russia increases broadcasting to Korea.
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New York
Pyb
Korea
America
Far East
Orient
Volce
The
Voice
Pacific
San Francisco
Honolulu
Hawaii
Manila
Philippines
Korean Broadcasting Network
Radio Seoul
38Th Parallel
State Department
Civil Service
FBI
United States
Russia
lAnd
Klimeer
Wikaya Reading Club Adds Feathers For Readers Past Week
Ada Public Library hosts Wikaya Reading Club with new headbands and feather counts reflecting readers from Cherokee Hayes School Chickasaw and Creek communities. The event notes holiday-affected story hours and upcoming sessions for various age groups with many members earning additional feathers for books read.
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Wikaya Reading Club
Nancy Upton
Sandra Upton
Civilized Tribes
Ada
Shirley Ann Byrd
Cherokees
Hayes School
Paul Graves
Misa Hoyd Whaley
Glenwood
Hughlene Brittain
Charlyca Klepper
Hayes
Nancy Muncriet
Daphna Smith
Esther Smith
Joyce Smith
Roberta Smith
Marene Veach
Anna Laren Veach
Viva Veach
Creek
Washington
Sherry Ables
Mary Louise Bentley
Charles Bingham
Tommy Clay
Elaine Couch
Kay Haliburton
James Hensler
Joe Kelley
Nancy Lambert
LeDon McAnally
Bobby Jean Ross
Ann Lee Smith
Arthur Tribbey
Carol Joe VanBebber
Lois Ann Ward
Chickasaw (Willard
Charles Akin
Duane Barnes
Eddie Blake
James Bryant
Robbie Jean Hager
Bille Dean Hagar
Karen Kay Kollar
Don Allen Scott
Dianna Smith
Glenna Smith
Don Tucker
Damages Awarded to Two Young Girls in Electric Co-op Case
In a district court, Kay Tidey and Barbara Carol Jones, both nine, won a total of 8,206 against Peppies Electric Cooperative. They incurred third degree burns July 1949 from a live 7,200 volt wire in a catalpa tree near W. J. Jones residence. petitions claim lack of insulation and tree trimming.
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Kay Tidey
Barbara Carol Jones
Peppies Electric Cooperative
Aris
Catalpa
W. J. Jones
Kay
Barbara
Public voices on policy and national governance
A compilation of remarks from figures including Leo Teplow Patrick Hurley Robert Schuman J Edgar Hoover Allan Shivers on jobs Chinese policy Western Europe and centralized government. The quotes highlight concerns about economy sabotage subversion and the FBI’s role amid shifting global and domestic pressures.
Isotopes to Aid Oil Recovery at Bartlesville Lab
The Bureau of Mines announced that radioactive isotopes will be used at two free radio chemical laboratories in Bartlesville funding $35.00 to trace materials in secondary recovery operations. The isotopes will be injected in groundwater to study underground oil and gas formation behavior.
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Washington
Radio Chemical Laboratory
Bartlesville
Bureau of Mines
Woodwind Quintet at East Central College July 10
An East Central College program features the New York Woodwind Quintet on July 10 at 10 am in the college auditorium. The ensemble, comprising five virtuosic young men active in orchestras, will perform works by Bartok Beethoven Moussorgsky and Roussi. The quintet aims to reveal the beauty of their repertoire and has upcoming East Central performances announced.
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East Central College
New York
Bartok
Beethorven
Moussorgsky
Rousisi
East Central
Noel Wyatt
William A Coffe At Summer Camp
William A Goffe son of Mr and Mrs Paul Goffe 1924 East Third Sulphur attends a six week summer encampment at Lowry Air Force Base Denver Colorado The encampment includes Air Force ROTC students from across the United States Goffe will study air comptrollership with 1200 AFROTC cadets from 47 colleges and universities representing 25 states He will qualify to receive a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force Reserve after earning his degree from the University of Oklahoma
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William A. Goffe
Paul Goffe
East Third
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
Colo
Air Force Rotc
United States
Goffe
Air Comptrollership
United States Air Force Reserve
University of Oklahoma
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U. S
Truman
Voice of America
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NAM
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Cosma
Robert Schuman
J. Edgar Hoover
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Allan Shivers
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William A. Coffe
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