Maryland professors breed wingless flightless chickens
University of Maryland scientist Dr Shaffner developed a flock of wingless chickens aimed at easier market dressing. Starting with 50 eggs from a pilot mating, a portion hatched without wing feathers, with plans to expand to about 2,000 birds as seven years of work continues.
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College Park
Mad
University of Maryland
Shaffner
University’s College of Agriculture
Dr. Shaffner
New Hampshire
Puerto Rican arrests target Nationalists and Communists
In San Juan the government jailed 36 Nationalists and sought two more in a swift 24 hour roundup. Police say arrests were nonviolent and tied to subversive acts and affiliation with a party seeking violent action. The probe may connect to a U. S. House attack. A Youth Court will soon try teens for traffic violations, with students judging cases under police supervision in April.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Pedro Albizu Campos Wegre
Atty
Jose Trias
McCarthy Attacks Stevenson Speech As Clever Political Talk
Senator Joseph McCarthy charges Adlai Stevenson’s Southeastern Conference address was a clever ploy to create GOP infighting. He demanded equal radio and TV time to respond, noting networks offered Stevenson's speech with no Democratic cost. Mitchell defended the arrangement and mocked McCarthy.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Joseph R. McCarthy
Rwis
Adlai E. Stevenson
Republican Party
Key Biscayne
Wisconsin
Stevenson
CBS Television
CBS
NBC
Democratic Party
Stephen A. Mitchell
McCarthy
Federal Communications Commission
Pop Peat
Mitchell
Will Hays dies former movie morals czar at 74
Will Hays, 74, ex-cabinet member and longtime leader of movie morals, died at his Sullivan Indiana home after returning from New York. He served 24 years as the central figure in enforcing film standards and kept homes in New York and Hollywood with a ranch near Los Angeles. He valued his Indiana roots and considered Sullivan his home town.
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Will H. Hays
Sullivan
Ind
Harding
New York
Indiana Coun- Seat
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Indianapolis
Booth Tarkington
Hays
Indiana
States Rights Stand As Barrier To Taft Hartley Changes
Washington reports that federal versus state authority dominates talk on revising the Taft Hartley labor law. Senator Kennedy and Chairman H Alexander Smith weigh how far Congress will go with amendments while Democrats lean CIO opposed to repeal. Major target items include a government supervised poll of workers in strikes and increased state control over strikes.
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Washington
Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate Labor Committee
H. Alexander Smith
RNJ
Smith
Eisenhower
CIO
Dean To Testify In Schwable Case
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean is to testify tomorrow in the Col. Frank Schwable germ warfare confession case. Dean, the highest ranking American captured, was called at Schwable’s request as a Marine court of inquiry nears its end to decide if charges should be filed over the pressured confession.
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Washington
William F. Dean
Korea
Dean
Reds
Frank Schwable
Marine Court of Inquiry
Schwable
NY Central Forces Employes Proxy War Sparks Board Clash
Robert R. Young accuses New York Central of using employes on their own time to solicit proxies as he fights to oust directors. William White calls the claim words, while Young says coercion among employes harms morale amid a $2.7 million January deficit. The suit targets all 15 directors, and the ICC probe questions 800,000 C&O shares tied to Young. Public relations and proxy firms are named in the dispute.
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New York
Robert R. Young
New York Central Railroad
William White
the Central
Young
White
New York Central
Central
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Clinton W. Murchison
Dallas
Sidney W. Richardson
Fort Worth
C&o
Post
ICC
Robinson - Hannagan Associates, Inc
Georgeson & Co
TNT threats and Army maneuvers halt Dallas County bridge scare
Two one pound TNT cans strapped under a Grapevine Creek bridge near Farm Road 567 prompted a cautious drill by Dallas County authorities. Leonard Holliefield removed the charges while soldiers from the 49th Armored Division explained a broader mine exercise ending at another bridge.
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Dallas
Grapevine Creek
Farm Road 567
Bill Decker
Lynn Lawther
Leonard Holliefield
Dallas Dynamite Squad
Holliefield
Carrolton
49Th Armored Division
Bentley Wounded in House Shooting
Rep Alvin M Bentley of Michigan was gravely wounded when four Puerto Ricans fired on the House. Hospital officials said he spent a good night but remains in serious condition.
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Washington
Alvin M. Bentley
R-Mich
House of Representatives
Chiang Protests Geneva Conference Message from TIAPEH
The Nationalist Chinese Assembly in Formosa denounces the Geneva Conference on Asian problems and says its decisions will not bind the Chinese people. It condemns the Berlin Big Four arrangement with Red China and Russia as participants and urges actions to curb aggression in the Far East by international Communists.
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Tiapeh
Formosa
Chinese Assembly
United Nations
Berlin
Russia
Red China
China
Security Council
Assembly
Far East
Driving speeds: women exceed limits more than men
Maryland state police report radar checks show one in four women speeds over the limit versus one in eight men. Major William Weber notes women often offer reasons for speeding while men claim they did not realize they were speeding, with some women reaching 80 mph on open highways. Radar checks are linked to a 1 percent drop in accidents.
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Pikesville
Maryland
William H. Weber
Weber
Weather Snapshot from Amarillo in 1954
Weather report notes Amarillo had 62 sunny or clear days out of 66 in 1954 with readings at 3 PM showing wind speeds around 17 MPH and visibility 15 miles. Nearby cities Houston Dallas Oklahoma City recorded varied conditions from clear to partly cloudy.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla City
Roosevelt Wins California Democratic Endorsement for Congress
James Roosevelt won the endorsement of a Los Angeles area Democratic group on the second ballot after a six hour session to run for Congress from California's 26th District. He spoke on personal questions and said he would abide by the council's decision.
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Los Angeles
James Roosevelt
California
Aonee
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Romelle
Council
Congress
Logic Machine Built by Mount Holyoke Professor
Mount Holyoke College philosophy professor Roger W. Holmes built a logic machine about the size of a radio. The device uses electrical circuits and switches to show conclusions that necessarily follow from premises, illustrating logic as a practical tool.
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South Hadley
Mass
Mount Holyoke College
Roger W. Holmes
Holmes
U.S
Russia
U. S
Brevie
One Edition Brings a Sale
R S Connellee rented his house after placing a small ad in the Saturday edition of the Sun day paper. The ad read 5 ROOMS in Country Club Terrace and the caller rented the house the next day. Connellee lives at 206 W 10th and listed two phone numbers 2 0081 and 2 8068.
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Connellee
W. 10Th
Country Club Terrace
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