Nations quick to embrace disarmament bandwagon
In a United Nations context Molotov’s speech spurred broad interest in disarmament with international inspection. The piece notes U.S. goals from Austin and Truman, the challenge of limiting arms, and the difficulty of enforcing controls on armies and atomic weapons.
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United Nations Assembly
Molotov
United States
U. S
Austin
Truman
Soviet Union
Russia
Prison Guards Fee on Escapes Ruled Illegal
An attorney general opinion says a long standing state prison practice of charging a $25 fee to guards deemed most responsible for a prisoner escape is illegal. It notes the legislature already addresses escapes by guards, with willful acts punishable by two to five years or negligent acts by fines up to $1000.
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Austin
C. H. Cavness
Judge Frees Driver After Stormy Excuse
In Portland Oregon motorist Ernest Thompson escapes a traffic fine after Judge John Seabrook accepts his stormy alibi. Thompson says he failed to see the signal change while heavy rains battered the area. The judge jokes about fall rain and suspends the five dollar tine rather than levy a penalty.
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Portland
Ore
Ernest Thompson
John Seabrook
Thompson
Oregon
Relief From Cough With Creomulsion Ad
An old advertisement promises relief from coughs bronchitis and chest colds with Creomulsion. It claims the medicine reaches the bronchial area loosens phlegm soothes inflamed mucous membranes and requires no narcotics. Customers are offered a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
Double yolk eggs spark farmer's odd find in Newfoundland
Miss Jewell Payne's hens produced a curious run of eggs at her Monmouth Newfoundland farm. After breaking three eggs one day she found seven yolks with two double yolked eggs and one triple yolk. The following day three eggs all showed double yolks.
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Monmouth
Miss Jewell Payne
Miss Payne
Kilroy Cartoon Contest Offered By Leon Theater
Robert Sparks of the Leon Theater offers a $10 prize for best Kilroy cartoon. Open to amateurs and veterans, entries due by noon November 9, pen and ink on 8 by 10 inch white paper. Winning drawing to be published in the Amarillo News on November 10. Talk of the Town show opens at the Leon Theater the same day starring Jean Arthur Cary Grant and Ronald Colman.
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Robert Sparks
Leon Theaters
Kilroy
Leon Theater
Amarillo
Jean Arthur
Cary Grant
Ronald Colman
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