Brannan challenges farm plan at Denver meeting
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan told the National Farmers Union that pressure experts threaten lawmakers resisting the plan. He urged polling of voters, praised the union for backing the plan, and warned a sliding parity could gut farm support as he defended direct payments over price supports. He warned the policy could determine the future of millions of farm families and American freedom.
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Denver
Brannan
National Farmers Union
Farmer Union
Farmers Union
Tribute to Tibet Says China Paid Tribute for Centuries
The National Geographic Society notes China paid tribute to Tibet for about a thousand years, ending in the 18th century. The claim situates Tibet under historic Chinese diplomatic recognition. The piece reflects on long standing relations and shifts in control.
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Tibet
National Geographic Society
China
Only 4 Countries Show Decreases In Unemployment
The ILO said unemployment rose in all but four of 20 regions in Europe, North America and Oceania for 1949. Ireland Sweden Australia and New Zealand were the only countries with fewer unemployed. In the United States January 1950 unemployment reached a record 4.48 million, 7.9 percent of the civilian labor force, up from 4. Skeptic notes cite UK 1.7 percent idle in December 1949, Canada 9.7 percent in December 1949, and Italy unemployment rising to 1.502 million in October 1949.
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Geneva
International Labor Organization
Europe
North America
Oceania
ILO
Ireland
Sweden
Australia
New Zealand
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Italy
Communists Deny Soviet Plans on East German Army
Leipzig Germany March 6 a high ranking German Communist Politburo member said Moscow will keep an occupation army in East Germany as long as Allied forces stay on German soil He dismissed rumors of Soviet troop withdrawal this year He also denied East Germany seeks a separate peace treaty unless the Allies first sign with Bonn He said unification would not be for several years and the national front would consolidate support amid West German economic and political discontent.
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Leipzig
Germany
Russia
East Germany
Bonn Republic
Berlin
National Front
West Germany
Loudspeaker’s Birth Mirrors Phonograph Horn Design
A history note explains that early radio loudspeakers closely followed the phono graph horn form, differing mainly by an upright orientation as the key variation between the two devices.
CAA Chief Sees Plane as Future Farm Tool
Delos W. Rentzel, civil aeronautics chief, urged that aircraft can become a vital farm implement. He spoke at Fort Worth during conferences for non-scheduled operators and flying farmers, predicting planes used for transport and crop dusting will grow. He urged more airports and airway facilities to support safer cheaper aviation.
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Fort Worth
Delos W. Rentzel
Civil Aeronautics
Washington
Rentzel
Prison Board orders guards to fire when escapees run
Texas Prison Board approves a three point plan to curb escapes at Central Prison Farm. Guards to back up shots when convicts break, weekly rifle practice for guards, and replacement of trusties with prison staff in commissaries.
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Houston
Texas Prison Board
O. B. Ellis
Central Prison Farm
French Robertson
Abilene
H. H. Coffield
Rockdale
B. E. Stufflebeme
Grand Prairie
W. C. Windsor
Tyler
Ellis
Minister Suffers Heart Attack During Sermon
The Rev. Albert Sidney Lee pastor of the First Baptist Church for over 25 years suffered a heart attack Sunday during his sermon in Crockett. He was assisted from the pulpit and taken home. Dr. J. S. Wootters placed him in an oxygen tent and planned hospital transfer when possible.
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Crockett
Albert Sidney Lee
First Baptist Church
J. S. Wootters
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