Reds Hate Radio Free Europe Czech Says
A Czech activist reports on Radio Free Europe gains and the broader crusade against communism. The National Committee for a Free Europe raises funds, expands broadcasts to six satellite countries, and supports scholarships, research, and Asian outreach through a sister committee.
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Adelaide Kerr
New York
Paul Tigrid
National Committee For A Free Europe
Tigrid
Munich
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RFE
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Dwight Eisenhower
Lucius D. Clay
Continental Can Company
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Japan
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Henry Luce
Frankfurt
Germany
America
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Bulgaria
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Hungary
Poland
Romania
Crusade For Freedom
Eisenhower
Gen. Clay
Henry Ford II
Europe
National Committee For A Free Asia
Asia
Pacific
McKay to resign Oregon governorship this week
Douglas McKay announced he will quit as Oregon governor this week to join Dwight Eisenhower's cabinet as secretary of the interior. He plans to travel to Washington, D. C., for talks before taking office and warned there will be hiring and firing in the Interior Department.
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Portland
Ore
Douglas McKay
Helena
Dwight Eisenhower
Oregon
McKay
Washington, D. C
Eisenhower
mid-Pacific
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Interior Department
Reclamation
Michael Straus
Columbia River
215 Couples Renew Marriage Vows at St Timothy’s
In Los Angeles two hundred fifteen couples renewed their wedding vows in a single ceremony at St Timothy’s Catholic Church. Rev William E O Shea urged couples to renew fidelity and love despite long marriages, noting many have been married 40 years or more.
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Los Angeles
William E. O’shea
St. Timothy’s Catholic Church
World Bank Loans 12 Billion Since WWII Report
Eugene R. Black, president of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, said the World Bank has loaned about 1.0 billion dollars since WWII and set aside 100 million in reserve from profits. He spoke at St Johns College on profits of 15 to 20 million annually and loans for electric, grain storage, farm, and construction projects in war torn and developing nations.
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Annapolis
World Bank
Eugene R. Black
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
St. Johns College Forum
Electric wire keeps pigeons off public buildings
In New York the British Information Service describes a slender electric wire along ledges to shock pigeons briefly when they touch it. The method, applied on several Birmingham buildings, reportedly keeps perching birds away and may offer a simple humane deterrent.
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New York
British Information Service
Birmingham
England
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