UMT Program Starts Hindered by Stepwise Approval
Congress set to vote next week on a bill to start a universal military training program but active launch remains unlikely. The plan requires a five member commission, senate approval, and multiple steps before any training begins, with final approval contingent on broader policy choices. The draft age and service length are also to rise, widening manpower pools in the crisis.
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Young Brazilian Doctor Dies Fighting Cancer
Dr Napoleno Laureano a 36 year old Brazilian physician devoted his career to battling cancer died Thursday night. He organized a foundation from his hospital bed aimed at improving treatment in Brazil with a $5 000 000 target and received support from President Getulio Vargas. The drive will continue with plans for a cancer hospital in Joao Pessoa within a year.
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Moyer finds drunk molds boost citric acid production
Dr Andrew J. Moyer described using wood alcohol to intoxicate Aspergillus niger molds, prompting higher citric acid yields from cheap materials. The method, disclosed to the Society of American Bacteriologists, could lower production costs for a key chemical used in foods medicines and military water purification.
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Psychiatrist resigns from Vassar over matriarchy concerns
Dr. Carl Binger, director of the Mary Conover Mellon Foundation at Vassar, resigns citing a campus climate dominated by female faculty. He warns matriarchal atmosphere may hinder student development and says his full time psychiatric work was rejected. Trustees defend the lengthy report as context not criticism.
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Group to Study Marine Life in the Pacific
A 192-foot steel-hulled schooner sails today from Long Beach with scientists led by 36 year old George Vanderbilt to study rare fish and birds. They head first to Hawaii then to the Marquesas Society and Tuamotu islands, cosponsored by the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences and the California Academy of Sciences. The expedition carries dredges nets arc light gear and underwater diving equipment to collect specimens.
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Tuamotu Islands
Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco
Pacific
Pullman Co Announces 15 Percent Rate Increase
The Pullman Company raised its sleeping car rates by 15 percent, effective at midnight. The move followed an ICC decision late Thursday not to intervene, despite a June 1 schedule announced 30 days ahead. Company officials cited higher operating costs.
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Pullman Co
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Moral Rearmament conference opens at Mackinac Island
Delegates from 15 nations begin a conference at Mackinac Island to discuss strengthening moral as well as physical resources as a democratic response to communism. About 500 delegates, including August Savstrom and Otto Cadeg, participate in sessions at the Grand Hotel with government leaders and labor representatives in attendance.
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West doubts Soviet will attend Big Four foreign ministers meeting
Western diplomats in Moscow doubt Russia will accept the Britain France and United States bid to attend a Big Four foreign ministers conference in Washington on July 23. They say Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky would likely not attend unless the Atlantic pact and U S military bases in Europe are on the agenda, topics the West has refused to discuss. If Russia sticks to its position, the Paris talks may be broken up and agenda talks are considered lengthy.
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St Olaf Bible School Enrolls 715 Students
St Olaf church prepares for its largest vacation Bible school with 715 anticipated enrollees from kindergarten through eighth grade. About 75 teachers and assistants will guide catechism Bible study and mission stories using visual aids. Classes begin 9 a.m. Monday with room assignments by grade.
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McLaughlin Named Deputy Court Clerk
Alphonse McLaughlin has been named deputy clerk of municipal and conciliation courts by Judge Philip Richardson. He will assist court clerk Isabel Hardy and serve in her absence, with the judge also serving part time.
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Vacationers Warned About Hitchhiking Dangers
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover urged motorists to beware of violent criminals posing as hitch hikers on highways. He noted increases in cases where drivers pick up strangers who then victimize rob and sometimes murder them during the vacation season.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Sylvia Gable Seeks Divorce From Clark Gable
Mrs. Clark Gable filed for divorce after 18 months of marriage described as a nervous breakdown and mental cruelty. She sailed for Honolulu aboard a schooner yacht Thursday night with Basil Bleck as spokesman. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer declined comment.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Security Post Goes to Malik
UNITED NATIONS A year after a boycott Malik becomes president of the United Nations Security Council for the month. The Soviet delegate has held the role before and faces questions about early meetings and possible procedural moves.
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Queen Elizabeth and Margaret Arrive in Belfast for Four Day Visit
Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret arrived in Belfast amid heavy police alertness as 3000 officers guarded routes and a royal customs hut was burned in Crossmaglen protests over Northern Ireland's status. The visit includes farm and factory exhibition stops, city hall lunch, garden party, and dinner. Sinn Fein in the Republic raised anti British sentiment with a black flag and a poster attacking the visit.
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Frederick J. Bolton to Be Ordained Sunday
Frederick J. Bolton son of Dr and Mrs R L Bolton will be ordained into the ministry at Little Cedar Lutheran church. He will preach at the 11 am service with ordination by Rev Olin Fjelstad and others assisting. Bolton will become assistant pastor at Albert Lea First Lutheran on July 1.
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Big Three challenge to hold four power talks in Washington
The United States Britain and France proposed a four power foreign ministers meeting in Washington on July 23 to strengthen peace in a concerted move against Russia.
Police Have Busy Month in Courts
Austin police processed 265 cases in May across municipal and juvenile courts in a busy month. Traffic penalties included 39 speeding arrests and 3 drunk driving cases, with 133 parking tickets and $1502 in fines or bail forfeitures. The department also investigated 45 accidents, 357 other calls, 12 open doors found, 7 funeral escorts, 35 dogs impounded, 22 lockup lodgers, and 15 juveniles interviewed.
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Tom Kelly resigns from Herald reporting duties
Herald reporter Tom Kelly left for Minneapolis to attend the American Institute of the Air. A World War II veteran, he joined the Herald from Minneapolis and produced copy for KAUS and KATE radio broadcasts. He hosted two daily news reports on KATE until the service ended. The Kelly family will spend the summer at a Deephaven cottage while he attends radio school.
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