Hells Canyon Fight Looms in Senate
In Washington a battle over a private public power dispute resumes in the Senate with a Hells Canyon bill. Idaho Power seeks a high dam on the Snake River, potentially flooding three low dams, at an estimated half a billion dollars.
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Washington
Snake River
Idaho
Oregon
Idaho Power Co
Columbia River
Federal Power Commission
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Office of Defense Mobilization
Idaho Power
Brownlee Dam
Producer Harry Warner In Satisfactory Condition
Hollywood producer Harry M. Warner 75 is described in satisfactory condition at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after a week of treatment for a rundown condition. A Warner Bros. studio spokesman provided the update.
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Hollywood
Harry M. Warner
Cedars of Lebanon
Warner Bros. Studio
Astronomers Search for Water and Oxygen on Mars
In Flagstaff researchers forecast using spectroscopy to detect water and oxygen on Mars. Dr. Robert Richardson proposed rocket-mounted spectroscopy to separate Martian oxygen from Earth's. Dr. Audouin Dollfus suggested a balloon-borne spectrometer to study Mars atmosphere directly. Mars may hold water, but quantity remains unknown.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Mars
Red
International Mars Committee
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Robert 8. Richardson
Mt. Wilson
Palomar
Earth
Audouin Dollfus
Meudon Observatory
Paris
France
Red Planet
The Great Wall Extends Over 1500 Miles
A historic fortification runs along the border in Asia described as stretching more than 1500 miles. The wording notes the line separates Mongolia and China proper.
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China
Mongolia
Chiina Proper
Fairbanks A-List Party Delights British Royal Family
Douglas Fairbanks Jr and his wife hosted a champagne reception for their daughter Daphne at Cliveden, inviting Queen Elizabeth II Prince Philip and Princess Margaret. The 350-guest event, arranged with help from Viscount Astor, marked a notable social coup in London society.
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London
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Britain
Daphne
Cliveden
Astor
Viscount Astor
Fairbanks
Elisabeth II
Prince Philip
Princess Margaret
Duke of Bedford
Nora Lyle
England
Circus tigers' price rises from $1000 to $3500
Inflation likely pushed up the cost of circus performing tigers from about $1,000 to as high as $3,500, affecting show budgets and animal acts.
Japanese Officials Warn Girard Ruling Strains Ties
Japanese officials warned an American court decision blocking a Japanese trial for William S. Girard could threaten the U.S. Japan Mutual Security Treaty unless the U.S. Supreme Court reverses the ruling. Trial in August is planned with Yuzo Kawachi as judge. Girard remains in Army custody at Camp Whittington.
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William S. Girard
U.s.japan
U.S. Supreme Court
Umekichi Nakamura
District Court
Japan
Girard
Yuzo Kawachi
U.S. Army
Ottawa
Supreme Court
Camp Whittington
Joseph C. McGarraghy
Tosa Sato
Minoru Tsuda
Sato
McGarraghy
Naka Sakai
Nakamura
U.S
Joint Committee
U.S. Far East
Maj
Stanley Levin
Washington
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