Rain Makers No. 2 Methods Put to Test by Officials
AP report surveys reactions to cloud seeding firms in California New Mexico Wyoming and Washington from San Diego County meetings. Mixed results emerge with some undecided on value while others renew contracts. Notable quotes include Coronado mayor suggesting prayer and California Oregon Power Co. praising three strong years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Carey
Science Reporter
Washington
San Diego County
Calif
Lloyd Harmond
Coronado
Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
New York State
el Reno
Okla
A. S. Cummins
California
Oregon Power Co
Sacramento
Wyoming
Arizona
New Mexico
Yakima
Horse Heaven Water Develoment Corp
Horse Heaven
William J. Hartnett
Weather Corp. of America
St. Louis
Oppenheimer Declared Security Risk by AEC Board
The Atomic Energy Commission upheld its ruling that J. Robert Oppenheimer is a security risk. The 4-1 decision cited defects in character and associations with Communists, despite no evidence of him revealing secrets. Henry Smyth was the lone dissenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Oppenheimer
Strauss
Anthor
Haakon Chevalier
Chevalier
Henry D. Smyth
Smyth
Dr. Oppenheimer
Toughest part of war as Evelyn Irons treks to Guatemala
Reporter Evelyn Irons recalls the perilous journey from Nueva Ocotopeque to Esquipulas and Chiquimula to cover the rebel invasion. She travels 25 miles by mule and on foot, interview locals, witness the siege, and file tales from the rebel stronghold under Col Castillo Armas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Irons
Guatemala
Honduras
Chiquimula
Guatemalan
London Evening Standard
Associated Press
Tegucigalpa
Nueva Ocotopeque
Esequipulas
Quezaltpeque
Col
Castillo Armas
Trail
Zacapa
Joseph Nunan Convicted of Tax Evasion
Brooklyn federal court jurors found Joseph D. Nunan Jr. guilty on all five counts of income tax evasion for 1946 to 1950. He faces up to 25 years in prison and a $50,000 fine, with sentencing set for July 22 after bail at $1,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph D. Nunan Jr
Brooklyn
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Nunan
Red Setter Field Trial Club Promotes GunDog Standards
Al notes a split in Irish setter folklore between old upland hunters and younger enthusiasts attracted to mahogany Red setters. The National Red Setter Field Trial Club unites breeders to prove Red setters are gun dogs through field trials emphasizing temperament, hunting desire, nose, and stamina. Judging the spring trial saw 65 entries and progress across age classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Eisenhower Administration Pro-Labor Program Promoted
Secretary James P. Mitchell told Labor Department staff at a pep session that the Eisenhower administration policies are pro labor. He urged employees to evaluate the health and social legislation in the President's program as clearly pro labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James P. Mitchell
Labor Department
Mitchell
Fire Chief Reports False Alarm at Barn Blaze
In Middlebury Vermont Fire Chief Kenneth Caul reported a false alarm after a barn blaze call. He explained he woke to a red glare behind the barn and notified the department, only to find the glare came from flares at a nearby road construction site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlebury
Kenneth Caul
Liquor Store Plan in Davenport Faces Commission Rejection
The Iowa Liquor Control Commission declined for the present an invitation to establish a new state liquor store at a shopping center under construction in Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Davenport
Carriers To Remodel Catapults After Bennington Disaster
The Navy will modify plane-launching catapults on all but two aircraft carriers after the May 26 Bennington explosion which killed over 100. Most ships use hydraulic catapults while the Intrepid and Hancock use steam systems. The cause remains officially undetermined, but the Navy attributes the blast and fire to the catapult area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Navy
Bennington
Intrepid
Hancock
Court Dismisses GN Restraining Order Barring Strike
In Minneapolis Judge Matthew M. Joyce dismissed a temporary restraining order against a Great Northern Railway strike by three unions. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, the Brotherhood of Railway Conductors, and the Switchmen's Union of North America, representing about 15 percent of the 28,000 workers, had sought to halt work pending negotiations at the National Mediation Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Great Northern Railway
Matthew M. Joyce
National Mediation Board
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Brotherhood of Railway Conductors
Switchmen’s Union of North America
El Salvadoran Cites Coffee Profits
Miami remarks by Dr. Roberto E. Canessa, El Salvador’s foreign affairs minister, claim 10.5 cents per cup yields over 300 percent gross profit for restaurants. He argues public blame on producers is misplaced and says government leaders ride coffee price rises. He notes a 1 cent per pound increase costs Americans 27 million dollars with four fifths staying in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Roberto E. Canessa
el Salvador
Canessa
Chamber of Commerce of the Americas
United States
Four sheep sought to clear grass at North Burial Ground
Rev. Arthur M. Dunstan of the Massasoit Historical Society seeks about four sheep to graze and trim tall grass at North Burial Ground in Warren Rhode Island. He notes the site is overgrown and no workers volunteer, proposing sheep as a natural grasscutter in a lighthearted plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
R. I
Arthur M. Dunstan
Massasoit
Prison Newspaper Blames Inmates for Theft Shortfall
The Angolite at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola laments inmate thefts of its weekly issue. An editorial notes 100 papers go on sale and only 54 are sold, asking who swipes the remaining 46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angola
Angolite
Louisiana Penitentiary
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Institute For Advanced Study
Princeton
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el Mico
Georges Barrios
George Hernandez
Barrios
Joseph Nunan
Walter Bruchhausen
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ike
Moore
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S&h
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Emma Rust
Dial
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Mower Motors Inc
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Wicollet
Nicollet
HOTEL
Atlantic
Ford
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