Newsmen Keep 33-Year State Department Briefing Tradition
Washington December 28 The State Department maintains a daily briefing cycle with newsmen five days a week dating to 1921 begun by Charles Evans Hughes. Reporters from many nations attend, exchanging questions and answers on foreign affairs. The routine often yields stories, while sometimes producing little.
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Donald J. Gonzales
Washington
State Department
Charles Evans Hughes
Frank B. Kelley
Henry L. Stimson
Hughes
Cordell Hull
Edward R Stettinius Jr
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Department
Germany
Switzerland
France
Britain
Soviet Union
China
Sweden
Israel
Japan
United States
Parties Weigh Sites For 1956 Presidential Conventions
Democrats and Republicans are weighing convention sites for 1956. A GOP subcommittee will take bids January 1, while Democrats under new chair Paul Butler plan to decide soon after January 1. Philadelphia Chicago and Atlantic City are mentioned, with local funding key. Both parties may favor the same city to save about 50 000 in setup and facilities.
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John L. Cutter
Washington
Republican National Committee
Paul M. Butler
Democratic National
Philadelphia
Chicago
Atantic City
N. J
John’ C." Fremont
Jackson
Mich
Rinon
Wis
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin ID. Roosevelt
Oil For 23 Years In West's Supply
Tulsa dispatch reports the Oil and Gas Journal says world oil reserves total about 147 billion barrels with a 33 year supply at current consumption. Saudi Arabia holds about 6 billion barrels, Kuwait 80 billion, with 13.5 million barrels daily production this year. The report notes abroad growth outpacing U.S. gains and renewed interest in crude prospects.
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Tulsa
Okla
Free World
Oil and Gas Journal
Saudi Arabia
Journal
Kuwait
Free Nations
United States
Dahl Dutt
Journal International
Reds Ridicule UN Secretary Dag Hammarskjold
Nationalist paper in Formosa denounces Dag Hammarskjold as a fool for visiting Red China amid the case of 11 American airmen jailed as spies. The China Post says Chou En Lai will not discuss the matter and Hammarskjold’s trip will be fruitless and propagandistic. California leads in flowering plant diversity with about 39,000 species nationwide.
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Tatpey
Formosa
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Red China
Hammarskjold
Red Chinese
China Post
Chou Wn Lai
Researchers Disagree On Cancer Link From Cigarette Smoke
Berkeley Dec 28 UP Two researchers clash over whether tobacco smoke has a cancer link. Dr D V Lefemine of the Miami Cancer Research Institute burned 1000 king sized cigarettes and isolated 3,4 benzopyrene, a cancer agent, while deeming its amount in tobacco negligible. Jere Lefermine and colleagues study effects on human lung tissue in lab. Dr Paul Kotin of USC Medical School challenged Lefemine’s report.
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George Coffey
Berkeley
Calif
D Vv. Lefemine
Miami Cancer Research Institute
Lefemine
Jere Lefernine
Col
Paul Kotin
University of Southern California Medical School
Lefemmne
Miami Laboratory
Kotin
Lefemme
Miami
Traffic Jams In Skies Are Big Problem
Washington reports rising air traffic woes as the Civil Aeronautics Administration tests two projects at Indianapolis labs. A dynamic air traffic control simulator stores flight positions and directs approach paths, handling routes in New York Washington Fort Worth Dallas and Norfolk among others.
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Washington
America
Federal Aviation
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Indianapolis
Ind
CAA
New York
Fort Worth-Dallas
Norfolk, Va
Production Hike Urged By National Planning Association
The National Planning Association urges a sharp production boost next year as growth lags labor force gains. They call for at least 25 billion more output to keep workers fully employed, citing GDP under 860 billion and a gap of about 15 to 20 billion below full employment. They propose tax cuts, higher wages, lower prices through productivity, and investments in roads, schools, hospitals, and housing.
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Washington
National Planning Association
U. S
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