Railroads Plan Vast Expansion to Spend Over Half Billion
The Office of Defense Mobilization discloses approvals for rapid writeout of 110 expanded facilities and a total expenditure of $549,982,058 from May 17 onward. Major components include freight car expansion and rolling stock upgrades, with large sums also allotted to Pacific Fruit for San Francisco operations and other entities.
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Office of Defense Mobilization Iice
He. Comnead
Eigh Peee
New York Dental
Seaires Dobers
Pacific Fruit Spores Co
San Francisco
Soviet Juvenile Delinquency Alarm Voices In Izvestia
A Kiev Criminal Court sentence calls for death by shooting for Grigory Romanovsky and notes a rise in juvenile crime across the USSR. Izvestia cites multiple misdeeds by youths, questions school and family roles, and critiques preventive measures while urging action to protect citizens.
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Kiev
Grigory Romanovsky
Ussr
Romanovsky
Air Force
Cheglov
Kaplov
Tavestia
Izvestia
Investia
Azerbaijan
Lavestia
Seaway Names Ike Lock Amid Local Ire in Massena
Washington based Seaway Development Corp plans to name a Lock after President Eisenhower at Robinson Bay in Massena, triggering local anger over the chosen site. Merchants report losses from signage changes and critics argue the Grasse River Lock should be renamed, while officials defend the decision as an honor and note map changes will be limited.
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Washington, Nana
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp
United States Seaway
Eisenhower
Seaway Agency
L. M. Hale
Seaway Corporation
New York
Robinson Bay
Thomas 8. Bushnell
Massena
Historical Society
Grasse River
Hol. Robinson
Agnecy
Robinson Homes
Boulder Dam
Hoover Dam
Boulder
Hoover
BSC Offers Workshops and 4-H Camp Schedule
The college will run several nine week term workshops for science and math teachers in Virginia and West Virginia with Dr. Clark Hubler showcasing a braking action timing device. July brings mental health and parent teacher education sessions. The 4-H Camp serves Mercer, Wyoming, McDowell, Kanawha and Boone Counties with activities from Arts and Crafts to a Talent Show and a Lighting Ceremony.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Clark Hubler
Paces F
Wheelock Colee
Ac Company
Mercer
Wyoming
McDowell
Kanawha
Boone
Washington-Carver
Amanda H. Anderson
Egyptians To Meet With English Group
Cairo reports Egypt will meet a British delegation in London to discuss means to increase trade. The East News notes the official invitation signals ongoing steps toward stronger economic ties between Egypt and the United Kingdom.
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Cairo
Egypt
London
East News
United Church Women Awarded Grant for Study
United Church Women receive a grant to fund educational meetings in key cities on race relations. The initiative aims to broaden understanding and discussion among church groups nationwide.
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United Church
New York
Reds Striving To Develop East Germany Industrially
Western Allied observers in Berlin monitor the Soviet Zone's push to expand heavy industry in East Germany. They note growth from 180000 tons to 2500000 tons of steel and new heavy equipment production amid Five-Year Plan efforts, with exports planned to satellite states and Afro Asian centers.
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Reds
East Germany
Berlin
NANA
East Gera
Russia
East
Germany
Fuerstenberg
Krivoyrog
Ukraine
Ruhr
Sweden
Oder
Poland
China
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Zone
Indus
West Germany
Saar
Stalin
Potsdam
Communist Germany crackdown targets nudist camps
Berlin reports that East Germany’s Interior Ministry has issued a decree demanding a crackdown on nudist camps. The ministry says the action aims to preserve undistorted values of the working people.
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Berlin
East Germany
Interior Ministry
Russians and Chinese To Attempt Muztagh Ata Climb
A Russian team and a Chinese group will attempt to ascend Muztagh Ata, a 24,890 foot peak in northwest China, according to Peiping radio.
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Hong Kong
Muztagh Ata
China
Peiping
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