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Newspaper
Burlington Herald
Location
Burlington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1950
Page
10
The Senate committee investigating State department security risks has issued subpoenas for Earl Browder former head of the US Communist Party and Jack Stachel one of eleven top Communists convicted in October.
The featured text defines Point Four as US policy to aid economically underdeveloped areas by sharing technical knowledge and capital. It authorizes the President to contribute to the UN and other international bodies to further technical cooperation, raise living standards, and boost productivity.
The act authorizes a President appointed advisory board to guide basic policy for the international cooperation program. Members are to represent voluntary agencies business labor agriculture health and education. It also sets up an Institute of International Technical Cooperation and limits funding through June 30 1951 to 45 million dollars including prior Institute activities.
The article lists Iowa higher education institutions by enrollment, noting private colleges such as Drake and public schools. It highlights Kletzing College’s name changes from Central Holiness College to John Fletcher College and finally Kletzing Memorial Foundation College, and provides state and private school enrollment totals including Iowa State College and Iowa State Teachers College.
The American Cancer Society notes that cancers of the digestive organs kill more Americans than any other cancer type, highlighting a leading cause of death and the need for awareness and screening.
Washington reports on Congress considering resuming half-cent coinage in 2% and 7% cents by the Philadelphia Denver and San Francisco mints. The article traces history from 1792 half-dime origins to later silver coins and notes the cane made from Washington family silver linked to the first half-disme at the Federal Hall Memorial Museum.
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