Wilson says no universal war training bill this year
Senator George Wilson of Iowa, active on agriculture and armed services panels, says Congress will not pass a universal military training bill this year. He favors reviving the Citizens Military Training Corps and revitalizing the national guard and organized reserve, emphasizing the need for skilled technicians over sheer numbers. He argues scientists must work free of overbearing military oversight.
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George Wilson
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Armed Services
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Nebraska
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Citizens’ Military Training Corps
National Guard
Organized Reserve
National debt plan eyed with regular payments proposal
Senator plans to amend the Congressional Reorganization Act to require not less than 10 percent of federal receipts each year to be paid on the debt principal. The move would constrain other expenditures to 90 percent of income, while agriculture support proposals would set a 90 percent parity floor. A naturalization bill seeks English, five years in country, moral character, and oath requirements for aliens under 50.
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Tobias Seeks Real Old Lamp Lighter
New York writer Charlie Tobias, famed for The Old Lamp Lighter, seeks the Worcester Massachusetts lamp lighter from 1906 who sparked his song idea. Tobias hopes the man is alive and may benefit from recognition or help.
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New York
Charlie Tobias
Worcester
Mass
Food Prices Dip Slightly by December 15
The Labor Department reports that by December 15 food prices fell about 1 percent from the November peak in a survey of 56 large cities. Butter and some items declined further while overall meat and citrus prices eased, but canned fruits rose about 3 percent and coffee surged nearly 50 percent in six months.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Hemisphere Tre a on Messersmith Faces Final Argentine Issue
Ambassador George S. Messersmith returned to Washington after meeting President Truman and stated Argentina has met two of three US conditions for a hemisphere defense treaty. He noted elimination of Nazi influence in schools and German ownership in firms as fulfilled, with only enemy aliens accused of acts against the senate remaining. He expects Argentina to resolve this matter soon.
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George S. Messersmith
Argentina
Truman
United States
Senate
Prof Lapp to join U S Research Council from Iowa City
Prof Claude J Lapp oldest physics instructor at the University of Iowa requests a leave of absence to join the National Research Council in Washington. He will assume the assistant directorship of the council's office of scientific work on February 3. He said the role will coordinate American scientists for national use and may become permanent.
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Claude J. Lapp
University of Iowa
National Rea Council
Washington
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Office of Scientific
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University
Corp
Publicity Costs Sanders His Home
Hollywood in the George Sanders divorce case reveals his anti marriage remarks boosted his star image but cost him his home and $54,450. Elsie Marie Sanders testified he told her not to reveal their marriage while praising his screen persona. A judge approved a property settlement giving her $450 a month for 120 months and a constant-house arrangement, with Sanders free to reside in one apartment rent free until April 30. The couple married October 27, 1940, and separated August 15, 1946.
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Elsie Marie Sanders
Lutherans at Decorah Honor Dr Olson on Birthday
Decorah Lutherans plan tributes for Dr Oscar E Olson president emeritus of Luther College as he marks his seventy fifth birthday Monday Symra Literary Society will present a memento during the observance and a reception follows on Sunday evening February 9 in C K Preus auditorium hosted by Luther faculty and student body Olson earned a B A from Luther in 1893 and a Ph D from the University of Chicago.
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Oscar E. Olson
Luther College
Symra Literary Society
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C. K. Preus
Luther
University of Chicago
Luther Education Figures and Leadership Transition
A fragment notes someone coming to Luther in 1901 via Bede academy and arch schools, was chosen as an anaes of Luther after the death of Dr. C. K. Preus, father of Dr. O. J. H. Preus, the reigning president. The text references Luther, Dr. Preus, and institutions connected to leadership succession.
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State Department President to Speak at Event
The state department president will deliver the keynote address as the speaker at the upcoming event, signaling notable leadership participation and expected audience interest in the program.
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