Scandinavian Governments Hit By Rare Political Crises
Oslo Norway AP reports political turmoil across three Scandinavian governments. Norway faces opposition attacks over conditions at a state coal mine on Spitsbergen and a report on a fatal November explosion. Denmark suffers a voter rebuke in a land control plebiscite with 46 percent voting against the measures. Sweden faces a spy case that could trigger a no confidence vote, though a parliamentary commission is sought rather than a judicial one.
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Oslo
Norway
Spitsbergen
Stig Wennerstrom
Tage Erlander
New System for Sorting Airmail Will Be Tested
Ultra violet light and photo electric eyes enable high speed sorting. Postmaster General Day announced field tests start Aug. 1 in Dayton Ohio to separate stamps with luminescent ink from ordinary mail at 30000 items per hour. If successful all stamps may be phosphor tagged and a black box will recognize treated stamps in the sorter. Developed by post office researchers with National Cash Register Co. Dayton. Saves about half an hour of dispatch time and removes at least one manual sorting step.
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Washington
J. Edward Day
Dayton
Ohio
Post Office
National Cash Register Co
Russian Girls Marry Africans in Moscow
AP reports that over the past years more than 25 African students in Moscow have married Russian girls, indicating a pattern of cross cultural unions among students.
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Moscow
Linn County Weather Boosts Road Repair and Parks Maps
Rain and cooler spells helped Linn County engineers and the conservation board ease road blow ups on gravel and dirt county roads. The rains also saved trees in Wickiup Hill and allowed crews to advance road maintenance projects. Free county maps show park and recreation locations and help residents plan picnics and fishing trips.
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Linn County
County Conservation Board
Conservation Board
Washrington
Harrington
Pinety
Ravel
Wickiup Hill
Miles
Toddville
Cedar Rapids
Central City
Anti-Semitic Mail Reaching All-Time High
J Harold Saks of the Anti Defamation League said at a B Nai B rith meeting that anti Jewish mail in the U S is at an all time high. He noted a typical case from Amarillo Texas to northern California motel operators urging Jews to be recruited to fight Arabs.
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San Francisco
API
J. Harold Saks
Anti-Defamation League
Saks
Washington, D.C
League
B'nai B'rith
Amarillo
Texas
California
Middle East
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