A Cruise for Mud Shows Gulf Floor Theory Change
A New York voyage aboard the schooner Vema reveals Gulf of Mexico floor is ancient Mississippi mud and likely continental, with ice age events linked to Gulf Stream blocking. Captain Fred McMurray of New York and Dr. W Maurice Ewing led a rescue amid a hurricane. Ewing survived and aims further sampling and mapping with plans for a Caribbean survey.
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New York
INS
Standard
Gulf of Mexico
Iowa
Illinois
Mississhe
Alsippi Basin
Gulf
Yucatan
Fred McMurray
Vema
Donald Gould
Rutgers University
Dr. Ewing
John
McCarthy Not Dividing Church Says Archbishop Cushing
Washington dispatch reports Archbishop Richard J. Cushing says Senator McCarthy is not dividing the country or the Catholic Church. He cites unity among people, notes diverse opinions but no division, and comments after visiting the White House with National Council of Catholic Nurses.
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Washington
Richard J. Cushing
White House
National Council of Catholic Nurses
Cushing
Senate
Sen
Flanders
R-Vi
McCarthy
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Bernard J. Sheil
Chicago
Dividend Tax Cut Approved By Senate Unit
The Senate Finance Committee voted 9 to 4 to back a House approved plan cutting tax on corporate dividends by 850 million dollars annually. The cost to the Treasury starts 240 million in year one, rising thereafter. Debate included a proposed $20 credit option. Millikin aims to finish the bill by mid June with Knowland prioritizing the measure on the floor.
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Washington
INS
Senate Finance Committee
al House
Treasury
Eugene Millikin
Rcolo
Millikin
Senate
House
Senate Committee
Walter F. George
William ¥. Knowland
Calif
Milk Permit Denied Again By Morgantown Official
Health Officer R A Kennedy rejected Hagans Dairy of Uniontown Pa for a milk sales permit in Mega County citing Pennsylvania inspection methods not meeting West Virginia standards. The firm, denied in 1951, faces federal court action claiming qualification. Kennedy consulted with the county court and prosecuting attorney before the ruling.
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Morgantown
R. A. Kennedy
Hagans Dairy
Mega County
Housing Planned At New Plant Site
Sistersville reports a 75 to 100 home housing project named Country Club Heights for workers at a 17 million dollar Linde Air Products plant six miles south. The project covers 33 acres overlooking Sistersville Country Club with finances settled and deeds soon filed. The plant will employ 1500 to 3000 workers and initial work was contracted to Baker and Coombs Inc. Morgantown. Excavation equipment moved onto the site Tuesday.
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Sistersville
Linde Air Products Co
Harold Kincheloe
Sistersville Country Club
Country Club Heights
Rugged Slopes Rise Near Mount Sinai at High Altitude
The rugged slopes stand nearly 8000 feet above sea level. Mount Sinai sits on the Sinai peninsula, a wedge between the northern and southern arms of the Red Sea.
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Peninsula of
Sinai
Red Sea
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Tenner Nova Scotia
Bishop
Washington D. C
Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship
Constitution Hall
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Oral Roberts
Jack Coe
A. G. Valdez, Jr
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Morrison Meg
Charleston
Phets Copyright
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Convent of
St. Katherine
Israel
Egypt
Moses
Holy Land
Cunningham Funeral & Ambulance Service
Darrah Trucking Co
el Rancho Mote
Fleger Motors, Inc
Chesapeaka, W. Va
Glen Elk Lumber Co
Harry Daugherty & Son
Kanawha Valley Lumber Co
Kuhn Construction Company
Mathews Printing & Lithographing Co
L. M. McCown & Sons Co
Motor Car Supply Co
Truax Tract Coal Co
Rayford, W. Va
Virginian Electric, Inc
George Weimer & Sons, Inc
Pratt & Smith Builders Supply Co
Persingars
Carbon Fuel Co
Trojan Steel Co
West Virginia Brick Company
Wright Tire & Battary
W. Va
Black Rock Co
White's Garage Inc
W. A. Abbitt Co
B. Agsten & Sons, Inc
Acme
Amherst Fuel Company
Bowers & Chilton, Inc
Ray
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Charleston Clay Products
Charleston Printing
J. E. Settle
Hunt Electric Co
Kanawha Block Co
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