Sawyer Defends Liner Deal Amid Subsidy Dispute
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer attacked Comptroller General Lindsay Warren over the United States Lines subsidy for the new luxury liner. The contract covers about 42 million dollars, with the government paying a larger share after 1949 transfers. President Truman directed a review to assess if the subsidy was excessive, as Warren questioned the deal earlier this week.
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Blind Marchers Honor Braille Death Centenary Procession
In Paris on June 24 blind marchers with white canes accompanied the remains of Louis Braille to the Pantheon. The event marked the 100th anniversary of Braille's death, with a solemn procession from Couputay to the Young Blind institution and bells tolling along the route. Braille, born 1800 and died 1952, created the tactile alphabet enabling reading by touch.
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Government contracts and wartime ship readiness
Sawyer argues that government contracts should bind at the point of agreement, likening it to private citizens. He praises the wartime transport ship as a crucial asset, saying the nation is fortunate to have it, even as global tension could force a world war tomorrow.
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South Africa Non-Whites Pray for Defiance Campaign
Mass prayer rallies draw thousands as non-Whites vow to fill jails rather than accept stricter apartheid measures. Leaders reject government warnings and plan next Thursday protest with heavy police presence in Johannesburg Capetown and Port Elizabeth. Campaign organizers say over 10 000 people including some White supporters seek arrest by defying apartheid laws funded by international sympathizers.
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U S Liner Rescues Ailing British Sailor
New York June 22 a U S liner racing 130 miles off course to save a critically ill British officer from the Blairdevon en route from Bremerhaven. The liner and the freighter rendezvoused 750 miles from New York and brought the officer to the city for medical care.
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Greenbrier ROTC Unit Honored as Top Military School Program
The Greenbrier Military School ROTC unit was named 1952 Military School Honor ROTC Unit. Secretary of the Army Frank Pace sent congratulations, announced by the Adjutant General's Office in Lewisburg on June 22.
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Explosion Kills 3 Japanese Workers in Niihama Factory
Three Japanese workers were killed in a wash explosion at a chemical factory in Niihama on Shikoko Island, Kyodo News reported. The incident occurred today as authorities investigated the blast and its cause.
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Phony Paintings Flooding France Baffle Police
Paris reports a special police squad targets counterfeit art flooding postwar France. Over recent years authorities seized more than 200 fake works and note buyers are mainly North Americans Latins Dutch and Spaniards. Counterfeiters forge signatures and rely on frame mounting and canvas to fool connoisseurs.
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