Washington's exclusive club and the women's press battle
A columnist humorously explains the Senate's unofficial U group and its etiquette while detailing the long running dispute at the National Press Club over female journalists access. The piece lampoons non-U behavior, notes bipartisan manners, and previews a renewed campaign by women reporters for equal entry to events with visiting dignitaries.
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Washington
UPI
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Press Gallery
National Press Club
Seeing Atoms May Be Possible With New CYtogenics Lens
General Electric scientists at Schenectady claim cryogenics could enable a magnetic lens for electron microscopes that reveals individual atoms. The approach relies on superconductivity at near absolute zero to boost resolution and study molecular structure and virus reproduction, said James F. Young.
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Los Angeles
UPI
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N.Y
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Co-ed News Group Faces Tough Challenge
The article hints at a male resistance to a growing female driven news bureau. It suggests tension between genders in journalism and implies social friction as women push to gather and publish more scoops.
Store porter helps pack aid. mix up ships Chile
Alvin Clewis, a Dallas department store porter, changed into work clothes to pack clothing for Chilean earthquake victims. After finishing he found another conscientious worker had packed his other clothes and shipped them to Chile.
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Dallas
Tex
UPI
Alvin Clewis
Chile
Truman Accepts Sole Responsibility for Atomic Bomb
Former President Truman bore sole responsibility for the Hiroshima blast and defended it as the war ender. Authors Knebel and Bailey reveal newly opened records in No High Ground, detailing the bomb's development and decision process, including Groves and Churchill viewpoints and Potsdam ultimatum.
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United Press International
New York
UPI
Harry S. Truman
Hiroshima
Japan
Truman
Fletcher Knebel
Charles W. Bailey II
Knebel and Bailey
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Churchill
Leslie R. Groves
Groves
Winston Churchill
Potsdam
Nagasaki
U.S
Maybe He's In Love
In San Antonio a man who chased the preacher's daughter for a kiss was set for a mental examination today. Authorities arranged for Bill Gilbreth to undergo the exam after his April 7 chase of Shirley Norville at the Central Assembly of God Church. Norville is the pastor Rev. Leonard Norville's daughter. Gilbreth had been jailed since April 8 for the church incident and previously faced charges last year for a similar attempt.
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San Antonio
UPI
Bill Gilbreth
Gilbreth
Shirley Norville
Central Assembly of God Church
Shirley
Leonard Norville
Government Gets Biggest Switchboard
In Washington the General Services Administration installs a monumental automatic switchboard to serve a city of 100000 with 15000 extension lines. The system handles 45000 calls daily, with 16 operators for information only, and plans to add 4000 more lines next year boosting capacity to 19000 lines and 60000 calls a day.
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United Press International
Washington
UPI
United States
General Services Administration
GSA
Falcon Becomes Lowest Priced 6 Passenger Car
Falcon claims America’s best fuel economy among three new compacts. It goes 4,000 miles between oil changes and costs less to service license and insure. The car fits six people with luggage and is promoted as top value in the market.
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Falcon
America
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