Chinese labor camps touted for political reeducation and reeducation results
A News Agency report details the Chingho farm near Peiping where political prisoners, confined since 1950, are used in intensive labor including rice farming to erase independence of thought. The account claims thousands of acres reclaimed and hundreds released, with execution for extreme resistance and claims of ideological transformation through labor and political reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rei
Peiping. Y
Ency
Chingho
China
Telephone Co Seeks Higher Rates in Massachusetts
New England Telephone and Telegraph asks Massachusetts regulators for an 8 percent revenue gain, citing wage tax rises and growth needs. A minimum 10 cent local charge would apply, with monthly increases from 25 to 75 cents for residences and up to $2 for larger cities. About 12 million more annual dollars are projected from 1.3 million customers to fund expansion and improved service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Department
Public Utilities
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Hugh W. Macdonald
The
Telephone Company
New York
Macdonald
Macdonald Sa
Commonwealth
Fight TB Fund Seeks Capital for Telecommunication Safety
Urgent appeal notes need to safeguard telephone communications in emergencies and to meet defense agency requirements. It argues steady earnings are essential to attract capital for vital projects and future funding.
Jones Arrested for Drunken Driving In Mule Wagon Spree
In Tuscaloosa Alabama early Jones was arrested and charged with drunken driving after his vehicle a mule and wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa, Ala
U.P
Early Jones
Tennessee Courier Seeks End to Free Publicity Releases
Murfreesboro Tenn Courier says excess free publicity releases flood papers and waste space. Editor E Bragg notes that requesting ten copies of each release reduces clutter and pressures space grabbers to pay for ads. He urges nationwide adoption of the policy to curb unpaid publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murfreesburg, Tenn
Tennessee
E. Bragg
American Press
United States
Onl
Ser
Y. P. F. Meeting at West Concord Church
West Concord Union Church hosted the Young People's Fellowship meeting Sunday night with Jean Owen as worship leader and Lilla Ianniello guiding the discussion. Morning services were held at the usual hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Concord
Young People’s Fellowship
West Concord Union Church
Jean Owen
Lilla Ianniello
Clock that sailed with Cook still keeps perfect time
A 191 year old Shelton clock that voyaged with Captain Cook kept perfect time in London after journeys to St Helena Barbados the Arctic Circle Australia and more. It served with the Royal Society and Nevil Maskelyne and only stopped once in 1904 when it was forgotten to be wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Parry
U.P
London
Barbados
Tahiti
Arctic Circle
Australia
Royal Society
John Shelton
James Cook
St. Helena
United States
Arctic
mid-Atlantic
Nevil Maskelyne
Shelton
John Harrison
Cape of Good Hope
Maskelyne
John Narrigan
Pennsylvania
Cook
Lattude
New Zealand
Royal Navy
Midweek Hour of Power Service At Strawberry Hill
Evangelical Freechurch held a midweek Hour of Power service at the home of Mr and Mrs Thomas Thoresen. A Youti Fellowship meeting followed. Regular Sunday services were led by Rev Gunnar A Gumderson on November 25. Shop early for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Evangelical Freechurch
Thomas Thoresen
Strawberry Hill
Youti
Gunnar A. Gumderson
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Tenn. Courier
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Mass. Ave
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