Direct Dialing Expands Reach in Alameda County
The June 10 launch in Elgin and Browning exchanges allows subscribers to dial many Eastern cities directly. Automation via direct distance dialing reduces the distance between neighbors and distant cities, while long distance operators remain needed for certain connections.
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California
Alameda
Elgin
Browning
Lawn
Berkeley
San Diego
Irvington
Newark
Hayward
New Jersey
Learn Science Or Russian? US Leaders Urge Boost in Science
Government and industry leaders urge rapid expansion of science and engineering education to avoid falling behind in global competition. They warn the nation must train more students in mathematics and science, or risk losing future leadership to rivals.
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Erica
Harlow H. Curtice
General Motors
Lawrence 8. Hafstad
Harriman Challenge Divides Democrats Across Factions
The piece argues Averell Harriman’s candidacy wounds Adlai Stevenson’s bid, splitting Democrats into three camps: Harriman radicals, Stevenson moderates, and Southern conservatives. It foresees a Harriman Kefauver Williams alliance, a New Vision platform, and a three-way battle at Chicago with Symington Johnson and Lausche as possible contenders. Truman’s potential run is dismissed as doomed.
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Washington
Averell Harriman
Adlai RE. Stevenson
Harriman
Stevenson
New Yorker
Chicago
Eisenhower
Ray Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Ernor
Kefauver
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Symington
Harriman - Kefauver - Williams
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Frank’ J. Lausche
Ohio
Truman
GOP
McClure
Names and Pronunciations in World News Briefs
International News Service highlights how to pronounce place names and people. Tlemcen and Constantine in Algeria are rendered as Tem sen and Kon stahn teen. Panamanian candidate Ernesto de la Guardia is shown as Er nes tah day Jah Gwahr dee ah. Victor Florencio Goytia is pronounced Vik Johr Flonien see oh Gay tee ah. Seoul president Syngman Rhee is noted. Nicosia is Nee koh see uh. Robert LaCoste, French resident minister in Algeria, is Rob air La costs.
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Kon’-stahn-teen
Ernesto de la Giardia
Dee-Ah
Victor Florencio Goytia
Vik
Johr Flonien
See
Nicosia
Cyprus
Nee-koh
See-Uh
Robert LaCoste
Algeria
Row
Bair Lacost
Germany's postwar rebound in a single decade
Report from N Germany shows Western Germany's industrial production now twice 1938 levels, defying wartime ruin. The piece notes shattered cities and infrastructure yet highlights rapid recovery, with analysis stressing Germany's future path as pivotal for postwar Europe.
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Joseph W. Grigg
United Press Star
Germany
Tsaw
Western Germany
Hitler
West Germany
Rebirth of West Germany and the path to future war
Rebuilding West Germany shows a powerful transformation as Chancellor Adenauer travels to Washington for talks with Eisenhower. The nation has grown from postwar ruin to global export leader, with high steel, shipbuilding, and car production expanding rapidly. Marshall Plan aid, currency reform, and hard work fueled the German miracle despite mass displacement.
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West Germany
United States
Germany
Volkswagen
Britain
Russia
Europe
Anly
Soviet Zone
Alfred Krupp
America
Monarch butterflies return to Pacific Grove in fall spectacle
Ranger Eugene Burns notes Monarch butterflies flock to Pacific Grove California for winter. Females lay eggs on milkweed and cycles begin anew as thousands cluster on evergreens along the coast from Bolinas to Santa Barbara. In October schools dismiss and a monarch parade sparks town pride with a $300 fine for harming the visitors.
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del Monte Lodge
Pebble Beach
Canada
Alaska
Will
South
Merton E. Hinshaw
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural__ History
Bolinas
San Francisco
Santa Cruz
Santa Barbara
Monterey Peninsula
Pacific Grove
Pacific Coast
Eugene Burns
Oil pact probe sparks Senate clash over federal study
Washington debate centers on a Justice Department plan to investigate interstate oil compacts. Senator Bridges and Johnson oppose the probe, arguing it overreaches state powers, while Attorney General Brownell pushes a broad study funded by 762000 dollars and 110 lawyers with three field offices.
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Washington
Senate
Justice Department
Congress
Lynndon Johnson
Tex
Styles Bridges
N. H
Herbert Brownell
Senate Appropriations
Brownell
Bridges
Johnson
Senatate
Everett Dirksen
Paul Douglas
Joint Economic Committee
Rockne’s Push to Work Notre Dame Team
The article recalls Knute Rockne forcing Notre Dame players to work hard in a season opener against a weak foe. George Gipp breaks loose on the first play, but three long runs are nullified by penalties as the referee halts plays. Gipp asks the official to blow the whistle to stop the punishment.
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Txoute
Rockne
Notre Dame
George Gipp
Gipp
Javice
Tests and the art of medicine in patient care
Sydney J. Harris argues that medical testing cannot replace clinical judgment. He cites dermatology as an example where skin tests often mislead, noting chocolate allergy may yield positive tests yet cause no reaction when eaten. He warns against overreliance on tests, stressing doctor insight, patient life, and emotional factors as central to diagnosis and treatment.
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Sydney J. Harris
Hayfever
Hay
Dovtore
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Americans For Democratic Action
David Dbubinsky
New York
Reuther- Rieve
Union Labor Movement
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Niagara River
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Israel
Middle East
Albany
Emily and
Mabel
By Angele
Tlemcen
Temsen
MeNsughe Syndicate; Inc
Fort Sumter
World Report
Konrad Adsnsuer
Hisenhower
Cologne
Ranger Eugene Burns
Robert Allen
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