Talk and More Talk Teaches Foreigners to Learn English
AP News features Ithaca where the American Council of Learned Societies funds a new English teaching method for foreigners. University experts develop a universal grammar with nation specific modifications costing about 400000 dollars. Ten nations or groups targeted include Spain Korea Turkey Burma Indonesia Mandarin Chinese Thai Serbo Croatian Greek and Vietnamese. The system focuses on spoken English and everyday American conversation aided by native country grammars.
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American Council of Learned Societies
State Department
University of Chicago
Spain
Korea
Turkey
Burma
Indonesia
J. M. Cowan
Cornell
Division of Modern Languages
Your Health: Nervous System and Language Learning Links
The nervous system includes the brain spinal cord and nerves connecting to the body with the brain as central control. Disruptions from infection injury or growth can cause paralysis at one side or ataxia. A Cornell approach to language teaching halves speech learning time without harming reading.
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Cornell
Birds babysit penguin chicks and lights make white glow
Dr Rand explains baby-sitting behavior in penguin colonies with older birds guarding youngsters while adults swim. The piece also notes light combinations can yield white light and discusses neuritis, nerve damage, and risks of self diagnosis. It then covers jet engine afterburners, rate of climb of the F7U Cutlass, and its flying engine design tested on U S S Midway in 1951.
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Chicago
Austin L. Rand
Chicago Museum of Natural History
U.S.S. Midway
Davis Renamed By County Units In Georgia Primary
Rep James C Davis secured renomination in Georgia by the county unit system in the Democratic primary while unofficial results show him trailing in overall votes. Landrum led the Ninth District. others, including Cox Camp Wheeler, were renominated with large margins. Jones challenged Davis in the Fifth District amid racial prejudice claims.
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Atlanta
James C. Davis
Georgia
Phil Landrum
John S. Wood
Landrum
Davis
Baxter Jones
Jones
Atlanta University
E. E. Cox
Sidney A. Camp
W. M. Wheeler
Preston H. Price
E. L. Forrester
Carl Vinson
Henderson Lanham
Paul Brown
Fastest Fighter DALLAS Flight Shocks Dallas with Sonic Boom
The Navy F7U-3 Cutlass and its predecessor the F7U-1 Cutlass are described as among the fastest jets. Edwards AFB and Wright-Patterson reports note shock waves from extreme speed causing alarm in Dallas. Officials explain the sound barrier and travel speed, around 760 mph at sea level, with high altitude effects mentioned.
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Chance Vought
Dallas
Navy
United Air
Fred J. Ascani
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Richard L. Johnson
Wright-Patterson Test Center
Dayton
National Professional Golfers' Association Championship Set
The National Professional Golfers Association championship will be held June 18 to 24 at Big Spring Club in Louisville.
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National Professional Golfers’ Association
Big Spring Club
Louisville
Textile Industry Sees Brighter Outlook At Institute Meet
Leaders of the cotton textile sector, gathered in Atlantic City for the American Cotton Manufacturers Institute three day session, report signs the year long slump may be easing. They warn foreign competition remains a threat as idle workers run about 140000 and production, prices, and markets stay depressed.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Cotton Manufacturing Institute
American Cotton Manufacturers Institute
Sweet potato plant linked to morning glory family
A plant classification note states that the sweet potato belongs to the same family as the morning glory. The relation highlights shared botanical traits within the same plant family.
Koreans Lose Homes As War Brings Refugee Crisis
The Korean government reports about 20 million people in the area have been displaced by the war. Roughly 40 percent of refugees face extreme hardships amid the turmoil.
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Pusan
Korea
Length and depth of the Grand Canyon described
The article notes the Grand Canyon of the Colorado extends about 278 miles, reaches up to 13 miles wide at maximum, and plunges to depths of around 6000 feet.
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Grand Canyon
The
Colorado
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