Prison Farms Over Maximum Security Prison Plan
The Pennsylvania Prison Society opposes building a new maximum security prison in the state and cites cost concerns. It urges expanding medium and minimum facilities including medical units forestry camps and farm colonies at Rockview and Graterford to improve rehabilitation and curb rising prisoner populations. The piece calls for enhanced probation services and long range expansion plans guided by corrections experts.
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Pennsylvania Prison Society
Pennsylvania
Mt. Gretna
Lebanon County
Rockview
Graterford
Pennsylvania Bureau of Correction
Philadelphia
Bureau of Correction
Keystone Mariner keel laid at Sun Ship for U S postwar program
The United States began its first postwar shipbuilding program with the keel laying for the Keystone Mariner on Sun Ship's No 4 yard in Chester. Richard L. Burke, Sun Shipbuilding president, introduced Mrs Edward L Cochran, wife of Admiral Cochran, who cut the ribbon. The Keystone Mariner, a 20 knot cargo vessel of advanced design, aims to speed peacetime transport and enhance wartime mobility.
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United States
Chester
U.S. Keystone Mariner
Sun Ship
Keystone Mariner
Richard L. Burke
Sun Shipbuilding
Edward L. Cochrane
Admiral Cochrane
Great Ideas From Great Books Atoms Vary in Quantity
A reader asks about ancient Greek atomists and their relevance to modern science. The answer explains that Democritus and Lucretius viewed atoms as indivisible building blocks, while ancient elements were qualitative. Modern physics shows atoms vary by element and can be split, with fission producing new elements and Faraday describing atoms as centers of forces rather to as unchangeable matter.
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Mr. Smith
Democritus
Lucretius
Michael Faraday
Newton
Descartes
Quiz Bits and Atomic Debate Across Ages
A mixed set of questions covers honeybee pollination, the sun element helium, Saul of Tarsus, House floor privilege, Divine Right of Kings, Easter dating differences, and a historical debate on atomism versus divisibility. The text contrasts ancient atomists with modern views, noting Lucretius, Newton, Aristotle, and Descartes in the discussion.
Janice Rule to play three wives on TV show
New York gossip item notes Janice Rule will portray the wives of Jimmy Durante Bob Hope and Garry Moore in a future television program. It recalls her Broadway turn in Picnic and her early MGM years with Peter Lawford and others. The column weaves in personal details about Janice family and career.
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New York
Janice Rule
Jimmy Durante
Bob Hope
Garry Moore
John Weston
Janice
Peter Lawford
MGM
Hollywood
Broadway
Everbody
Charles
Donnybrook
Springfield
Prescott
Ariz
Joe Pastemnak
Yaffa Yarkoni
Spike Jones
Mitch Miller
Carol Lawrence
Paris
Martha Wright
Frank Gifford
CBS
Jason Robards Jr
Cannes
Jack Benny
David Merrick
Merrick
Arline
George Ross
Jackie Kannon
Taffy Tuttle
Earl
U.S. Chariot Project Aims to Harbor Alaska Site
The Atomic Energy Commission released details of Project Chariot as part of the Plowshare program to explore peaceful nuclear explosions. The plan targets Cape Thompson near Point Hope Alaska to create a harbor, with a harsh Arctic setting and extreme January cold.
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Washington
Kennedy
Geneva
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
THS
AEC
Alaska
Bering Strait
U.S.S.R
Siberia
Cape Thompson
Arctic Ocean
Point Hope
Old Maids Quip and Alaska Nuclear Project Details
A collection of jokes about an aging aunt contrasts with a detailed report on Project Chariot in Alaska. The piece outlines Eskimo villages, caribou, and environmental concerns, followed by AEC findings, test plans, and policy notes under Kennedy era nuclear debate.
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AEC
St. Louis
Citizens Committee On Nuclear Information
Atomic Energy Commission
John A. McCone
Russia
Geneva
United States
Kennedy
Glenn T. Seaborg
Commission
Alaska
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Huntingdon
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Diagnostic and Classification Service
Rose Valley
WPA Recreation and
Pennsylvania Military College
Delaware
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Dr. Adler
Allen H. Smith
South
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York, Pa
Saul of
Tarsus
Apostle Paul
House of Representatives
Ifarl Wilson
Tye
Cincinnati
Peter Edson
U.S
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Santa Claus
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Alcatraz
George
Jim
Joe
Panama Canal
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Pacific
Eisenhower
Augusta
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