Korean Peace Talks Move Slowly Amid Global Tensions
The week in review notes stalled Korean cease-fire talks with Allies and Reds at odds over the 38th parallel. It covers U.N. chief delegate Joy and Ridgway, renewed fighting on the front, European defense plans, price controls, a Los Angeles Communist roundup, Elgin’s 50 millionth watch milestone, and a massive narcotics ring bust.
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Cattle Swine Outlook Near Record Peak in 1952
A government outlook projects beef cattle reaching about 65.4 million by January 1, 1952, with total cattle near 90 million as 1950 1951 levels rise. The 1951 pig crop is expected to be the second highest in U.S. history, with pigs near 106 million for the year. In politics Oregon faces a possible Eisenhower bid via a 1000-signature petition under a primary rule, with party affiliation required for candidacy.
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Propaganda Hurts Czechoslovakia Reach Says VOA Threat
Reports from behind the iron curtain describe American broadcasts from Voice of America and Radio Free Europe as harming the Czechoslovak regime. The article details arrests of Clemetis and eight others after VOA named potential victims, noting the audience surge and budget cuts at VOA. The piece mentions congressional scrutiny of State Department briefings on propaganda activities.
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President presses for MacArthur report in Senate
President Truman urges Democratic senators to draft a report on the MacArthur investigation. They feared a majority would oppose blasting MacArthur, but Truman believes Chairman Dick Russell of Georgia will accept the evidence, seen by most observers as clearly against MacArthur.
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Modern Rural Schools Show Growth Through Community Action
The Reader's Date Book surveys rural education progress as towns consolidate districts to fund better facilities. Modern one story schools emphasize daylight and outdoor links with classrooms, featuring glass walls and color coded doors. Architects and educators praise daylighting and community cooperation shaping safer, homelike schools.
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Longest Conveyor Belt in Illinois Mine Lifts 1200 Tons Hourly
A coal mine in Illinois operates the world’s longest conveyor belt delivering 1200 tons of coal each hour to a height equivalent to a 75 story skyscraper.
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Steel capacity expands with projected growth to 1952
Steel capacity has risen in all but nine years since 1900. Another 13 million tons will be added between now and the end of 1952. Companies will spend $1.2 billion for expansion this year alone.
Westmore Teachers Agency advertises free registration
The Westmore Teachers Agency located at 1405 Old National Bank Building in Spokane Washington offers free registration for teaching vacancies. All vacancies are sent in by school officials.
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