A-Bomb Output Peak Reported and Farm Plan Debate
United States atomic energy officials announce record A-bomb production in the first half of the year and large low grade uranium ore discoveries. The report notes ore supply efforts, potential long term exchanges with Britain and Canada, and new extraction research. Senator Anderson proposes a flexible farm subsidy scheme with Brannan plan trials, while pending farm laws threaten January 1 changes.
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House
Anderson
U.S
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Congress
Britain
Canada
Belgian Congo
Armed Unity Bill Clears House By 356 To 7
The House approved final action on a measure to strengthen unification of the armed services by a 356 to 7 vote. The bill, from Hoover Commission recommendations, goes to President Truman for rapid signature. Citizens' Committee head Dr. Robert L. Johnson praised the move as saving at least a billion dollars annually.
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Truman
House
Herbert Hoover
Citizens’ Committee
Robert L. Johnson
Temple University
Veterans Pension Bill Clears House With 354 On Record
The house passed a measure to raise veterans pensions and disability payments by about 112.5 million dollars annually, with no dissenting votes and a roll call of 354 in favor. The proposal would boost total disability pay, widows and dependents’ benefits, and service-connected compensation, while noting unknown future costs. A Hollywood radio-prize contestant story illustrates lucrative but demanding contests, earning 150 dollars from a single appearance.
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National House of Representatives
Senate
House
Veterans’administration
Hollywood
Federal aid fight stalls as religion row threatens plan
The push for federal education aid stalls amid a Barden bill to bar Catholic and nonpublic schools from funds and a public clash between Cardinal Spellman and Eleanor Roosevelt over church state separation. Reports from New York say Admiral Byrd plans a 1950 Antarctic expedition with 3,500 men and eight ships to map vast unknown territory, contingent on Defense Secretary Johnson’s approval.
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Barden
N.C
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Richard Evelyn Byrd
New York
Byrd
Antarctic
Europe
New Zealand
Arctic
United States
Louis Johnson
Johnson
South Pole
Little America
Australia
Norway
Africa
Snowy
South America
South Polar
Record Muskie World-Record Catch Shatters Wisconsin Tie
Johnson on Lac Court Oreilles Wisconsin lands a new world record muskellunge weighing 67.42 pounds and measures 60.5 inches long with 33.4 inch girth. He beat the prior 64.5 pound record set in 1947 by Alois Hanser in Wisconsin and took the first freshwater record by a professional angling writer. In salt water, Aksel Wichfield of Palm Beach Florida sets a new blue marlin record at 742 pounds using Cortland supercuty line previously used by Cuban tuna teams.
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Cal Johnson
Sports Afield
Lac Court Oreilles
Wisconsin
Johnson
Alois Hanser
Aksel Wichfield
Palm Beach
Florida
Cortland
Corland
Record Questioned Whispers From the Past on Bass Size
Two biologists dispute Walter Harden’s 28 inch 14 pound Lake Apopka smallmouth claim. Carl L. Hubbs and Reeve M. Bailey say Harden’s fish was a large mouth bass and advise removing it from the world record list. They note difficulty for sport anglers to distinguish species but say scientists can by coloration and mouth size.
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Walter Harden
Lake Apopka
Oakland
Fla
Carl L. Hubbs
University of California
Scripps Institute of Oceanography
Reeve M. Bailey
University of Michigan
Florida
Harden
Farm Ponds Offer Accessible Fishing Nearby
Try farm ponds in your community for fishing with cane pole, casting rod, or fly rod. Seek permission from owners and test the ponds yourself for surprising sport potential. Don’t rely on others word about fish. give each pond a whirl.
Heavyweight rival lineups shape eras from Dempsey to Louis
The piece argues that great champions rely on worthy challengers to build headlines. It traces how Dempsey’s era thrived with Tunney Sharkey and Firpo, contrasts Charles and Louis facing weaker fields, and notes Louis drew praise from a second-rate lineup.
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Ezzard Charles
Charles
Jim Corbett
Sullivan
Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Fitz
Jeffries
Jeff
Tom Sharkey
Sailor
Squash
Dempsey
Carpentier
Firpo
Pampas
Rough Going Adversity Plagues Viking Saga Revival
The invading Vikings faced bad weather as they sailed 600 miles to England and arrived at the Thames. Instead of a dramatic ship landing, the modern Danish Vikings rode a green bus with helmets and spears stored away, and their vessel was towed upriver to a pier.
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England
Thames
North Sea
White House to get 5.2 million facelift, not razed
The White House will undergo a 5.2 million dollar renovation rather than demolition. A six member group settled the dispute between renovation advocates and demolition supporters, preserving the historic building.
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White House
United States
Top contenders for 20-game winners edge closer
The article notes a narrow race for 20-game winners with only about two months left. Five or six pitchers remain in striking distance, led by Ken Heintzelman of the Phillies, Howie Pollet of the Cardinals, and Vic Raschi of the Yankees. Heintzelman has performed best so far.
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Ken Heintzelman
Phillies
Howie Pollet
Cardinals
Vic Raschi
Yankees
Heintzelman
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Eaters Newspaper Union
N.M
Brannan
Secretary of Agriculture
Armed Unity
New Justice
U. S
Tom Clark
President Truman
United States Supreme Court
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R.I
Clark
Bicker & Strife
Admiral Byrd
Dean Acheson
Morizon
Jim Rhody
AAA
Grantland Rice
Tunney
Grantil
Rice Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries
Jack Dempsey
Jack
Willard
Jack Johnson
Gene
Joe Louis
Sharkey
Risko
Heeney
Richard
Schmeling
Baer
Carnera
Braddock
Flotsam
Jetsam
Louis
Joe
Carera
Billy Conn
Sportscoupe
BY Joe Mahoney
St.louis Cardinals
Enos
St.augustine
Worton Smith
Clyde Clina
Rocky Mount, Ilc
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Tulsa
Cody Trading CO
Cody
Wyoming
T. J. Pechanec
Prower
Peninsula
Harris
Minneapolis-Moline
Ralph Metcalfe
Lodge
Mont
Cushman
Montana
George C. Banning
Ocean View
Lisherean
Robin Reed Delake
Oregon
Wymo Publishers
Philadelphia
Baldwin
Massey-Harris
Mayer Hoffer Hoffer
Sask
General Line
Tacoma
Pioneer, Incorporated
Tacoma, Washington
Oregon Coast
Shell Garage
Taft
HO Ory
Harold Arnett
Suma
R . Ighy
Ier
Toura 'Ai
Kenneth Keer
Rosewood Place
Riverside
Calif
Ideal American Radiator Corporation
Richmond
Timmons & Berk
23Rd Bt
California
Streeter Bros
N. Broadway
Billings
Moni Realtors
Apt
North Side
Mohal Dingle
Hiway
No. Hiway
Hyco Products CO
Whitefish
O.D
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