American Diabetes Association launches 5 million test campaign
The American Diabetes Association with 1500 doctors plans to test five million people during Diabetes Week week of November 11 17 to identify up to one million undiagnosed cases. Doctors and volunteers fund the effort with broad medical society cooperation. The drive aims to heighten public awareness akin to cancer heart disease and tuberculosis campaigns.
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American Diabetes Association
Association
John A. Reed
United States
Bill Talbot
Hamilton Richardson
Talbot and
Richardson
National Cage Bird Week Observed Nationwide
National Cage Bird Week runs November 18 to 24 with events aimed at promoting the cage bird industry. The observance highlights the hobby’s growth, its economic value, and its appeal to many handicapped persons pensioners and veterans across the country.
Congressional Mail: Two Offices and Three Branches Handle Senate House Mail
The article details how two main post offices and three branches manage daily congressional mail, handling 90 000 to 150 000 pieces. It notes which offices serve House and Senate, key staff, and a distinctive Capitol postmark by H Elmo Taylor.
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Senate
House
WNU
Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
New House
Capitol
Finis Scott
Tennessee
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
Frank Ikard
Walter E. Rogers
Robert E. Jones, Jr
Alabama
H. Elmo Taylor
Danville
Taylor
Roy Riddle
South Carolina
Congressional
Scarce Coin Supply Shapes Daily Life in United States
The article notes coins are scarce with only about $10 per person in the U S. circulation, while folding money per capita rose from $17 in 1900 to $170 in 1951. It traces historical cash use from 1800 to 1850 and explains coins are increasingly needed for vending machines, meters, and pay phones, which pull coins from circulation for days.
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United States
U.S
Colm
Vatican Move Hurts Democrats Says Catholic Voting Analysis
Pundits conclude President Truman's appointment of Gen. Mark Clark as Vatican ambassador will harm Democrats more than help. They cite late Senate action and Clark’s required special act, plus anti Catholic campaign literature stirring GOP fears, as delaying confirmation and fueling political theater.
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Cemeny
Mark Clark
Vatican
McCarthy
State Department
Truman
Clark
Senate
Congress
GOP
Senate Elections Committee
Elections Committee
Ohio
Washington Pipeline Clerk Rides Navy Limousine in Tokyo
A clerk at the Army hospital in Tokyo, Mollie Joy daughter of Adm. Turner Joy, rides daily in a Navy limousine. Senator Benton of Connecticut, famed advertising executive, is noted for early radio techniques including applause by live audiences.
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Army Hospital
Tokyo
Mollie Joy
Turner Joy
U.N. Truce
Benton
Connecticut
Lve
Security and Exchange Commission reports large savings in 1951
The SEC notes individuals saved 3.2 billion dollars in quarts during the second quarter of 1951, the highest since 1946, with a 100 percent rise from early 1951. Liquid asset growth dominated, with insurance and pension reserves leading, amid credit controls and housing restrictions. Debates on price controls surface as decontrol hints appear, while installment buying and new drug sale laws promise savings and regulatory action.
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Main Street
Security and Exchange Commission
Whistle Punk signals rigging crew in Douglas fir forests
In the Douglas fir region the whistle punk transmits orders from the rigging slinger and hook tender as signals to the donkey engineer ensuring coordinated work in the forest.
Railroads Move Most Military Travel and Defense Freight
The American Railway Car Institute reports wartime America relies on railroads for 97 percent of organized military travel and 90 percent of defense freight carried nationwide.
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American Railway Car Institute
U.S
Shellac harvest seasons in India named by months
The lac crops in India occur in four seasons. The April May crop is called baisakhi from Baisakh. October November crop is Katki from Ka tik. Lesser crops are Jethwi from Jeth and Aghani from Aghan in November December.
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India
Gort tours and veteran benefit Qs in air force program
The Air Force will run 15 day active duty tours for about 7 500 selected reserves over the next eight months to train for emergencies. Combat tested troops from Korea will join National Guard and Organized Reserve units. 2 000 to 3 000 rotated enlisted men will join each of the 37th Infantry and 44th Infantry Divisions.
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Korea
National Guard and
Organized Reserve Corps
37Th Infantry
44Th Infantry
Eye problems fourfold in eighth grade study note
The report states eyesight problems are four times as common in eighth graders as in first graders, suggesting old fashioned classrooms strain pupils.
Steam Plants Add Year Round Comfort With Absorption Machine
Steam heating plants in large buildings now provide cooling in summer and heating in winter. Carrier Corporation scientists developed an absorption machine that converts steam into a comfortable, anti hot weather atmosphere.
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Carrier Corporation
Ancient myrrh described as earliest aromatic gum
The text notes myrrh as probably the earliest aromatic gum recorded. It is used today in perfumes and gives a pleasing aroma to oils known as the Oriental type.
Lovely Lane Chapel Repeats Consecration On St Simons Island
The Converted Church on St Simons Island Georgia has undergone a sequence of consecration and deconsecration reflecting its evolving use as a social and entertainment center. The historic site has been repeatedly blessed and reopened in varying capacities.
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F. R. Stoneburner
Dayton
Ohio
Joseph Ferguson
Robert A. Taft
Vatican
Edward Breen
Frank Lausche
Commercia] St
Greenville
Lovely Lane Chapel
St. Simons Island
New Vocational Training Law Expands Veterans Benefits
A new vocational training law extends eligibility to American veterans disabled anywhere in the world after Korea. The program previously favored World War I veterans and certain Korea era cases. A separate drive seeks 72,000 officers and enlisted women for the Army Navy Marine Corps and Air Force, aiming to raise women in the armed forces to 112,000 by 1952.
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Korea
United States
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
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