Nation Traces 1.3 Billion Research Budget Across Agencies
AP report outlines the 1946 U S government plan funding scientific work costing about 1.3 billion dollars this year. Atomic energy and national defense receive the largest shares while agriculture commerce and TVA labs also support diverse fields from cancer research to weather and standards.
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James Marlow Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Joan KR. Steelman
Truman
Arn
Atomic Energy
Federal Security Administration
General Services Administration
National Advisory Committee On Aviation
Tennessee Valley Authority
Agriculture Department
Commerce Department
National Bureau of Standards
Weather Bureau
National Defense
Interior Department
Maritime Commission
State
Department
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Veterans’ Administration
Latin America
Steelman
Repene
Young Bride 16 Killed After Fall From Auto Near Russellville
In Russellville an heiress bride of under a week, 16, died after falling or leaping from a speeding car. Sheriff R L McCorkle identified the deceased as Mrs Mary Gales Barnes, wife of Joe Bar. The sheriff said Mrs Barnes had been seated in the back seat when the incident occurred.
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Russellville
Here
R. L. McCorkle
Mary Gales Barnes
Joe Bar
Fatal Highway Incident Near Russellville
A newlywed wife, five days married, leapt from a car traveling about 60 mph, died from a blow to the base of the brain and burn injuries from skidding on pavement. Sheriff and coroner investigate in Franklin County near Russellville Alabama. driver is William Barnes, brother of Joe.
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William Barnes
Joe
James L. Mayes
Russellville
Alabama
Franklin County
Control Of Lice Said Matter Of Checking
A poultry specialist from the A B extension service says lice control in the hen house is simple. Recommends mixing two pounds of dusting sulfur with litter per 100 square feet and dusting nests. One treatment lasts about three months and can be done with minimal handling of birds.
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Auburn
John Weeks
A. P. I. Extension Service
Weeks
Tractor Use Guide for Farm Tasks and Buying Tips
Remember that tractors can be used for mowing pastures, loading manure, pulling trailers and wagons, disking, and harrowing as well as for plowing, seeding, and harvesting crops. Keeping this in mind will help in deciding on what size tractor to buy.
Barkleys Spend Short Washington Honeymoon Break
Vice President and Mrs Alben Barkley spend a day or two at their Washington apartment before continuing honeymoon in Florida. They will return to Washington for Congress to reconvene, then head to Sea Island after a Boca Raton stop.
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Washington
Alben W. Barkley
Veep
Florida
Congress
Max O. Truitt
New York
Barkley
Barkleys
Wilbur Walker
Mrs. Barkley
American Coffee Association
Boca Raton
Truman
Key West
Sea Island
Shangri-La
Hilarious Hal Boyle Tackles Christmas Necktie Menace
NY AP columnist Hal Boyle jokes there should be a society to end Christmas neckties but offers comic relief and practical responses. He cites 50 million men receiving unwelcome ties and shares witty reactions from men, including using ties as art, crafts, or disposing methods, and a sharp quip about returning razor blades.
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New York
Santa Claus
Baptists To Decide On New Hospital Unit
In Birmingham a Baptist group will vote Thursday on seeking federal funds for a new hospital unit costing about 2.7 million dollars with 200 beds, to be built opposite the Highland branch of Birmingham Baptist Hospital, amid opposition arguing it breaches church state separation.
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Birmingham
Birmingham Baptists
Highland
Baptist Hospital
Birmingham Baptist Association Plans Hospital Expansion
The Birmingham Baptist Association owns the Highland Avenue and West End Hospital Units with about 150 beds already in operation at the proposed site. A Hill-Burton Act grant would cover two thirds of the general hospital cost if requirements are met, funding a public-service expansion.
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Birmingham Baptist Association
Highland Avenue
West End
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Dothan
Calhoun
Foster Street Methodist Church
Shafer
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International Harvester
Dothan, ‘Ala
Dial
Hal Boyle
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