Exiled Russian describes Chinese war scene and escape
Filshin, a ruddy faced White Russian, recounts Chinese Civil War chaos. He fled with months of danger as Nationalists refused to fight and Communists advanced. His naval officer nephew helped him reach Shanghai then a U S destroyer to Tsingtao and San Francisco before settling in Chapel Hill.
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China
United States
Filshin
America
Shanghai
University of North Carolina
Tsingtao
San Francisco
Chapel Hill
Aid to China Useless, Says Russian Exile in U S
CHAPEL HILL April 2 A former Russian Cossack who arrived from China states that further American aid to the Chinese Nationalists would be a waste. Elia Filshin the czar army captain said the Chinese Communists are the complete masters of China and have the military power to march wherever they please in China.
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Chapel Hill
China
United States
Elia Filshin
High Point Man Shows Training Film To Jaycees
Byron Grandjean of High Point spoke at a Thomasville Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting about a planned National Guard unit in Thomasville. The local unit would be a battery of the 340 field artillery, with 30 enlisted men and two officers initially, expanding to 100 enlisted men and four officers, training to be conducted in High Point until an armory is found, promoted by High Point units and the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post.
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Thomasville
Apr
Byron Grandjean
High Point
National Guard
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Woman's Club
Grandjean
340 Field Artillery
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Personal Radio to Become Legal Jun 1
The FCC announced that personal radio will exit the experimental list on June 1 and become a full broadcasting service. Individuals 18 and older may obtain licenses to operate a transceiver device capable of sending and receiving sound, with rules adopted after long consideration.
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Commission
Citizens Radio Service
Broadcasting
FCC
Pittsburgh Seeks Flying Taxis to Link Downtown and Airports
President Clifford Ball of the Pittsburgh Aero Club asks the City Council to raise minimum aircraft height rules so helicopters can land on downtown skyscrapers. A helicopter apron is planned at Greater Pittsburgh Airport, with daily rotorcraft flights already common in Los Angeles Chicago and Philadelphia.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Clifford Ball
Pittsburgh Aero Club
Greater
Los Angeles
Chicago
Philadelphia
Be Heard Over Greater Distances Under Favorable Conditions
The fragment suggests a discussion of sound propagation, noting that transmission improves with the most favorable conditions, allowing signals to travel longer distances. It mentions environmental factors influencing visibility of sound reach.
Small Boat Safety Session Added to New York Convention
A session on small boat operation will run March 30 at New York's Safety Convention and Exposition. The Coast Guard Auxiliary U S Power Squadron and Yacht Safety Bureau will operate the feature event.
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NEW York
SNS
Coast Guard Auxiliary
U. S. Power Squadron
Yacht Safety Bureau
Eoer
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