Uncle Sam’s Shipboard Gatekeepers Keep Out Germs and Prospective Doubles
AP Newsfeatures reports on how New York authorities inspect incoming liners like the Queen Elizabeth. Health, customs, and immigration officers board at the harbor and in the purser’s cabin to verify manifests, immunization records, and legality.
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New York
Sam
Health Service, Customs and Immigration
New York Harbor
United States
Health, Customs and Immigration
Narrows
Europe
Asia
Henry Friedman
Harold S. Manney
New York Immigration Office
Australian Mailmen Have A Tough Job
Australian mail carriers cover vast routes across western Australia's sparsely populated north. The Meekatharra to Marble Bar circuit spans 1164 miles with other routes like Carnarvon to Yardie Creek at 564 miles and Leonora to Lawlers to Wiluna at 462 miles. Air service has reduced hazards of floods and swollen rivers, replacing pack horses and long treks with longer, safer deliveries.
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Sydney
North Kimberleys
Australia
Love Not Enough For Wedded Bliss
Dr. Paul Popenoe, speaking at the University of Cincinnati, argued that marriage in the United States rests on more than love. He cited the five elements of the primary sex complex and warned that the biologic mating impulse is overrated without affection, companionship, and mutual home and child interest. He urged shared family duties between husband and wife.
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Cincinnati
INS
United States
Paul Popenoe
Popenoe
University of Cincinnati
Tual
Berkshire hogs bound for Venezuela from Des Moines
Sixty four purebred Berkshire hogs are en route to Venezuela after a visit by Venezuelan authorities to central Iowa a month ago. They favored Berkshires for their lean meat percentage compared with lard. The note on ice mentions cloudiness when frozen without agitation.
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Des Moines
Venezuela
Iowa
Wage Earner Seen as Balance Wheel of U.S. Economy
NEA interview with Harry A. Bullis of General Mills argues the industrial wage earner supports national prosperity while farmers rely on factory wage stability. He notes 1949 results with high wage outlays, steady dividends, and argues public confidence drives spending. An average mile of natural gas pipeline costs about $100,000.
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Gaynor Maddox
NEA
New York
Harry A. Bullis
Minneapolis
Bullis
General Mills
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