North Carolina Leads In One Room School and Building Trends
A study notes North Carolina among states with many one teacher schools while Illinois Iowa Missouri lead in numbers. It highlights transportation, teacher qualifications, and equality in opportunities. Building needs could reach nine billion dollars nationally with state and local funding shifts.
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Controls To Be Cut Back In Housing Rent Rules
Woods outlines where decontrols will be limited to towns under 100000 and military areas. He notes many opposite telegrams show housing remains critical. The agency begins dismissals with about 1000 notices and plans another 1600 cuts to staff to protect orderly rent controls.
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Reds Launch Offensive Against Unions in Finland
The Soviet Union steps up pressure on unions aligned with communist strike calls in Finland. Helsinki's social democratic government faces ongoing Soviet criticism amid Moscow's defense pact with Finland and a Soviet base on Finnish soil.
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British flyer Mrs. Morrow-Tait returns to Prestwick
Mrs. Richard Morrow-Tait, British round the world flyer, landed at Prestwick airport after a year and a day away. Her single engine plane touched down at 3:05 p.m. local time, returning from New Zealand to Britain.
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Richard Morrow- Tait
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Weather Outlook North Carolina Partly Cloudy and Warm
Partly cloudy and continued warm with chances of thunder showers. Forecasters expect drizzle today and lingering warmth tonight into Saturday. Showers likely Saturday afternoon.
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House Tightens Western Europe Aid Amid Vote
The House approved 238 to 122 cutting half of 31.16 billion for western European defense aid while approving full funding for Greece Turkey Iran Korea and the Philippines. It requires half of shipments abroad to sail under the U S flag and tightens troop usage rules. The administration narrowly avoided deeper cuts and faced defeated amendments.
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Tobacco market report on sales and stabilization uptake
The report notes heavier volume than last year and 11 percent of tobacco moving to the Stabilization Corporation under the government price support. Wilson market early sales averaged around $51 per hundred pounds with total day sales near 2.25 million pounds. Grades ranged from fair to best nondescript with prices from $9 to $65, and several markets opened with higher sales but face viability without buyers and government graders may be withdrawn.
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Clark Confirmed to Supreme Court Amid Debate
Clark will join the nine member Supreme Court with a strong senate vote. Critics pressed questions on his record including the Gerhart Eisler case and alleged support for wiretapping. Senator Ferguson challenged his handling of gang parole cases and the 1946 Kansas City vote fraud matter.
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Alphonsos Ivey Dies, Virginia Carolina Chemical Chief
Alphonsos Lynn Ivey 65 president and general manager of the Virginia Carolina Chemical Corporation died in Richmond yesterday. He led the company and served in industry roles.
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Alphonsos Lynn Ivey
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corporation
Harvest oversight notes party activity in Rostov district
Moscow reports that 36 000 agitators operate in the Rostov district during the 1949 harvest. The publication Culture and Life says early harvest days show some party organizations have not developed active political work among the masses.
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Postal Zone System Proves Confusing to Filipino Resident
In Denver a Philippine resident Roman A. Vargas Jr. found the postal zone system unclear. He answered a state publicity ad by listing his name and a Philippine address with the zone marked Torrid.
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Roman A. Vargas, Jr
Philippines
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Odd Local Facts From Vineland and Nearby Lore
In Vineland New Jersey police and volunteers set triple repeating aerial bombs and roman candles for about an hour each night to frighten starlings that fill trees and cause sleepless nights. The glow of American ruby glassware comes from adding gold to a large batch before melting. Some lizards shed tails to escape danger. The White House design allegedly mirrors the Duke of Leinster's Dublin palace. Pearls chiefly come from unhealthy oyster beds plagued by parasites.
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Duke of Leinster
Dublin
Shooting at West Washington Blvd Barricade Ends Amid Chaos
Craig and Mack argued over a pistol during a flat redecorating dispute. Craig opened fire injuring a nearby Atkins child as the fight spilled into the yard. Police containment followed a long standoff as some 500 spectators watched near 2639 West Washington Boulevard.
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Repeat offender jailed again in Flensburg court
A German man named Burde was jailed for five months after crossing the Danish German border illegally for the 25th time and facing the Flensburg court for the 10th time. Upon entering his cell he found garlands decorating it by fellow prisoners.
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Germany
Burde
Quote on wants and homeward wishes by Colton
The saying warns that pursuing imagined desires leads to ruin and that real desires return to us. It counsels patience and self-knowledge rather than chasing external wants abroad. Only true needs will come to you if you stop chasing them.
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Senate timing near Paris after liberating troops
The record shows Hoffman stating three travelers paid their fares in cash before boarding the transport. William P. Rogers, committee counsel, said Maragon tried to bring back perfume essence disguised as four bottles of champagne. Rogers suggested customs agents caught Maragon red handed and there was no prosecution.
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Hoffman
Wiliam P. Rogers
Maragon
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