Russia-born talent left homeland fuels Western progress
The article notes many Russians who emigrated and became leaders in science, business, culture, and politics in the West. It highlights figures like Sikorsky, Weizmann, Rachmaninoff, Sarnoff, Ben-Gurion, Zworykin, Kistiakowsky, Gamow, and others, and discusses why emigration rose across eras from czarist persecutions to war and Stalin’s terror.
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America
Israel
Igor Sikorsky
Alexander P. de Seversky
Selman Waksman
Chaim Weizmann
Serge Koussevitsky
Igor Stravinsky
Sergei Rachmaninoff
David Sarnoff
David Ben-Gurion
David Dubinsky
Sidney Hillman
Vladimir Zworykin
RCA
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Murom
United States
George Kistiakowsky
Harvard
Examis
National Academy of Sciences
Kistiakowsky
George Gamow
England
Canada
Europe
South America
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Stalin
Germany
George B. Kistiakowsky
Air Force
James H. Douglas
Harlow Shapley
Ussr
Pope Pius XII May Increase College of Cardinals
Vatican discussions surface on expanding the College of Cardinals from 70 as set by Sixtus V to better reflect the global Catholic population now near 500 million. Pope Pius XII may hold a large consistory to elevate warding prelates as part of a broader representation and to ease administration amid growth.
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Widow Ella Guthrie Celebrates 100th Birthday
SEA CLIFF N Y Mrs Ella Guthrie widow of the late William D Guthrie internationally known lawyer marks her 100th birthday with a family party at her daughter Mrs Arthur W Rossiters home Her health is reported excellent and she is listed in the New York Social Register.
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William D. Guthrie
Arthur W. Rossiter
China’s Sorrow River Floods Bring Death and Hunger
The Hwang-Ho River earned the epithet China’s Sorrow due to repeated catastrophic floods that caused widespread death and hunger for communities along its banks. The article notes the river’s long-standing history of disaster and its impact on local populations.
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China
Hwang-Ho River
Wolfe's Look Homeward Angel Praise Gains Broadway Echo
Broadway debut of Wolfe autobiographical novel Look Homeward Angel at the Ethel Barrymore Theater Thanksgiving night is hailed as a triumph of literature and stage. Anthony Perkins delivers a brimming performance as the youth seeking life’s answers with Jo Van Fleet and Ketti Frings lauded for a faithful, Merited adaptation under George Roy Hill.
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Thomas Wolfe
Angel
Ethel Barrymore
Ketti Frings
Wolfe
Asheville
N.C
University of North Carolina
Harvard
Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Jo van Fleet
Miss Frings
Near Perfect Yew Wood Favored for Medieval Longbows
The article notes that famous English archers of the middle ages used yew wood to craft longbows and that this wood remains regarded as the most nearly perfect material for bow making.
UNC Helps In Defense Research
The U S military backs science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with programs across rockets cosmic ray research high temperature and low temperature studies gravity and teacher training funded by agencies including the Air Force Army Ordnance Atomic Energy Commission Navy and NSF NSF grants half a million dollars for 101 high school math and science teachers this year and next with summer programs for teachers and students financed by the federal government.
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University of North Carolina At
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Eisenhower
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Army Ordnance
Atomic Energy Commission
U. S. Navy
National Science Foundation
NSF
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Dental Seminar and Homecoming Set by UNC in Chapel Hill
Dentists from across North Carolina and nearby states will gather at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry on Saturday December 7 for a third annual postgraduate seminar and homecoming. Registration opens at 8 a.m. with two closed circuit TV programs in the morning.
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North Carolina
University of North Carolina School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
David P. Dobson
UNC
Roy L. Lindahl
IRS Prepares Half Billion Tax Forms for New Year
Washington reports the IRS is printing about 500 million tax forms for the new year and will mail them starting January 2 to roughly 60 million filers. Regional centers compile forms and labels, while the Post Office forwards packages if moved. The agency highlights Form 1040 A for easy processing and aims to boost usage from 14 million to 20 million.
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Sam
Lawrence
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Ogden
Utah
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Post Office Department
IRS
Revenue Service
Retired Grocer Reclaims $900 Overpaid Tire Bill
Charles P. Gleb, 64, of Dittmer Missouri, recovered 900 dollars after overpaying for four tires. He had bought tires for 182 dollars and handed the shopkeeper John Noel a 1000 dollar bill, which led to the refund of the excess.
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Charles P. Gleb
Gleb
Dittmer
John Noel
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