Southern Railway expands rolling stock and rail renewals
The Southern Railway announces orders totaling 93 Diesel locomotives 2 500 freight cars 101 light passenger cars and 42 500 gross tons of rail at over 33 million dollars. It notes Diesel power already in service and outlines plans to modernize the fleet including the Crescent and Royal Palm routes.
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Former Duke Professor May Go to Oxford
Dr. Homer N. Dubs former Duke University philosophy professor now at Hartford Seminary has been asked to join Oxford University in London England as a faculty member to begin in October 1947. The appointment would mark a rare American chair at the English center and reflects high professional esteem. Dubs previously taught at Minnesota and Marshall College and spent 12 years in China directing translations for the American Council of Learned Societies.
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Columbia Uni
Would-Be Assassin Arrested In Japan
Kyodo reported a plot to kill Premier Shigeru Yosheda foiled by the arrest of Asao Yamakawa, 25, at Matsuyama on Shikoku. He had a pistol and detailed plans, naming ten others with three in Tokyo. Tokyo police conduct an intensive inquiry.
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Chinese Studies Expert Joins Hartford Foundation Faculty
A scholar now serves as professor of Chinese studies at the Hartford Foundation after earning an A.B. from Yale, an M.A. from Columbia, a B.D. from Union Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
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Dean Pruette to Speak at First Baptist Church
Dean B. Pruette, principal of the local junior high, who served twenty months as a naval officer in Japan, will speak at the First Baptist Church tonight. He trained at Harvard in Japanese and military government and served in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The youth will conduct the vesper hour with Miss Barbara Smart presiding.
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Virginia Medical Alumni Organize Chapter in North Carolina
Dr O R Hodgin of Thomasville heads the first Medical College of Virginia alumni chapter formed in North Carolina. The group plans annual meetings and seeks other alumni in Davidson and adjacent counties. Winston Salem's Dr Paul W Speas is president with Moir S Martin of Mount Airy as vice president. Members include MDs pharmacists and nurses.
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Planet Ter Atmosphere Composed Largely of Methane Ammonia
If you lived on the planet Ter you would breathe an atmosphere composed largely of methane and ammonia.
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