More Than Ten Thousand Tar Heel Vets Enrolled in Farming Program
North Carolina boosts its veterans training effort as part of the Veterans Farmer Training Program. At NC State College headquarters, 450 instructors teach about tobacco, pasture, and farm management to ex servicemen across all 100 counties. The program combines classroom work with on the job training on farms, with an emphasis on modern practices and self sustaining farm operations.
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Rudolph Pategh
Carolina
Proam
Veterans Administration
State Board of Vocational Eduation
N.C. State College
North Carolina
Cleveland County
Union County
Buncombe
A. L. Eachey
Teachey
Late College
Coffce
G. K. Savage
Roseboro
Sampson County
Ree
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Veterans Farmer Training Program
Armed Services
Department of
State College
World food output seen rising seven percent in 1946 47
World food production for 1946 47 is expected to be about seven percent higher than the previous year. This rise reflects adjustments after wartime disruptions and signals improving agricultural yields globally.
Beet Production Boosted by Salt Application at NY Albany Station
A New York State Agricultural Experiment Station report notes a beet yield increase in a single case after applying salt to the soil. The finding suggests soil treatment can affect crop output, though details of the method and its broader applicability remain limited.
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New York State
Berge Resigns As Anti-Trust Division Head
Washington February 15 Wendell Berge resigns as assistant attorney general in charge of the anti trust division effective May 1. He will join a Washington New York law firm. President Truman praised his 17 years of service and two and a half months remain to wind up department affairs.
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Washington
Wendell Berge
Berge
New York
Department of Justce
Department
Truman
Clark
Justice Department
Haifa Fire Damages Hasomer Hatzair Club in Palestine
Officials linked the blaze to clashes between Jewish factions urging violence against the British and groups denouncing terrorism. In Haifa the Hasomer Hatzair club, opposing terror tactics, was set ablaze by unknown arsonists.
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Ficials
Haifa
Palestine
Rions
Hasamer Hatzair Club
Dictionary expands with thousands of medical terms
The newest medical dictionary has grown by more than 5000 words, totaling 1573 pages as science advances. The lempira of Honduras is named for an indigenous chief who revolted against the Spaniards in the 16th century. Costa Rica’s colon derives from Columbus’s Spanish name.
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Honduras
Costa Rica
Christopher Columbus
Two Held In Armed Robbery Newland Bank
Two Elizabethton Tennessee men Casper Crowe and George Crowe Jr were arrested in connection with the January 30 armed robbery of the Avery County Bank of Newland in which $25000 was taken. The men are held on 25000 bonds each and the grand jury is to consider charges.
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Asheville
Elizabeth, Ton, Tenn
Avery County Bank of
Newland
Casper Crowe
George Crowe, Jr
Elizabethton
Knoxville
Tenn
United States
Jonesboro
Grand Jury
Johnson City
Paul Teal, Jr
U. S
Charles R. Price
U S
Buncombe County
T. A. Uzzell, Jr
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Buck plan would end rent controls for most housing
Senator Taylor said President Truman did not threaten a veto of any blanket increase. The Buck proposal would remove all rental controls from OPA and place enforcement in federal court. New or previously uncontrolled housing would be free from ceilings and hotel quarters as well. Owners who raised rents beyond 10 percent could face federal prosecution and a possible $1,000 fine.
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Buck
Aylor
Truman
Taylor
White House
OPA
Vest
Cooperation Holds Back Flat Slashing of Truman Budget
Officials pledged cooperation in reducing appropriations while resisting a total cut of President Truman’s 37.5 billion dollar fiscal year estimates. Fingerprint ID progress noted as nearly flawless with 400 000 identifications in 30 years. Travancore in India cited for rich thorium deposits, key to atomic power. Honduras uses lempiras. Ecuador sucre. Peru sol. Bolivia boliviano.
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Truman
Travancore
India
Labor Legislation Proposals Weave Through House Hearings
Mosher outlined external obstacles to labor peace and urged curbs on strikes not tied to wages or conditions. Landis signaled items likely to appear in a comprehensive bill including union responsibility, jurisdictional limits, secondary boycotts, strike voting rules, restricted picketing, peaceful conduct rules, training duties, employer rights, mediation improvements, and arbitration enhancements. The Cordoba reference notes Nicaragua’s Cordova unit named after the Granada founder Cordova.
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Mosher
Soldiers seek to adopt German children amid postwar legal checks
Army officials describe three major hurdles before a blanket adoption plan, as cases of soldiers seeking to adopt German children delay approvals. Welfare agencies in the United States vet foster homes, German court recognition must be addressed, and the State Department must determine American citizenship for the children.
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Middle West
United States
Fraulein
State Department
Mus
39 Persons Rescued From Stranded Ship Near Iwo Jima
Honolulu February 15 1945 The LST rescued all 39 crew from the stranded freighter Lake Sapor a 3389 ton vessel left on a reef 50 miles south of Iwo Jima Survivors were taken to Iwo Jima after the ship struck earlier today and was converted from a barge.
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Honolulu
LST
Lake Sapor
Iwo Jima
Navy
MIT measures tiny fog particles on pin head
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology report that 25 000 tiny fog particles could fit on the head of an ordinary pin. The note follows remarks on military deployment in World War II and a citrus crop record, with estimates for 1946-47 indicating an eighth larger yield than 1945-46.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
Russian influence in Europe and Soviet aims discussed in hearing
In a tense hearing, Senator McKellar questions Secretary Acheson about Russian control over Romania Poland Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. Acheson acknowledges Soviet dominance in the area and warns that if Russia gains the bomb the world could face expansion. Other senators challenge wording of testimony and defend Acheson.
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Russia
Romania
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Acheson
McKellar
Europe
United Nations
Knowland
Kremlin
Hickenlooper
Chiang Kai-shek reorganization stalled amid renewed fighting
In January General Marshall ended mediation and resigned as peace efforts collapsed as Chiang Kai-shek delayed reorganizing his government. Reports say government troops pushed into Linli near the Yangtze, fighting after hours of heavy combat while Communist forces retreated to the hills. Government sources hailed advances north of a Sunghai railway segment.
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Marshall
United States
China
Chiang
Lint
Tientsin-Pukow
Yangtze River
Nanking
Suchow
Lini
Sunghai
Bank Burglary Foiled as Robber Detains by Bags
A bandit stepped on a burglar alarm and stuffed money while stalling. Lt Mahers seized Benson as he cowered behind clerk Mrs. Ethel Brent, shouting threats. Benson carried a revolver. Lt James Payne said bottles found with him held explosive ingredients but one key base was missing.
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Mahers
Benson
Ethel Brent
James Payne
Police Scientific Laboratory
Wilkinson urges more county clubs in North Carolina
Rep. Martin H. Wilkinson of Washington N C former Young Republicans vice president urges organizing more county clubs in the state He calls the Republican party conservative and attacks Democratic machine over election laws including absentee ballots Other officers named include Elfreda Bunting E L Peterson W L Stafford R T A Pifer H W Yates Elizabeth W Hamilton Y Nanney Jr and Mrs John G Fulton as national committeemen and committeewoman
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H. Wilkinson
Washington, N. C
National Young Republica
Republican Party
Elfreda Bunting
Asheboro
E. L. Peterson
Clinton
W. L. Stafford
Winston- Salem
R. T. A. Pifer
Durham
H. W. Yates
Elizabeth W. Hamilton
Charlotte
Y. Nanney, Jr
Union Mills
John G. Fulton
Walnut Cove
Senate faces split as Lilienthal nomination looms
Reports of sharp clashes over Lilienthal's philosophy surface as Bushfield Aiken and Tobey split with Eliender and Hickenlooper signaling possible GOP resistance. Van denberg’s stance remains unresolved while a Democratic margin of three to four votes for confirmation is noted. In Travancore India women inherit property and guard family finances.
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Bushfield
Lilienthal
Aiken
Eliender
Tobey
R-Nh
Hickenlooper
Atomic Committee
Vandenberg
Russell
Liliénthal
Travancore
India
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Davidson College
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World Council of Churches
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Douglas Winn
Fairmont Park
Newland Bank
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
Cordoba
Nicaragua
America
Granada
Cordova
W. J. Melvin, Jr
Bladen County
R. B. Harper
State College Extension Service
Melvin
Harper
10Th Air Sea Rescue Squadron
H. Way Russell
Thomasville
High Point Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Mooseheart
Ill
Moose Order
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