Yanks Stay in England Seen as Helpful Presence
London reports that about 66 000 Americans in Britain under the Western defense setup include airmen and Navy personnel. Social frictions exist but leaders praise their generosity and cooperation in crises, noting many marriages as ties strengthening Anglo American relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
London
Tom
London Star
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Air Force
Curtis E. Parkins
Royalton
Minn
Parkins
Star
Abbie Sweetwine
Coca, Fla
Harrow
Cpl
Reis L. Leming
Toppenish, Wash
Hunstanton
Queen Elizabeth
Leming
George
British Overseas Airways Corporation
Prestwick
England
Elizabeth
Mildenhall
Royal Air Force
United States
South Ruislip
Seven Gas Station Robbers Caught At Another Station
Seven Puerto Rican men robbed a Pine Acres gas station near Aberdeen and were captured later at a Cumberland County station. Identified suspects, ages 19 to 28, from Palm Beach Florida, en route to New York, were held for larceny and to be tried in Moore County Recorder's Court.
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Carthage
N. C
Pine Acres
Aberdeen
Cumberland County
Moore
C. J. McDonald
Vernon Blanchard
Blanchard
McDonald
Moore County
SBS
Jaime Colon Cotto
Lumberto Torres Perez
Raoul Hernandez
Jony Diaz
Salk Polio Vaccine Might Be Worthless
Dr. Robert F. Korns at the University of Michigan discusses the uncertain effectiveness of the Salk polio vaccine. Researchers, including Dr. Thomas Francis Jr., are collecting field data from two million U.S. children and 55,000 in Canada and Finland to determine if vaccine induced antibodies confer true immunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barbour
Ann Arbor
Mich
Robert F. Korns
University of Michigan
Korns
New York State Health Department
Thomas Francis Jr
Albany
N. Y
Jonas Salk
Pittsburgh
Job
Enders
Robbins
Weller
John F. Enders
Boston
Frederick C. Robbins
Cleveland
Ohio
Thomas H. Weller
United States
Canada
Finland
Dr. Korns
Francis
U. S. Census Bureau
FDR Grandson Curtis Roosevelt Receives Marriage License
Curtis Roosevelt, 24, grandson of Franklin D. Roosevelt, obtained a marriage license to wed Ruth Sublette, 27, a fashion magazine employee. It is his second marriage, and the wedding is set for March 6 in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Curtis Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ruth W. Sudette
Robin Edwards
Marion L. Hargrove
Roosevelt
Anna
Curtis B. Dall
Curtis
Dall
Miss Sublette
Montgomery
Ala
How to Quiet a Creaking Floorboard With Soapy Help
A quick home tip suggests work moist soap into the floorboard cracks to silence a creak. Rub soap along joints to fill gaps and reduce movement, then walk the area to test for remaining sound, repeating as needed for steady quiet.
Dampening string tightens a packed package
For a tighter wrap on a pack age dampen the string before use. The string shrinks as it dries.
California condor population shrinking in western mountains
The National Geographic Society notes the nine foot wingspan of the California condor is the largest North American land bird yet only about 60 remain. A century ago they ranged from the Columbia River to southern California but now inhabit a narrow isolated mountain area. Slow to reproduce and adapt, they are troubled by human encroachment and loud noises can deter nesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
National Geographic Society
Columbia River
Piedmont Moose Lodge Hosts Region Convention
High Point's Moose Lodge hosts a Piedmont district quarterly convention of the Legion of the Moose concluding with a p.m. banquet at the Sheraton Hotel. About 250 delegates from lodges in Durham Burlington Greensboro Reidsville Kannapolis Hickory Statesville Lexington Winston-Salem attend. Events include a 7 15 a.m. executive committee breakfast and a 9 a.m. business meeting and initiation. Registration began yesterday at 5 p.m. A Sheraton Ballroom dance capped the festivities led by John P. Witherspoon, local lodge governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Moose
Legion of the Moose
Piedmont District
Sheraton Hotel
P.m
Durham
Burlington
Greensboro
Reidsville
Aksville
Madison
Concord
Asheboro
Kannapolis
Hickory
Statesville
Lexington
Winston-Salem
Sheraton
Operi
Joh P. Witherspoon
Bamboo Prison actors crave thin soup after watered oatmeal
After three days of filming in Columbia's Bamboo Prison scene, actors including Robert Francis and Brian Keith described prison fare as watered oatmeal. The G I prisoners of the Chinese in the movie were depicted eating but found the meals unconvincing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Francis
Brian Keith
G.I
Columbia
Bamboo Prison
Columbia Prop Department
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Balvin Strinkopf
Texas
Patagonia
Ralph P. Witherspoon
Moose Lodge
James H. Clark
Piedmont
The
Gion of the Moose
Langley
Fdr
Moose Lodges
Jenny
CAPRI
Kirsch
Connie
Septic
Paul Kennedy
Thomasville Road
Ted
Harllee’s Infants Department
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