Research Triangle Praised as Key for U S Science Growth
Maj. Gen. Robert J. Wood lauded the Research Triangle formed by North Carolina State College Duke University and the University of North Carolina as a major step toward meeting national needs for scientists and engineers. He urged taxpayers and officials to address challenges in balancing Soviet and Western scientific progress and noted the drive for new weapons would require more than rockets and space craft. The general, a Virginia native, hinted at moving to North Carolina and disclosed buying coastal property near Kitty Hawk.
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Film Pioneer Jesse Lasky Dies At 77
Hollywood mourns as Jesse Lasky former head of the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. dies at Beverly Hills at age 77 after a heart attack. Lasky helped launch Hollywood’s film industry with Cecil B. DeMille and Samuel Goldwyn, producing The Squaw Man in 1913 before the Famous Players-Lasky merger formed Paramount Pictures.
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Study of ASC Operations to be Conducted
Sen. W. Kerr Scott said a U S Agriculture official will probe North Carolina ASC operations. H L Manwaring deputy administrator of the Commodity Stabilization Service will lead the investigation, following removals and suspensions within county ASC committees. Scott welcomed the move and urged quick action to reveal facts and straighten out the state committee’s conduct. He has received many letters and telegrams about the disputes over county managers.
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Ferdinand de Lesseps Born Without Engineering Training
Ferdinand de Lesseps, famed for creating the Suez Canal, reportedly had no formal engineering experience prior to his monumental project.
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U S Technical Aid Program Seen Successful Worldwide
A four part series notes the U S technical assistance program known as Point Four now ICA as a crucial cold war front It highlights diverse local impacts from Lebanon Iran Tunisia Paraguay and the broader Middle East showing how American experts improve health agriculture and sanitation with strong support and some criticism The plan to expand staffing and budgets faces congressional scrutiny while new ICA director James Smith aims to minimize nonproductive staff and tie technicians to specific projects across 57 countries
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