Benson Moves to Reorganize Agriculture Department Plan Seeks Streamlining
Agriculture Secretary Ezra T. Benson wins rapid backing from farm leaders for a phased reorganization aimed at trimming a growing bureaucracy. The plan shifts authority by separating the conservation program from PMA and reorganizing the CCC’s role, with new groupings and agency heads reporting to Benson’s appointees.
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H. Davis
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Flu Epidemic Leveling Off In Southeast
Health officials in the Southeast report the influenza like illness is leveling in most areas. Vaccination demand rises in Memphis and Atlanta while universities report high absenteeism but signs of slowdown with hundreds of cases still active across several states.
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Houston County
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Georgia Tech
William J. Murphy
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Crisp County
Remington Case Set for Summary in Second Perjury Trial
New York United Press report states defense and prosecution will sum up Monday in the second perjury trial of former Commerce Department economist William Remington. The defense rested Thursday. Judge Vincent L. Leibell recessed until 10:30 a.m. Monday, denying a motion to dismiss. A jury of 11 men and one woman will decide if Remington lied about Communist party ties during his first trial.
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Vincent L. Leibell
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Commerce Department
Communist Party
U. S. Court of Appeals
Man's Gotta Defend Himself in Divorce Case
Detroit, UP. Donald E. Ray Sr., 34, testified in his wife Vernice Ray's divorce hearing that he beat her only in self defense. He admitted giving her a black eye or two, saying a man must defend himself as she is dynamite. Judge Murphy granted the divorce.
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Donald E. Ray Sr
Thomas J. Murphy
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Appeal to world Jewry to aid Soviet refugees in Berlin
West Berlin Jewish leader Heinz Galinski urged Jews worldwide to help refugees arriving from East Berlin and East Germany. Soviet zone security raided Jewish homes confiscating prayer books to uncover Zionist spies. Bonn indicated it would assist Berlin, as Der Weg and Neue Zeitung report continued Jewish displacement and reorganization in East Germany.
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Time Zone Clarity for Eastern and Mountain Stations
The note explains standard time conversion: subtract one hour for Central, two hours for Mountain. It warns some focal stations adjust relay times to fit local schedules and that last minute program changes cannot be included.
Television Schedule Fragment for January 23 24
Network listings show a dense evening slate with news, dramas, music and variety programs across CBS ABC NBC and local channels. notables include News and Commentary, Name That Tune, Johnny Dollar, Ozzie and Harriet, The Shadow and Perry Como with later kids and entertainment blocks for weekend mornings.
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Onahe
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White Crosses For Graves Are Sought
Edith Nourse Rogers plans a new bill to force the Army to restore white crosses at Honolulu National Memorial Cemetery where crosses were removed in 1951 and stone markers installed. She aims to win House approval in the new Congress and will seek Pentagon cooperation to restore the crosses by administrative action.
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Wilson's Assistant Keeps Ship Afloat
Acting Defense Secretary Wilfred J. McNeil says his aim is to keep the ship headed into the wind until the new skipper, Charles E. Wilson, arrives. Wilson told the president he would dispose of GM stock, easing Senate approval, but a new Republican defense chief will take days at best. McNeil, a holdover, remains top Pentagon leader and would refer urgent issues to Eisenhower.
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Newspaper circulation totals slip slightly in 1952
New York reports total daily newspaper circulation fell by 0.12 percent in 1952, with 1 786 dailies up 13 from 1951. Morning papers rose to 327, evening papers to 1 459, Sunday papers to 543, while overall circulation stood at 53 950 615 with declines across morning and Sunday segments.
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Editor & Publisher
Editor & Publisher International
Trade Journal
Wild cranberries introduced to cultivation by settlers
The article notes that wild cranberries were present for the first settlers in the area now part of the United States, and that cultivation began after the arrival of white settlers.
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