Thirty Three Diseases Listed In Report On Bacterial Warfare
The 1947 report outlines thirty three diseases as potential war weapons and methods to deploy them. It notes air dissemination as the most likely vector and acknowledges the difficulty of achieving mass outbreaks. Dr Maurice Visscher warns the United States would face disadvantages due to its isolation and retri bution challenges if attacked or if it retaliated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Blakesler
York
Maurice Visscher
American Association of Scientific Workers
Chicago
United States
Visscher
Comnee
Iself
Information Office Approved by House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee approved a bill to establish an information and educational exchange office in the State Department. The office would run an information program with several restrictions, though funding was cut last week for lack of explicit authorization. General Eisenhower urged passage, saying nations can live together peacefully with understanding.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
Office of Information and Educational Exchange
State Department
House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wheat Movement Approaches as Boxcar Supply Improves
Railroads report improved boxcar availability ahead of the billion-bushel winter wheat harvest shaping up across Texas Oklahoma Kansas and Nebraska. The Association of American Railroads ordered eastern lines to furnish 777 cars daily to western routes as Rock Island estimates grain moves of about 37000 carloads from June to August versus 22279 last year.
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Chicago
Ich
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Association of American Railroads
Eastern Lines
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Summer Leaders Are Announced At Wake Forest College
Wake Forest college names summer officers for the women’s association. Dorothy Vaughn of Hoskie junior serves as president. Other officers include Juanita White of Atlanta vice president Martha Coleman of Durham secretary Eleanor Spittle Holly freshman treasurer Vivian Snuggs Wake Forest sophomore Town Girl’s representative Peggy Ann Clarke Martinsville sophomore representative Betty Hubbard Laurinburg sophomore representative Frances Harrell Irshville senior women’s representative to the student council Lucy Rawlings Conway junior social standards committee chairman.
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Wake Forest
Wake Forest College
Dorothy Vaughn
Hoskie
Juanita White
Atlanta
Martha Coleman
Durham
Eleanor Spittle
Mr. Holly
Vivian Snuggs
Peggy Ann Clarke
Martinsville
Betty Hubbard
Laurinburg
Frances Harrell
Irshville
Lucy Rawlings
Conway
Largest masonry structure ever is Grand Coulee dam
Grand Coulee dam on the Columbia River is described as the largest masonry structure. The note highlights its scale as a monumental achievement in dam construction.
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Grand Coulee Dam
Colugrbia River
Good News For Folks Suffering From Digestive Distress
An old remedy ad claims SSS Tonic boosts gastric juice flow to relieve bloating sour stomach and insomnia. It asserts non-organic stomach disturbance responds to the tonic and that the product builds red blood and strengthens health, urging readers to buy today.
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SSS Tonic
Best Catches Of Year Made At Lookout
In Cape Lookout Cape Hatteras area over the weekend, nine aboard Bill Ballou's Victory caught 16 amberjack blues and bass ranging 10 to 20 pounds. Named anglers included L F Owen and Stavis of Winston-Salem S Robinson of Durham and six Blackstone Virginia men. A Hatteras inlet party of seven landed over 100 large blues while trolling near sunken ships by Diamond Shoals and finished with 30 blues in the inlet. Participants included Tony and another from Morehead City Jo from Wilmington and Sharpe from Raleigh.
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Morehead City
Cape Lookout
Cape Hatteras
Bill Ballou
Victory
L. F. Owen
Stavis
Winston-Salem
S. Robinson
Durham
Blackstone
Hatteras Inlet
Diamond ‘Shoals
Price Structure Cannot Revert To That of 1940
Gen. Robert E. Wood of Sears, Roebuck and Company says the price structure cannot return to 1940 levels or 1850 prices. He spoke at a Greensboro banquet with Sears executives and later at a plant dedication. He cited immense postwar supply and devalued dollars as reasons.
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Greensboro
America
Robert E. Wood
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Sears
Chamber of Commerce
Memorial Service Honors Nine Lawmakers in House
The house held its annual memorial for nine senators and representatives who died in the past year. Speakers Rep Mansfield and Rep Keefe delivered elegies, Rep Tibbett sang, the U S marine band performed, and Speaker Martin presided amid flowers and wreaths. The deceased included Senators Glass Andrews Bankhead Bailey and Bailey plus Representatives Gallagher Barry Henry Norman and Gerlach.
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Washington
House
Mansfield
D-Mont
Keefe
R-Wis
Tibbett
R-Pa
U. S. Marine Band
Martin
R-Mass
James S. Montgomery
Glass
D-Va
Andrews
D-Fla
Bankhead
D-Ala
Bailey
DNC
Gallagher
End of Grain Purchases for Year in Occupation Zones
Washington May 21 The War Department official tied to relief in the British American zones says little if any government grain buying will occur this year. Foodstuffs for rationing likely already purchased. last week the department announced 400000 tons to be delivered in May and similar in June with more in July.
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Washington
Germany
War Department
iJuly
Presbyterians Oppose Federal Aid to Catholic Schools
The Presbyterian church in the United States says its committee on Christian relations will urge the denomination to oppose pending legislation that would fund Catholic schools. The report, to be presented at the May 29 general assembly in Montreal, cites the separation of church and state and warns it would threaten constitutional liberties.
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Atlanta
The
Presbyterian Church In the
United States
Committee On Christian Relations
Conness
Southern Presbyterians
America
General Assembly
Montreal
N.C
Marshall Sees No More Funds for Foreign Aid
Secretary Marshall says no further appropriations are planned for the Greek Turkish relief and foreign aid programs totaling 750 million. He cautions future needs are possible but notes the War Department will seek additional money for overseas zones, including 78 million for Korea.
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Washington
Marshall
State Department
War Department
Korea
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