Scientists Object Of Foundation Measure Sparks Debate
Senators push a national science foundation focused on education and basic research with potential $20 to $30 million yearly funding. The plan envisions a presidentially appointed board, an executive committee of nine, a full time director, and divisions led by experts in cancer, heart disease, biology and defense. The foundation would fund research and scholarships but not treatment.
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Washington
Senate
National Science Foundation
Congress
Board
Foundation
Soft Points in Economy Need Watching
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an April drop in industrial employment and a weak building sector. Commissioner Ewan Clague cites price resistance for a disappointing rise in construction and notes manufacturing lost 140,000 jobs in April but sees no immediate recession.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Ewan Clague
Clague
Southern Railway seeks permission to discontinue four Raleigh Goldsboro trains
The North Carolina Utilities Commission awaits an application from Southern Railway to stop four Raleigh to Goldsboro trains, citing inadequate revenues. Citizens of Wilson Mills petitioned noting notices said trains 21 22 and 111 112 would be cut while trains 13 and 14 remain, a move they say harms Wilson Mills lacking franchise bus service.
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Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
Southern Railway
Goldsboro
Wilson Mills
Australia Sends Wool to America and Other Nations
Australia exported 3,261,332 bales of greasy and scoured wool valued at 305.5 million dollars in the nine months ending March 31, with the United States as the top buyer at 957 bales worth 82.5 million. Britain’s imports fell. Belgium and France rose. Italy resumed purchases with 300,655 bales.
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AP News
Sydney
Australia
United
Britain
Belgium
France
Italy
Silent plane turned out at Langley Field Virginia
Aeronautical engineers at Langley Field describe a new silent airplane from recent aviation developments. The demonstration shows the craft flying above 300 feet with only slight noise, aided by a five blade propeller and engine muffler.
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Langley Field
Aeronautical
Aviation
Second Daughter Born To James And Wife
Hollywood reports Betty Grable and husband James welcome a second daughter named Jessica, weighing six pounds 14 ounces, delivered by Caesarean section. Both mother and baby are reported well. Their first daughter, Victoria Elizabeth, was born in March 1944.
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Hollywood
Betty Eg
James
Jessica
Miss Grable
Victoria Elizabeth
Foreign Births and Marriages Not Registerable In State
Raleigh items reveal a digest of 10 December opinions by the attorney general. Key rulings state that North Carolina may not register births outside the state or record marriages performed elsewhere. The digest covers county and municipal duties, licensing, taxes, street closings, and vehicle liens with several other legal reminders for local authorities.
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Raleigh
Attorney General's Office
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
North Carolina
Commissioner of Revenue
Office of the Register of Deeds
Sees Alaska as 2nd Pearl Harbor
Rep. Lawrence H. Smith warns Russia eyes Alaska and a Pearl Harbor is possible. He urges a defense plan for Alaska, cites rising Soviet air activity, and says time is of the essence to stop communism in the western hemisphere. He also claims communists may seize the canal zone at the proper time.
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Washington
Lawrence H. Smith
Wis
Russia
Alaska
Pearl Harbor
Wisconsin
Canal Zone
Western Hemisphere
Congress
Railroad Man Denies Georgia Anti Trust Charge
W L Gribbs for Louisville and Nashville argues Georgia has produced no evidence to sustain an anti trust suit against the railroads. He joins W H Swiggart of the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis in urging Lloyd K Garrison to dismiss the case. Georgia accuses the lines of conspiracy to fix freight rates and discriminate against the south.
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W. L. Gribbs
Louisville and
Nash ‘le
Georgia
Gribbs
W. H. Swiggart
Nashville
Chattanooga and St. Louis
Lloyd K. Garrison
Supreme Court
North
Souther
Elders Seek Protection as State Legion Meeting Cited
Raleigh reports on Morehead City convention protections for the state Legion as Col. Landon Rosser nears motor vehicles post, with Ward’s chair to be removed. Wildlife resources commission appointments are discussed as Governor Cherry plans a June 1 naming to reorganize game and fish administration.
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Legion
Morehead City
Col
Landon Rosser
Boddie Ward
Ward
Rosser
General Assembly
Capitol
Chathan
Wildlif Resources Commission
Cherry
Commission
Game and Fish Administration
Housewife Finds Pearls While Digging in Yard
In Los Angeles Vivian West unearthed a jar while digging for flowers. Inside were three pea sized cultured pearls valued by a jeweler. She muses that the pearls may be hers and feels a pirate like mystery about the find.
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Los Angeles
Vivian West
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