Lilienthal Faces Senate Pressure Over AEC Leadership
The piece recalls Lilienthal's bid as AEC chairman facing sharp scrutiny from Senators McKellar and Hickenlooper. McKellar led hearings in Tennessee and Hickenlooper accused mismanagement, with the committee split along party lines. Lilienthal endured lengthy hearings while directing TVA connections and pondered stepping down.
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Ing
Lilienthal
Washington
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Truman
AEC
Senate
McKellar
Senate Committee
Plywood Expert Joins N. C. State Forestry Faculty
Dr. James Samuel Bethel, former Tidewater Plywood plant manager, is appointed associate professor of forestry at North Carolina State College. A WWII Air Force captain and prolific author, he studied at Washington and Duke and holds a PhD in forestry. He is married to Marinelle Rives of Statesville.
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Raleigh
James Samuel Bethel
Tidewater Plywood Company
Brunswick
N. C. State College
Richard J. Preston, Jr
Bethel
Pennsylvania State College
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
University of Washington
Duke University
J W. Harrelson
State College
W. D. Carmichael, Jr
Consolidated University of North Carolina
Board of Trustees
New Westminister
British Columbia
Air Force
Army Air Force Materials Command
Journal of Forestry
Tropical Woods
Society of American Foresters
American Society For the Advancement of Science
The
Forest Products Research Society
Sigma XI
Phi Sigma
Marinelle Rives
Statesville
Thanksgiving menu in Ankara sparks turkey naming note
The defense department reported that U S troops in Ankara will observe Thanksgiving with Hindi the Indian bird as the main dish, noting that turkeys are not called turkeys in Turkey. The meal marks a traditional observance by the American military mission.
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Washington
Turkey
Department of Defense
Ankara
Parking meters fail to add downtown space says study
Capitol Square by Lynn Nisbet notes meters did not add parking in towns from 5 000 to 50 000 population. revenue focus, not regulation, reduced traffic improvement. Swiss visitors praised North Carolina but planned trips to Atlantic City and California. Roads impressed by level terrain and distance between towns. Visitors acted as goodwill ambassadors while learning American tourist practices and promoting cross country travel.
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Oklahoma City
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New Bern
John Hemmer
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Sedgefield Inn
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FASTEETH Powder Keeps False Teeth From Slipping
FASTEETH is an improved powder sprinkled on upper or lower plates to keep false teeth from rocking or sliding. The alkaline non acid formula has a gum grey pasty taste, prevents sour odor, and helps neutralize breath. Available at any drug store.
Language diversity aids Swiss party hosts in greetings
The Swiss party members spoke English with little accent while German dominated at home and French and Italian were common. Larry Nixon supplied cards with portraits names and addresses so hosts could identify seven or eight visitors and address each by name and title within minutes.
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Larry Nixon
China’s new strong man Gen Pai Chung Hsi commands force
Gen Pai Chung Hsi, a skilled technician nicknamed the White Fox by the Communists, is described as China’s new strong man and an old friend of acting President Li Tsung Jen. He is said to command a large force and is regarded with significant influence by Beijing's leadership.
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China
Pai Chung-Hsi
White Fox
Pai
Li Tsung-Jen
Lilienthal Resigns AEC Chief Steps Down in Des Moines
The executive announced his resignation ending a lengthy tenure at the Atomic Energy Commission. Senators McKellar and Stewart criticized the move while President Truman praised Lilienthal as a great public servant. Lilienthal plans to pursue public affairs with greater latitude in private life.
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Des Moines
McMahon
D-Conn
Joint Committee
Lilienthal
White House
Truman
Commission
W. W. Waymack
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Robert Bacher
AEC
Congress
Patene
TVA
McKellar
D-Tenn
Senate Appropriations Committee
Memphis
Stewart
Roosevelt
Atomic Energy Commission
Army
Senate
Lewis and Owners Face Wage and Welfare Dispute
The mine strike negotiations aim to raise wages and welfare fund benefits while shortening hours. Operators demand assurances against strikes and safeguard welfare spending. A 20 cent per ton levy funds pensions and benefits, but the welfare fund is nearly exhausted and payments stopped. Both sides, after six months, seek a compromise.
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Lewis
Father saves son from blaze leap in Memphis
LeRoy Mallet, a Negro laborer, leaped from the second story of a burning house with his three year old son Walter in his arms. The father escaped unharmed while the child was only scratched.
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Memphis
Tenn
LeRoy Mallet
Walter
Miser jailed for begging after confession in Los Angeles
Miss Louise Schmidt, 81, was sentenced to 15 days in jail after a Los Angeles court found her guilty of begging. Policewomen testified they found 2133 dollars sewn in her underclothes. she said she inherited the money from a brother a year earlier.
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Miser
Los Angeles
Louise Schmidt
Druggist Feldman Freed After Lengthy Trial Remains in Limbo
Feldman murdered his wife to gain her share of her mother's life insurance. After three trials in Kings County and appeals court reversals, a Brooklyn jury convicted him again but could not reach a verdict in the early session. The jury finally acquitted him at 8:45 p.m. EST, Thanksgiving toast followed.
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Feldman
Sing Sing
Court of Appeals
Kings County Court
Brooklyn
Frank Gerber
Portable one man saws boost lumbermen's productivity
Portable one man saws powered by small gasoline engines have significantly reduced labor for lumbermen, speeding cutting tasks and easing work for logger crews.
Cotton farmers drive over half of U S fertilizer output
The article notes that more than half of all fertilizer produced in the United States is used by cotton growers. It highlights the sector's large share of national fertilizer demand and hints at implications for agriculture and prices.
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United States
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