Behind the News In Business on Jet Propulsion History
Leslie Gould outlines how Britain funded jet engine research starting in 1943 with 400 million dollars, giving it a head start over the United States and aiding Russia after the war. He notes U.S. budget cuts and private reluctance slowed jet work, while Moscow rapidly acquired Rolls Royce Nene engines in 1947 48.
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Leslie Gould
U. S
New York
John Bulli
United States
Britain
Soany
Truman
Alsoa
Moscow
G. A. Tokaev
Iron Curtain
Russia
Rolls-Royce
Attlee
Berlin
Pratt & Whitney
Korea
Red China
England
Sapphire
Far Eastern Textile Mills Hurt U S Textiles
Belmont NC. F Sadler Love of the American Cotton Manufacturers Institute told the Belmont Rotary Club that foreign labor and growing spindle counts in Japan and India threaten U S textile exports. He noted North Carolina wages at 1.25 per hour vs Japanese nine cents and urged tariffs to protect American workers.
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Belmont
N. C
America
F. Sadler ‘Love
American Cotton Manufacturers Institute
Belmont Rotary Club
Japan
India
United Kingdom
Love
North Carolina
East
Divorce Notice From Hollywood Actor
Hollywood gossip reports actor Woodie Wilson posted a backstage divorce notice declaring Barbara and Woodie Wilson are now divorced with friendly terms. He even described himself as natural born bad husband material inviting congrats to Barbara at the Riverside Hotel in Reno Nevada.
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Hollywood
Woodie Wilson
Wilson
Barbara
Riverside Hotel
Reno
Nev
Three Sisters Birth Parade News At Local Hospital
Three sisters at the same hospital within four days welcomed newborns. Mrs Walter Pise had a daughter yesterday, sister Mrs Edward B Ousquet birthed a son last Thursday, and sister Mrs Gerard Paulhus welcomed a son Friday. Separately, Victor R Core was arrested in Wheeling for trying to force entry into the Ohio Bell building in St Clairsville, mistaken for a tavern. New distillation gear promises 30 gallons of distilled water from sea water per pound of fuel for military use where fresh water is scarce.
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Central Falls, R. Kb
Walter Pise
Edward B. Ousquet
Gerard Paulhus
Wheeling
Victor R. Core
Ohio Bell
St. Clairsville
Knox Alexander
Gore
U. S. Army
Army Fatigue Clothing Now Cotton Sateen
New York reports the Army will replace herringbone twill with a cotton sateen fabric for fatigue clothing. Tests show better wear, greater abrasion resistance, with production planned from several million yards and an initial 15 million yard target. Issuance waits until current twill supplies expire.
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New York
Army Quartermaster
Army
Dean Calls Atom Tests Useful and Hints More Coming
Washington DC Chairman Gordon Dean of the Atomic Energy Commission said Nevada tests have been very useful for building the U.S. atomic arsenal and that more tests may follow. He noted the creation of a continental testing ground in Nevada and avoided predicting an end date for the current test series.
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Dean
Washington
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Nevada
Commission
Pacific
Bikini
Eniwetok
Capitol
Senate House Committee On Defense Production
Sen
Maybank
D-Sc
Fort Lee Tests Bone Swill for Field Use
Officials reported at Quartermaster Laboratories Fort Lee Virginia and troops in the field tested bone swill weighing 8.5 ounces per square yard. The bid requests indicate normal amounts for the current troop levels under arms.
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Fort Lee
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