USIS Effort to Share American Life Faces Budget Strains
Ted Olson directs the U S Information Service in Oslo with a two American and four Norwegian staff. He aims to showcase American culture including music from the Met and Boston Symphony but operations are limited by budget and political constraints. The USIS runs libraries daily news bulletins and exchanges students while facing strong Soviet cultural competition.
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Oslo
Ted Olson
Boston
New York
United States
Norway
Tedora
America
USIS
Amer
Olson
Soviet Union
Russia
State Department
War Information
Inter-American Affairs
Office of Strategic Service
U. S
América
Europe
Norwegian Broadcasting System
Ingrid Lemmin
Thomas Jefferson
Per Vogt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ted
Bill Roll
Volunteers Sought for Seal Sale Program at Local TB Association
The High Point Tuberculosis Association on West Washes Street called for volunteers to assist in the annual Christmas Seal Sale starting November 24. The busy October period involves typing, filing and office work to prepare for proceeds aiding tuberculosis fight. volunteers should contact Mrs. Paul Ingle at 4229 or the association office.
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High Point Tuberculosis Association
West Washes Street
Paul Ingle
Association Ofat
Letter-Writing Week Set For October 12 18
Postmaster S C Clark announced National Letter-Writing Week will be observed October 12 to 18. He said the campaign aims to renew old friendships and foster goodwill among Americans as letters remain highly valued for personal connections.
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S. C. Clark
Post Office Department
Clark
Grasshopper Lets Man Dodge Traffic Negligence Charge
In Detroit on October 4, Zygmunt Kobylke 24 avoided a traffic negligence charge after a grasshopper died during an incident. James Durand 81, who was chasing the insect for fish bait, was struck by Kobylke’s car and injured slightly. Traffic referee John M. Wise dismissed the case.
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Deroit
Zygmunt Kobylke
James Durand
Kobylke
Durand
John M. Wise
Arthritic Treatment Restores Hope in London Report
Dr. Imre Barsi reports in the British Medical Journal that using blood from cured patients to treat rheumatoid arthritis yielded improvement or recovery in about 64 percent of previously hopeless cases. The former head physician of the Rheumatism Sanatorium in Budapest notes 36 percent remained unchanged.
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London
INL
Strane
Imre Barsi
Barsi
Budapest
Hungary
Bond Promotion On WHPE Today
The U S Treasury guest star program featuring Robert Merrill discusses the origin of the word Wiffen a on WHPE at 4 45 this afternoon. Denes Agay and Win Elliot join Merrill as guests in the Savings Band oriented broadcast. Next week Barry Wood and Patsy Kelly are featured. Dr Elizabeth Manwaring will address Wellsley alumnae in Chapel Hill Greensboro and Charlotte as part of Wellsley 75th anniversary fund drive.
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Wiffena
U. S
Robert Merrill
Prgram
WHPE
Radio
Barry Wood
Patsy Kelly
Wellesley
Elizabeth Manwaring
Wellesly College
Wellesly
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Greensboro
Charlotte
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U.S. Information Service
du Pont
Grasshopper
North Wrenn Street
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