Average Russian Afraid Of New Time Saving Gadgets
At the New York Herald Tribune forum seven experts discuss American progress in clean homes, healthful conditions, and gadgets while Eddy Gilmore contrasts life in Russia. He notes Soviet copying of industry but limited use of many modern appliances.
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New York
Ted States
New York Herald Tribune
Associated Press
Eddy Gilmore
AP Moscow
Russia
Gilmore
General Practice Academy Hears UNC Instructors
In Chapel Hill UNC Medical School and Memorial Hospital host the North Carolina Academy of General Practice as it ends its fifth annual scientific assembly. President Amos N. Johnson urges the value of well trained general practitioners as health care cornerstones. New officers include Wayne J. Denton of Greensboro as president and Milton Clark of Goldsboro as president-elect.
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N. C
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North Carolina Academy of General Practice
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Johnson
Wayne J. Denton
Greensboro
Umstead Reports Hay Shortfall for North Carolina
Governor Umstead told Frank Bane that 312,341 tons of hay are needed for 26 drought affected NC counties this winter. He noted 165,734 tons in 16 disaster counties and 146,607 tons in 10 non disaster counties awaiting federal designation.
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North Carolina
Umstead
Frank Bane
Chicago
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Kansas City
John Reitzel
Eisenhower
Bane
Board expected to approve move of C and D ad division
The State Board of Conservation and Development planned a today action to transfer the advertising division from C and D to the commerce and industry division and later create a separate tourist division. Parker and Douglas said the change would let the ad unit focus on information and promotion as several committee recommendations were also on the agenda.
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Asheville
State Board of Conservation and Development
Ben Douglas
C and D
Charles Parker
Cc D
Commerce Industry
Parker
New Fertilizer Rules Go Into Effect In North Carolina
Raleigh reports new regulations on handling and selling anhydrous ammonia and other liquid fertilizers. Adopted by the State Board of Agriculture under the 1953 Legislature, they set safety standards, require registration of liquid fertilizer contractors and impose fines up to 500 dollars or imprisonment up to one year for first offenses.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Board of Agriculture
Navy Dining Hall Picketed at Charleston Shipyard
In Charleston South Carolina white workers blocked access to a segregated dining hall at the naval shipyard. About 300 white workers formed a picket at the hall entrance while some 15 Black workers sat in a second story dining area previously restricted to whites. Shipyard police dispersed the crowd without incident.
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Charleston
S. C
T. T. Dantzler
Sixth Naval District
Eisenhower Aide Faces Push for Higher Minimum Wage
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration weighing a request to raise the federal minimum wage from 75 cents to 1 dollar. Former Labor Secretary Durkin planned the move before resigning, with James P. Mitchell now finalizing the department's proposals and expected to back a higher wage.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Martin P. Durkin
White House
Durkin
James P. Mitchell
Capitol Hill
Labor Department
Mitchell
Peg Lynch: Powerhouse of Words and TV Drama
In New York Peg Lynch, a prolific writer and actress, has produced an estimated 11.6 million words across radio and television. She juggles writing and acting to sustain a demanding schedule while aiming to write a book or Broadway play.
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Peg Lynch
Peg
Ethel Art
Midwest
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
CWO
Lincoln
Neb
Minnesota
State University
Mayo Clinic
Peg ‘Lynch
Legislators Change Minds About Return
Lynn Nisbet reports that a majority of the 1953 North Carolina General Assembly members show a revised desire to return for more service. After six months of demanding sessions and late conferences, fatigue fades and the lure of power and fellowship draws many back, with a typical share expected to repeat in 1955.
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Raleigh
Bailiwicks
General Assembly
General Assembly of
North Carolina
Politician Signals Return to Normalcy and Re-election Bid
The statement asserts current normalcy and notes the usual count of last session members. It also indicates the intent to seek and obtain re-election in the next Legislature.
First One Woman Art Show Staged
Chicago Mrs. Eda Sadler a 1 year old great grandmother who began painting as a hobby three years ago staged her first one woman show exhibiting 40 paintings. Her works largely follow the primitive style made famous by Grandma Moses.
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Chicago
Eda Sadler
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