Southern college presidents study plans to improve region
Forty seven college presidents from 14 southern states began reviewing recommendations from 200 deans and professors aimed at boosting graduate education in the South. The council plans to report findings by November and stresses regional specialization and inter-state student interchange to raise the share of graduate education.
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Andy Anderson
Daytona Beach
Fla
South
Board of Control For
Southern Regional Education
Charleston
S. C
John B. Ivey
Ivey
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Charleston Receives Record Egyptian Cotton Cargo
The port of Charleston will discharge over 17 000 bales of Egyptian long staple cotton weighing 750 pounds each aboard a Greek flag freighter. Valued around 7 million dollars, the shipment will incur about 500 000 dollars in U S customs duties, a port-wide record.
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Charleston
S. C
South Carolina
North Charleston
U. S
Possible Typhoon Etymology Traced to Arabic Tufan
The National Geographic Society notes that the word typhoon may originate from the Arabic tufan meaning tempest, tracing linguistic roots to ancient maritime and weather terms.
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The
National Geographic Society
Killer Roads Must Go
Washington panel urges modernizing U S highways to reduce 100 deaths daily and thousands of injuries. Commissioner Thomas H MacDonald cites expanding car fleets and faster speeds, calling for a 17 000 mile interstate relocation plan with annual 500 million dollars in funding and 11 266 million over 20 years to safetyize and expand load capacity.
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A. E. Holden
Central Press
Washington
Thomas H. MacDonald
Washington, D. C
Public
Public Roads Administration
Indiana Guard Officer Fired Over Loyalty Oath
William G. Prescott an Indiana national guard lieutenant was dismissed from the state highway department for refusing to sign a non Communist loyalty oath. Prescott cited allegiance to the federal constitution and warned of job loss if he signed. He noted a historic family link to Bunker Hill and described his work as excellent despite the dispute.
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Indianapolis
State Highway Department
Indiana National Guard
Samuel C. Hadden
Highway Commission
William G. Prescott
Prescott
United States
National Guard
State Department
Hadden
Bunker Hill
France
Department
Commodity Price Index Advances to New High for Year
The Associated Press wholesale price index rose to 191.61 this week, up from 189.20 last week and 158.90 a year ago, led by gains in industrials, food, grains, cotton, textiles and nonferrous metals. Livestock fell slightly.
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New York
Associated Press
Turkish Crop In S. C. Better Than Expected
Anderson South Carolina September 9 Quality of Piedmont tobacco crop is better than expected Joseph A Few manager of the Southeastern Aromatic Tobacco company says 125000 to 130000 pounds of the crop have been purchased at about 85 cents a pound on average with top quality at 1.25 a pound.
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Anderson
S. C
Piedmont
South Carolina
Joseph A. Few
Southeastern Aromatic Tobacco Company
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