Comedians to Appear at Missouri Great Square Dance
Comedian Kirkwood and his wife Lilian Leigh arrive by air to headline a benefit Great Square Dance in Jefferson City Saturday night. The event, a cancer fund drive by Cole County Cancer Chapter and Karim Khan Grotto, aims for $4,400 locally and $442 statewide. Gov. Forrest Smith and Mrs. Smith to lead the grand promenade at 8:30 with Robert E. Lee Hill as master of ceremonies. Edgar M. Eagan to call the dances. A Friendly Four quartet from Murphysboro Illinois also appears at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Church of God in Christ.
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Cole County Cancer Group
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Bob Hope
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Kansas City
Cole County
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Robert E. Lee Hill
Columbia
Edgar MM. Eagan
Quarie
Church of God In Christ
Friendly Four
Murphysboro
C. J. Scott
Dewey Seeks Bipartisan Foreign Policy Cooperation
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey urged Democrats and Republicans to cooperate on a genuine bipartisan foreign policy during a Princeton lecture. He criticized GOP obstruction while praising recent bipartisan steps, urged Republicans to support constructive offers, and warned against rocking the boat as America faces a late hour in the Cold War.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Trutman
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Dewey
Republican’ Party
New York
John Foster Dukes
Dean Acheson
GOP
Two Pants Suits Return After War Casualty
New York April 18 AP The two pants suit, a wartime casualty, is staging a comeback. Max Adeil Sons and Company, clothing maker, finds in a survey that 203 retailers across the country report two pants suits growing rapidly in popularity. An estimated 34 percent of retailers will stock them, with some areas like Detroit and Chicago planning to buy all suits with two trousers.
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Hot Headed Witness Delays English Trial Moment
In Penzance Cornwall England April 13 a county court judge asked a witness if he was smoking after a red hot glass splinter from a gas bracket set fire to his hair. The witness extinguished the flames and the trial continued.
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Penzance
Cornwall
Eng
Local MU Students Into Honor Group
Six University of Missouri students from Jefferson City and nearby areas were elected to Alpha Pi Zeta, a social science fraternity for faculty and honors in the social science departments. Jefferson City members include Warren C. Goodall, Harry F. Cook, Willard W Hendrix, Guy Steele, and J C Thurlo. Vernie Erick Odmark of Fulton also selected.
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University For Missouri
Jefferson City
Alpha Pi Zeta
Warren C. Goodall
M. L. Goodall
Harry F. Cook
Harry H Cook
Waverly Street
Willard W Hendrix
Frank M. Hendrix
Delaware Street
Guy Steele
Clyde F. Steele
Washington Street
J.C. Thurlo
Altie. F. Thurlo
West High Street
Vernie Erick Odmark
Fulton
Speed of Sound Ahead Of Most Combat Planes
Navy aeronautics expert C. C. Sorgen says most U S combat aircraft will remain subsonic for years due to high operating costs of supersonic planes. He notes only high performance interceptors and guided missiles may approach sound speed, while propulsion demands keep conventional fighters subsonic. Marine Corps Leatherneck specialists train in advanced technical schools including motor transport and radio telephone.
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Washington
U.S
Navy
C. C.sorgen
Bureau of Aeronautics
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
U.S. Marine Corps
Economists Hold Cheerful View of U S Business
Washington April 13 AP General gains in production and buying power were reported to Congress for the first quarter of 1950. Yet jobs remained a big question. The President's Council of Economic Advisers said expansion hasn’t kept ahead of creeping unemployment. Per capita income rose to 1223. Consumer prices were down about one percent from a year ago. Total output was 258 trillion dollars. Unemployment stood at 4,321,000.
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Washington
Congress
Council of Economic Economic Advisers
Council
Leon Keyserling
Senator Van Denberg in Fair Condition After Operation
Washington April 13 AP report says Senator Van denberg Michigan Republican is in fine condition after a minor operation. An aide notes it is too early to forecast when he may leave Georgetown Hospital. The piece also discusses industry investment trends and future job outlook.
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Washington
R-Mich
Georgetown Hospital
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