UW Professors Teach War at National War College
The 1949 50 National War College lists two University of Wisconsin professors among five civilian educators. Dr Royden J ld, political science, is in his second year. Dr Richard day is the Wis instructors. The college trains selected officers from the army navy air forces and 27 civilians for command staff and planning roles. An early reference to pearls appears in a Chinese manuscript dated 2350 B C.
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Washington
National War College
University of Wisconsin
Royden J.ld
The
War College
Wisconsin
Richard Day
Army
Navy
Air Forces
State apologizes to small boy after license suspension
Ronald Saitinski, a toy-car loving eight year old, was wrongly listed as an accident participant. The secretary of state's office suspended his licenses before correcting the error. A corrected apology letter was issued by Frank D. Kelley acknowledging the mix up and the boy's lack of a license.
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Detroit
Ronald Saitinski
Secretary of State
Ronald
Soloneal
Kelley
El Salvador Stores Sell Textiles at Cost to Clear Stocks
Firms in El Salvador move to reduce surplus by discounting textiles across dry goods shops. Local merchants report steady customer interest as prices drop to cost. The move aims to rotate stock and boost sales amid market pressures.
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el Salvador
Bosses seek full efficiency as workers push for shorter weeks
The Business Mirror describes a national squeeze as bosses try to cut costs and raise output while labor pushes for a shorter work week. Railroads face 40 hour weeks for non operating staff, mills warn of extinction without higher productivity, and builders cite yearly nonworking days. British union leaders urge workers to toil harder to lift living standards.
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New York
New England
H. C. Turner, Jr
Turner Construction Co
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
British
Trades Union Congress
Record Tells How State Lawmen Voted
Washington report shows Wisconsin members of congress voting on recent roll calls. Senate rejected four amendments cutting southwestern power administration appropriations 45 to 38, with Wiley and McCarthy Republicans voting against. Magnuson amendment to fund Kerr-Anaconda transmission facilities passed 45 to 35, McCarthy against, Wiley not voting. House adjournment until Sept 21 rejected 58 to 25, McCarthy against, Wiley not voting. House had no major roll calls. The astrolabe, oldest navigation instrument, features in the next note.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Congress
Senate
Southwestern Power Administration
Wiley
McCarthy
Magnuson
Interior Department
Bonneville Wet Administration
Kerr-Anaconda
House
Inner-Aid Medicine Promises Clean Bowels Power
An advertisement touts INNER AID as a twelve herb bowel cleanser. It claims a user felt headaches vanish pimples clear and rheumatic pains disappear after three days. The copy urges readers to buy at drug stores, promising dramatic health changes.
Hiroshima Loss Set At 240 000 By Its Mayor
New York report quotes Hiroshima mayor Shimzo Hamai estimating 210 000 to 240 000 dead from the 6 August 1945 atomic bombing. He cites ration card tallies and troop counts, revising higher previous U S and Allied estimates. The figure includes 30 000 troops and relies on wartime ration records.
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Hiroshima
New York
Shimzo Hamai
Norman Cousins
Saturday Review of Literature
American Broadcasting Company
Hamai
Ham
Three Fish Wallet Catch On Leech Lake Detected
In Walker Minnesota a New Yorker hauled in three fish and a wallet containing 102 dollars. The wallet belonged to Mies Dale Pothast of Melbourne Texas who lost it a year earlier. George Woodhall found the wallet while trolling south of Bear Island. the zipper was open and currency visible under sand and snails.
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Walker, Minn
Leech Lake
Mies Dale Pothast
Melbourne
George Woodhall
Bear Island
Blonde Girl Receives Spaniel by Court Order in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis a court directed a six year old girl with a leg brace to receive a sandy cocker spaniel after her previous dog was beaten to death. Judge Alex M. Clark sentenced James Purdy to 60 days on the state farm and fined him $300 for cruelty to animals. The girl named the new dog Judy II and hugged it as she gratefully accepted the gift.
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Indianapolis
Alex M. Clark
Audrey Pearl Thompson
James Purdy
Audrey
Fashionably dressed man dies by suicide at St. Peter's
Vatican police report a 28 year old Rome man Luigi Galafati hanged himself from the walkway around St. Peter's inner dome. He dropped 170 feet and landed near the high altar as pilgrims prayed. An informant identified him from papers. The article notes nickel production usage figures unrelated to the event.
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Vatican City
St. Peter’s Basilica
Vatican
Luigi Galafati
Rome
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