Stevenson Bill Seeks National Polio Research Institute
Congressman William H. Stevenson of Louisiana pushes a bill to create a national institute for polio and related diseases. The plan would empower the Public Health Service to hire 30 scientists at salaries from 10 000 to 15 000 dollars, aligning compensation with private sector researchers.
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Triune Washington Bureau
Washington
William H. Stevenson
R-La Crosse
House Committee On Inter- State and Foreign Commerce
Stevenson
Public Health Service
Tractor Fuel Supply Outlook Mixed This Summer
Washington reports no pinch on tractor fuels expected this summer though spot shortages may occur. Clyde F. Clark of the Agriculture Department says shortages may arise even where supplies are adequate due to distribution timing. Gasoline stocks in the Midwest are noted in the briefing.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Clyde F. Clark
Department
Marketing Administration
Spot shortages prompt call for perfect distribution
Fragment cites concern that regional shortages persist despite smaller overall scale. It argues only near flawless allocation could prevent gaps in supply, noting logistical challenges across areas still affected.
Rodents Blamed for Early 20th Century Fires
Historical note describes how rodents before 1911 caused fires by chewing match heads containing attractive chemicals. It explains that mice and rats often chewed matches, igniting fires due to the ingredients in match heads.
Reds Claim U S Officer Ordered Death Of Children
Tass, the official Soviet news agency, distributed a Greek guerrilla charge alleging a United States army officer ordered a terror campaign that caused Greek government troops to kill many children in Stromni village on Mount Ghiona, about 100 miles northwest of Athens.
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London
Tass
Free Greece
Stromni
Gion
Ghiona
Athens
UCT Hears Reports on Grand Council at Madison
Reports of the rand council proceedings from Madison June 4 and 5 were presented at the United Commercial Travelers meeting in the I O O F hall. Delegates George Jansky P P Butterfield and Ove Guberud summarized that the 1949 grand council will convene at Manitowoc with Guberud newly elected to the grand executive committee.
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Rand Council
Madison
United Commercial Travelers
I. O. O. F. Hall
George Jansky
P P. Butterfield
Ove Guberud
Manitowoc
Guberud
Herbert Dahl
Walter Gudie
Group gathers for ceremony as dolls with glass eyes are noted
The article lists a long group including George Jansky past senior counselor, Conrad Olson, conductor Kermit Rud rud, sentinel P. P. Butterfield and W. E. Sherman, and Paul Main who received the obligation. Others present include Thomas Burns and E. H. Evenson among many. Lunch was served by the auxiliary. Dolls with glass eyes that closed were first made in 1826.
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Ior
George Jansky
Conrad Olson
Kermit Rudrud
Sentinel
P. P. Butterfield
W. E. Sherman
Paul Main
Thomas Burns
E. H. Evenson
E. A. Forss
Herman Hanson
William Jones
A. E. Josephson
N. O
Disabled Children Start Two-Week Camp Vacation
Thirty La Crosse county children aged six to twelve leave for Camp Wabeek near Wisconsin Dells for a two week session. A second group departs June 27, with older youths joining July 11 and July 25. Funds come from Easter seal sales run by the Wisconsin Association for the Disabled. James G. Peterson notes continued support and urges late remissions.
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Camp Wabeek
Wisconsin Dells
la Crosse County
Wisconsin Association For the Disabled
James G. Peterson
Peterson
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