Truman program tied to private investment with strings
Business leaders warm to a world development plan but insist on private capital and technical aid rather than government guarantees. Brazil is cited as a test case as major groups push point four for investment abroad while arguing for safeguards and a focus on private enterprise. They warn against foreign risk and call for more domestic investment.
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Truman
Brazil
National Foreign Trade Council
United States Council of the International Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
Point Four
United States
Perjury Charges Lifted On Gen Bennett Meyers
The government dropped its perjury charges against former Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers. He remains serving 15 months to five years for inducing another man to commit perjury and faces an income tax evasion count. Parole possible Sept. 15. La Marre testified Meyers owned a wartime Ohio plant and induced false testimony via a dummy president.
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Washington
Bennett E. Meyers
Air Force
Bleriot la Marre
Senate
Meyers
Army Air Force
Ohio
la Marre
Radius of Earth Ranges From Center to Surface
The statement notes that Earth’s radius is about 4 000 miles though no observer has seen beyond five to ten miles from the surface, highlighting the vast scale of the planet compared to human sight.
Acquaint Capital With Isle Dances Artcraft WASHINGTON
In the Philippines young folks perform the tinikling dance and ladies wear dresses with butterfly sleeves while men carve wood. Filipino women at bazaars and teas in Washington raise funds for sister Filipinos, led by Mrs Tomas Benitez of the Philippine embassy. The Association of Philippine American Women links U S clubs with Manila’s Federation, aiding war widows orphans and schooling efforts. Mexico’s tourist trade is gaining.
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Washington
Philippines
Islands
Tomas Benitez
Association of
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Manila
Vickie
Elpidio Quirino
Quirino
Association
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