Government Scholarships Debate Topic Choosen for 1955
Norman Oklahoma high school debate teams will devote nine months to arguing a federal education grants proposal. The state finals run April 12 to 14 at the University of Oklahoma with 150 schools plus 30 tournaments statewide. The topic asks if the federal government should guarantee higher education through grants to colleges for qualified graduates.
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Norman
Oklahoma
United States
University of Oklahoma
James Robinson
Oklahoma High
Robinson
Atomic power may cost less than coal in 20 years
Geneva reports indicate nuclear electric plants could beat conventional fuels in cost within two decades, with thorium as a abundant fuel. Scientists suggest U.S. secrecy and limited progress hinder peaceful atomic energy, urging Congress to overhaul the AEC and accelerate development to expand power access.
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Geneva
United States
Atoms For Peace
Eisenhower
Britain
U.S
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Congress
Idaho Power Co
Snake River
Idaho
TVA
Columbia River
Hoover Dam
Pacific
Detroit Windsor Tunnel joins two nations
The tunnel linking Detroit in the United States and Windsor in Ontario, completed twenty five years ago, remains the sole underground conduit connecting two countries.
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Detroit
Windsor
Ont
Get The Best For Less Less Than Y2¢ A Tablet
Store ad proclaims bargain price for tablets with a bold claim of less than two cents per tablet. Highlights a bulk quantity and discount messaging typical of period retail notices. Lists no specific brand or measurements but emphasizes value and savings for buyers.
Show People Still Won't Talk To Red Probers
NEW YORK The second day of a congressional probe into alleged Red influence in show business again produced no witnesses willing to answer questions about communism. Four persons declined to reply. three cited the Fifth Amendment. Names include Lee Hays Mrs Irma Jurist and Mrs Susan d Usseau. Elliott Sullivan also refused to answer while denying Fifth Amendment use. Bernard Baruch attended as a spectator.
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New York
House Un-American Activities Committee
Lee Hays
Irma Jurist
Susan d’Usseau
Playright
Arnaud d’Usseau
Hays
d’Usseau
Elliott Sullivan
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Bascom N. Timmons
Constitution Washington Bureau
Eugene L. Bowman
Roger Wilkerson
Serv
Mgr
International Harvester
Robertshaw
Sprague’s Furniture Mart
E Avenue
Red Probers
The
Weavers
Committee
Frank Tavenner
People’s Songs
People’s Artists
Bernard Baruch
Walter
Percy
Oklahoma Tire & Supply
Otasco
Brunswick
Chevrolet
Jetspan
Hocking
D Avenue
Jayne
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