Plastics Replace Metal In U S Army On Substitution Drive
Plastics replace metal in the U S Army as substitutes for steel aluminum wood and leather offer lighter durable options. Plastic items range from cups and trays to locker components and even a palm sized land mine case. Army researchers test plastic boats pontoons and superstructures to cut costs and ease supply.
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Washington
Army
Army Quartermaster Corps
Army Ordnance Corps
Army Signal Corps
Signal
Army Research Laboratories
Bayar warns of new fires and touts UN NATO safeguards
President Bayar of Turkey cautioned in a joint session that new fires may break out in the world and urged the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as the best defenses. He highlighted Turkey’s Balkan pact with Greece and Yugoslavia as filling gaps in the peace front and praised improved Greek Turkish friendship as a model of postwar collaboration.
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Washington
Bayar
Turkey
United Nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Greece
Yugoslavia
U. N
NATO
Explosion Kills One Injures Nineteen at Powder Plant
An explosion at a detonator inspection room of a powder plant in Saugus California killed one of three women and injured nineteen others, several seriously, as the blast tore through a wall on Thursday.
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Saugus
Calif
First thoroughbred stallion imported to the United States
The first thoroughbred stallion imported to the United States was named Ulle Rock in 1730.
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Impore
United States
Ulle Rock
Twenty one Americans find new home in Kaesong
In Kaesong, North Korea, twenty one formerly American servicemen were welcomed at a party after renouncing the United States. The men, honored guests, walked the town as they prepared for possible travel to Pyongyang and Peiping to learn how to "fight for peace." Mothers of two soldiers, Cpl. Howard G. Adams and Cpl. Arlie H. Pate, sent letters urging their sons to return home.
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Panmunjom
Kaesong
America
Alan Winnington
Pyongyang
Peiping
K. S. Thimayya
Thimayya
Cpl
Howard G. Adams
Corsicana
Tex
Arlie H. Pate
Carbondale
Tulsa Has Only One Mayor Candidate
John W. McCune former assistant U S district attorney announced as the sole candidate for Tulsa mayor seeking the Democratic nomination. He pledges Civil Service for city workers improved bus service traffic conditions and parking facilities ahead of the March 16 primary.
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Tulsa
John W. McCune
U. S
McCune
Repair Jobs Hard At Atomic Plants
Atomic scientist K. K. Campbell described how remotely operated systems complicate simple maintenance at Hanford. He cited gasket repairs under water and ball bearing replacements requiring many workers and strict radiation limits, urging six design rules for future plants.
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Berkeley
Calif
K. K. Campbell
Hanford Atomic Products
General Electric Company
California
Campbell
Hanford Laboratory
Army Chemical Corps Aids Farmer with Gas Spray Use
The Army Chemical Corps is advancing agriculture by using chloroprín as an effective spray against crop pests in sugar cane and pineapple fields. The gas also improves volcanic soil in Hawaii and several western states.
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Washington
Army Chemical Corps
Chemical Corps
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Murray Appoints First 3 Members of Pike Authority
Oklahoma Governor Murray named the first three appointees to the State Turnpike Authority. Joe Jarboe from Tulsa remains on the board, with Kirk Woodliff and Henriet ta attorney named in the second district, and Norman Hirschfield of Oklahoma City in the fifth district. The governor signaled more appointments and noted the authority will oversee three new toll roads and the Turner Turnpike. He also avoided commenting on a proposed Tulsa Joplin turnpike modification.
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Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Johnston Murray
New
State Turnpike Authority
Citizens Turnpike Association
Murray
Joe Jarboe
Kirk Woodliff
Henrietta
Norman Hirschfield
Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp
Hirschfield
J. Wiley Richardson
Oklahoma City Turnpike Authority
Richardson
Oklahoma City Florist
George Hill
McAlester
Roy Johnson
Roy Paul Durant
George T. O'Neal Hugo
Hill
Kirksey Nix
Oklahoma
Turner Turnpike
James C. Nance
Tulsa-Joplin
Chelsea
Turnpike Authority
Old Soldiers Shoot Buffalo on Drill Field at Fort Riley
Fort Riley Kansas holds a 1842 general order detailing drills on the parade ground warning soldiers not to shoot toward the commandant’s quarters and to stop roping or riding buffalo. The order also sets a beards rule for officers and awards a barrel of rye to the best remount trainer. The piece reflects on how such old orders would look in 2064.
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Fort Riley
Kans
Buffalo
Fashion Makers Hit For Neglect Of World's Kids
New York report notes fashion designers now raise concerns over neglect of children as clothing shifts toward utilitarian and darker styles. Helen Lee, Knoxville native and 25 year designer, argues for practical dresses that are easy to wear and care for. Her Youngland line serves girls ages three to seven and concentrates on durable, stylish outfits amid a multi million dollar business.
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New York
Helen Lee
Knoxville
Tenn
Youngland
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