Film withdrawn shows farmers seeking aid for rural telephone service
A government color film titled The Telephone and the Farmer was withdrawn from circulation by Rural Electrification Administration head Ancher Nelson after private phone companies complained it implied poor rural service. The REA plans to revise the film to show farmers pursuing private service first before government aid.
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Arctic defense base network expands to Canada
Fraser-Brace-Terminal Constructors Ltd a US Canadian joint venture plans a chain of radar stations and related installations from New Brunswick along the Labrador coast into the Arctic. The firm formed by New York and Montreal interests three years ago expects completion late this year or early next. Large freight shipments to sites indicate rapid progress.
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Director reports twice Coliseum capacity at Compton Center
Compton Community Center used by 217,900 people in 1952. Forrest P. Briggs, retiring director, notes that if all had gathered at once they could fill the Los Angeles Coliseum twice and still have 7,900 seats left. The report details activity by category and marks 201,178 for 1951.
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Railroad Official Named to Frisco Transportation Post
ST LOUIS Missouri March announced that P L W lenk will become assistant general superintendent of transportation for the Frisco Railroad with headquarters at Springfield Missouri starting Saturday.
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P. L. W. Lenk
Frisco Railroad
Springfield
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