Rainmakers Report Apparent Successes
Santa Fe New Mexico officials released a final report on state sponsored rainmaking experiments by New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Cloudseeding with silver iodide and ammonia produced snow and cloudbursts near Santa Fe Socorro and Albuquerque in 1949 to 1951, though researchers cautioned results were not conclusively proven.
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Albuquerque
Edwin L. Mechem
New Mexico
Pope Broadcasts to a Million Pilgrims at Fatima Shrine
Pope Pius XII spoke to about a million Roman Catholics at Fatima, closing the 1951 extension of the 1930 Holy Year. He urged prayers for peace, urged Marian intercession, and noted plenary Holy Year indulgences for pilgrims. Masses filled 52 altars as 300000 received communion at dawn. Russian and Portuguese clergy attended. Bishop Meletzew led Russian Mass. Bishop Sheen attended.
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Fulton J. Sheen
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Catholic Laymen in Plea for Peace
The Roman Catholic World Congress for a Lay Apostolate appealed for a truly human international community as essential to peace. More than 1000 delegates from 74 countries and 38 international Catholic groups attended the congress in Vatican City, which ends tomorrow with a general audience with Pope Pius XII.
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Roman Catholic World Congress
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Loophole Found in Ballot Oath Law
In San Francisco on October 13 Attorney General Edmund G Brown said California loyalty oath law excludes petition nominated candidates from the oath requirement. State Sen Jack B Tenney asked the question noting independents enter races by petition and may avoid the oath. The ruling hinges on an oversight in applying the oath to primary ballots.
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Qet
California
Edmund G. Brown
Jack B. Tenney
Los Angeles
WCTU Urges No Alcohol For Royal Couple Visit
The Women's Christian Temperance Union telegraphed President Truman requesting that no alcohol be served to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip during their Washington visit.
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Snake bites deputy and dies after encounter
MACON Ga Oct 13 A garter snake bit Deputy Sheriff Sam Riley as he reached under a car seat for a pistol in a robbery case. The deputy suffered no ill effects and the snake died after the encounter.
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Princess Elizabeth and Duke Split Up in Canada Visit
In Toronto on October 13 Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh divided duties. Elizabeth attended an all-woman luncheon while the Duke spoke at a male luncheon. Philip praised Canada’s progress and the couple appeared before crowds in an open limousine before a hockey exhibition and official dinner. The royal train was to depart for Niagara Falls.
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Sugar Plant Strike Ends After 43 Days
Crocket California and Hawaii Sugar Corp refinery strike ends after 43 days with the plant expected to resume full scale operations by Wednesday.
Refugee Narrates Escape From Red Rule and Hope for America
A nameless refugee now in Long Beach recalls life under Communist rule behind the Iron Curtain. She describes starvation, government oppression, and atrocities by the party and army, relief efforts that aid only the regime, and a lingering faith that American aid and the fight against communism offer hope. Her account emphasizes personal risk to speak out.
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Artist Prods Lawmakers With Flood Relief Plea
Kansas City artist Thomas Hart Benton mails lithographs to Congress showing a family returning to a flood ruined home in Kansas City to urge new flood relief legislation. The letter cites 80 days since floodwaters hit the valleys and calls for relief for the Kaw River basin victims.
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China Reds to Try 3 Catholic Clerics
Hong Kong report says Dublin born Father Aiden Mc Grath director of the Catholic Legion of Mary will be tried by Shanghai Communist military authorities with two other church officials. The Liberaton Daily accuses them of deceiving and coercing Legion members against the Chinese government. Also named are Bishop Edward Gabriel Quint of Quebec and French Father Gustave Prevost born in Metz Alsace.
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Venezuela Rebels Uprising Crushed
In Caracas on Oct 13 the Venezuelan military junta announced it had crushed a widespread revolt led by Accion Democratica and Communists. A city judge hostage was killed along with others. Rebels raided towns but were driven out. many dead and wounded reported. Exiled leader Romulo Betancourt denied links to terrorism. About eighty suspected leaders were arrested. Interior minister Lt. Col Luis Felipe Llovera said the uprising was planned for yesterday with an attack on the junta.
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In lumber your best in surance is to buy from Hammond
A compact, marketing styled note urges readers to choose Hammond for lumber purchases, presenting the company as the best option in the trade.
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Monumental Publishing Venture Near Completion
The first edition of the 64 volume Great Books of the Western World is nearly ready for release next March. Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc and the University of Chicago lead the project with editor Robert M. Hutchins and Mortimer Adler guiding over 100 scholars. The Syntopicon topic guide, developed after years of reading, lays out Western thought’s core themes across 400,000 man hours.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc
University of Chicago
Robert M. Hutchins
Chicago
Hutchins
Ford Foundation
Mortimer J. Adler
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Fragmented Ideas System Description
An author commentary notes a collection of 102 chief ideas such as emotion God justice labor love religion sin time and war. These ideas are subdivided into about 3000 subunits. The text examines how ideas are categorized and interpreted within a literary framework.
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