Protestants urged to speak plainly on world peace
Dr. Frederick Nolde of Philadelphia told reporters that world Protestants must use plain terms to influence world leaders on peace. He urged churches to pressure the United Nations and help organize for the World Council of Churches conference in Cambridge beginning tomorrow.
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London
Frederick Nolde
Philadelphia
Nolde
Edioor
Mount Airy Lutheran Theological Seminary
United Nations Organization
Dr. Nolde
International Conference On World Order
Cambridge
World Council of Churches
Dr. Nolte
Pioneer Woman Dies in Burwell Nebraska
Mrs Alta McClimans 92, a pioneer of the North Loup River Valley, died removing a link to the Wild West era. She homesteaded 73 years ago and kept a refuge in frontier days when Sioux Indians were feared. She endured droughts locusts blizzards and harsh crops.
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Burwell
Neb
U.P
Alta McClimans
North Loup River Valley
Wild West
War spending totals and postwar cuts by the 79th Congress
The 79th Congress spent 94.7 billion dollars over two years to fund war efforts and begin peacetime. It also recovered about 64 billion previously appropriated for the Treasury. In the first year it appropriated 58.9 billion, then reduced to 35.8 billion for the year ending June 30, 1947, with army and navy cuts most pronounced. The army and navy received 21.5 and 23.6 billion respectively in the first year, and 7.26 and 4.12 billion for the current year.
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Washington
U.P
79Th Congress
Treasury
Army
Navy
Aged Lub bock Couple Receives Public Aid
Generous response to a newspaper campaign provides relief for Mr. and Mrs. J A Sparkman in north Lubbock. Mrs Sparkman shows improvement but remains bedbound. Mr Sparkman has an incurable illness and weakens. Care is supervised by Mrs N A Terrell with help from Mrs Joe George. Funds meet a critical need though expenses continue. Terrell asks continuing support.
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J. A. Sparkman
North Lubbock
N. A. Terrell
Dixie Drive
Joe George
Sixteenth Street
Terrell
Rates Reduced on Government Life Insurance Loans
Dallas August 3 4 Interest rates on government life insurance policy loans have been cut from five to four percent per year effective today Veterans Administration announced here.
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Dallas
Veterans Administration
makeup men test skills on Jean Peters first screen role
Hollywood makeup artists sharpen tricks as Jean Peters prepares to transform into Jan the ugly duckling in I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now. The Ohio State beauty contest winner signed a seven year film contract after landing the part.
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Hollywood
Jean Peters
Jan
Jean
Ohio State University
Resistance Leader In Luxembourg Is Held
Albert Winghert a Luxembourg resistance leader and Lieutenants Krieps and Winter were reported in custody after a plot to seize power by force. Winghert a socialist schoolmaster who spent months in a Nazi camp, and the officers who fled to Britain’s army, headed a small group dissatisfied with anti Nazi purges.
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Luxembourg
Albert Winghert
Grand Duchy
Winghert
Krieps
Winter
Britain
Labor policy plan to curb industry strikes eyed for Congress
Sen. Ball outlined a proposed government labor policy to Congress during the vacation. The plan calls for stronger federal mediation, joint union and management responsibility, Wagner Act amendments on unfair practices and coercion, and new controls replacing government seizure to prevent national economic breakdowns.
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Washington
Congress
Sen. Ball
R-Minn
Ball
Labor Board
Listener Sends Frank Meade A Snack From A Listener
In Port Alberni a radio announcer Frank Meade was surprised by a listener who delivered a cup of coffee and a sandwich to the station. Meade had just discussed a favored labor law revision facing presidential opposition and a veto on the Case bill.
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Port Alberni
B.C
U.P
Frank Meade
Truman
79Th Congress
Meade
Lewis Named Laredo High School Band Director
Russell A. Lewis, former supervisor of music at the Texas School for the Blind, has been appointed director of the Laredo high school band.
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Laredo
Aug
Russell A. Lewis
Texas School For the Blind
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