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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1950
Page
9
Dayton AP report that the Evangelical United Brethren Church recommended further study of a proposal to merge three seminaries into one. The church is holding its sessions and considering implications for its educational leadership and future program structure.
The United Council of Church Women urged Congress to discipline the use of immunity and unlimited debate and to stop admitting ex-congressmen who lobby on the floor. They debated school demands with Norman Cousins and warned that schools shoulder too much of children’s time, reducing focus on religious education. They also discussed merger plans for Naperville’s Evangelical Seminary with Reading PA’s Evangelical School of Theology and Bonebrake Seminary, seeking board approval and funding for eight colleges.
At Wright Patterson Air Force Base scientists use a sleeping guinea pig and a soundproof room to study how noise damages hearing. They test effects on the ear’s structures from 250 to 150000 cycles per second, noting risks of temporary or permanent deafness and fatigue.
Cleveland AP United States Employment Office unveils a plan to keep 15,000 Great Lakes sailors ready for shipboard billets next spring by placing crews in winter land jobs. Shipping firms will route crews to state employment offices to find work locally with shipyards and defense firms, an arrangement devised by the Labor Department Bureau of Employment Security and the Lake Ore Coal and Vessel Committee.
General Electric unveiled a new jet engine and airframe upgrades for an all weather fighter, the North American F-86D, derived from the F-86 Sabre. The design features radar nose, lengthened fuselage, afterburner, and a J-47-17 engine with electronic control, ice prevention, and material savings. The aircraft aims at higher power and improved interception performance, with thrust well above 5,200 pounds and likely over 6,200 pounds with boosters.
Washington AP The Army gave the best current estimate of Chinese Communist troops in North Korea at 60 000 to 70 000, noting that reports of 90 000 troops are based on later information. The spokesman said winter clothing needs were surveyed last July and supplies are in command.
The custom of throwing shoes at a newly married couple is an old practice believed to originate from the ritual of passing a shoe to symbolize transfer of possession within ancient marriage ceremonies.
Ohio, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York host regional tax offices. The list reflects broad federal state collaboration to streamline revenue collection across the Midwest and Northeast. Agencies coordinate audits and policy guidance for businesses and individuals.
Washington Q and A column answers service questions about Germany duty limits Navy addresses for contact and official correspondence relief options under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act impacts of dishonorable discharge on employment and veterans benefits Navy enlistment limits after pre induction physical Class I A and cadet nurse corps status in the Army.
Cleveland reports a drop in new dwelling starts to 1,160 units in September from 1,600 in August and 2,710 in July. The Bureau of Labor Statistics cites credit curbs as the reason for the slowdown. In September 1949, 1,040 units started at an average cost of 11,600 dollars, versus 12,500 dollars the prior September.
AP report says 18 year old Roy E Barnes of Cloverdale died at Barnes Hospital from a skull fracture suffered in a plane crash near Groverhill on October 22. He never regained consciousness after the accident while in Paulding County.
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