Snail Plague Bedevils Guam As Navy Seeks Aid
The U S Navy hunts for the scientist sent to South Africa to find a natural enemy for giant African snails overrunning Guam and nearby Saipan. Capt W F Jennings testified before a House subcommittee that snails four to six inches long weigh up to 1.5 pounds. The pest threatens 11 000 arable acres with vegetables and sugar, while the missing researcher has not reported back.
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Saipan
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Briton criticizes Eisenhower in Crusade review
London Sunday Times military correspondent blames Gen. Eisenhower for unnecessary casualties in 1944 battle of the bulge, claims policy harmed postwar Western alliance with Russia. Editorial calls Crusade in Europe a blow to Anglo American friendship and urges healing of the rift.
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Sunday Times
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Russia
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America
Millionaire Lamont Du Pont Warns Youth on Wealth
Chicago report quotes Lamont Du Pont, industrialist and magnate, outlining a simple path to riches: work hard save money and invest. He warns young men may not accept the advice, saying they would prefer to spend rather than save.
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Chicago
Lamont du Pont
du Pont
Unfilled Car Orders Hover Over Postwar Market
Detroit reports that the auto industry faces a large backlog of orders, with estimates ranging above seven million. Officials warn the figure may include duplicated or fictional orders, and note the highway system could not absorb that many cars even if deliveries were instant.
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Detroit
Navy tests jet air scoop suction near Fury jet
In Washington, two to three feet is the safe distance from a propellerless Fury jet as Lt. A. L. Hall walked toward the nose to measure suction. At two feet the air velocity exceeded 40 mph, dropping to 17 mph at three feet. A mechanic died in a related incident at Muroc dry lake, California.
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Navy
Muroc Dry Lake
California
Patuxent River
Naval Air Test Center
A. L. Hall
Leonardtown
Whodunit Writer Shudders at Her Mystery Creations
Chicago profile of Mignon Eberhart, famed whodunit author known for blood-curdling puzzles. Despite fame, she has never been in a police station or seen a corpse, and recalls a scare that made her fall from bed. She treats writing as practical craft over formula.
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Chicago
Mignon Eberhart
America
Queen
National Secretary Group Seeks Certification For CP S
Kansas City report says the National Secretaries association with 10 000 members plans certification for professional secretaries within two or three years. A C P S designation would require high standards and apply to women able to perform the boss’s duties in his absence.
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Kansas City
National Secretaries Association
Winter Vegetables Get Popped-Up Seasonings And Techniques
Practical ideas to brighten winter vegetables with new flavors and methods. Recipes include baked carrots, spiced red cabbage, cauliflower with tomato sauce, wax beans, hollowed eggplant and mushroom fillings, stuffed potatoes, creamed spinach, broccoli souffle, fried Brussels sprouts, and beets with horseradish. Emphasizes baking over boiling and pairing herbs, sauces, and textures for appealing meat accompaniment.
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