Satellite Ads Try To Lure Refugees Back Home
Washington reports a stepped-up Communist redefection drive aimed at convincing refugees from Iron Curtain states to return. Czech efforts include a May 6 proclamation offering pardons for returns within six months, with loans in some cases. The campaign faces opposition from anti Communist groups and seeks to discredit Western havens for defectors while resettling refugees more quickly.
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NEA
Washington
U.S
Karel Brus
United States
Canada
Western
Europe
Austria
Germany
France
Greece
Italy
Bulgaria
Free Europe Committee
Agrarian Party
Red
Coe Homie
Berkeley Polio Research Expansion Seeks Pure Virus
BERKELEY Calif July 31 A grant of 852,198 to Dr Wendell M Stanley funds extended work to produce a purer polio virus and to analyze its chemical makeup. The aim is to detect differences among three human polio types and explain why some Salk vaccines caused infantile paralysis. Stanley will use university and virus lab facilities to advance purification from rat brains and cultures.
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Berkeley
Calif
Wendell M. Stanley
University of California Virus Research Laboratory
National Foundation For
Arf
Stanley
Radio Schedules and Commentary on Geneva Coverage
A reader critiques CIV for lacking news coverage and providing only background. The piece notes CBS and NBC failed to organize topics at Geneva, relying on film clips and street interviews, missing diverse views and events that shaped the conference.
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Kukla
Olie—abe
Jonn Daly
Abe
Matt Dennis
Cha
Julius LaRosa
Cbs News
Burns & Allan
Che
Reader
Talent Scouta
Whiting Girls
Cbs
Montgomery
Nbe
Ethel and Albert
DuMont
Steve Allen
CIV
Geneva
NBC
Fiorella H. LaGuardia
New York
Prague
Television coverage judged by Geneva Big Four meeting
Charles Mercer argues TV coverage was mediocre while radio did better. He cites voice vs image delays and notes television often overemphasizes visuals for less important events, hindering journalistic maturity and accuracy.
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Charles Mercer
New York
Geneva
First Section of Astronomical Map Completes at Palomar
Pasadena Calif July 31 The National Geographic Society and Caltech complete the first section of a vast map of the universe. Palomar Observatory produced 200 photo sky charts over seven years revealing millions of stars and many unseen regions. The joint survey maps three quarters of the sky to 600 million light years. The final atlas, 1 758 maps, due 1956, priced about $2000 per copy. Nearly 100 copies ordered by major observatories and schools worldwide.
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Pasadena
Calif
National Geographic Society
California Institute of Technology
Palomar Observatory
Palomar
Joint Geographic
Caltech Survey
Callech
Mass floats idea of special session for highway bill
Rep. Martin Mass suggested President Eisenhower might call Congress back for a special session to act on highway legislation. He cautioned he might not recommend it and noted it depends on whether there is a reasonable chance of success. The message came as Congress debated adjournment amid housing and fringe benefits disputes.
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Washington
Martin Mass
GOP
House
Eisenhower
Congress
NBC
Meet the Press
Martin
Senate House
Marilyn Bell Becomes Youngest To Swim English Channel
Marilyn Bell a 17 year old Toronto student reached Dover after swimming from Cap Gris Nez France through rough seas and tides. Unofficial time 14 hours 36 minutes, besting previous youngest holder Philip Mickman at 18 and beating Brenda Fisher’s female record of 12 hours 43 minutes? (Note: horse this line should reflect source facts. adjust to avoid uncertain fragment)
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Dover
England
Marilyn Bell
Toronto
English Channel
Cap Gris Nez
France
Brenda Fisher
Britain
Marilyn
Harriman Gaining Favor as Democratic Nominee
Vice President Richard Nixon said Harriman seems to be gaining strength as a Democratic presidential candidate, noting local and Washington hints. He spoke while boarding a plane to Montpelier, Vt., where his daughter Patricia is at a camp.
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Harriman
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Averell Harriman
Nixon
Montpelier
Patricia
Washington
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