Maryland Land Week Observance Planned for Oct Eight to Fourteen
Frederick County Land Week Committee held a Friday night session to review reports and plan a statewide program promoting soil and water conservation. General Chairman Lawrence Crickenberger set a September 6 executive meeting to finalize plans ahead of a September 22 general gathering, with events including a tree planting, a Thrasher Farm visit, and Farm Visitation Day. Agricultural groups schools service clubs and women’s organizations will participate, tying into the Frederick Fair exhibit.
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Frederick County
Lawrence H. Crickenberger
Rvice Clubs
Frederick Fair
Local Land Week Coordination Names Federal and Civic Chairs
Melty With Mr Crickenberger serves as general chairman and Rey H Smith as secretary. Local Land Week activities are directed by sub committees with chairmen from state forest and parks, soil conservation, F F A, 4 H clubs, PMA, Associated Women of the Farm Bureau, Home makers clubs, ministerial and service groups plus school participation安排 with Superintendent E W Pruitt and school supervisors.
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Rey H. Smith
Charles Covell
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Carl RB. Ingling
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Warren Smith
New Weapon Developed And Shipped In 22 Days
The Navy announced a 61 inch aerial rocket with a shaped charge to penetrate heavy armor was developed and shipped to Korea in 22 days. Admiral Forrest P. Sherman directed July 6 ordnance work with rapid development reported by July 13. First batch left Inyokern California on July 29 to the Western Pacific and reached the Far East with Air Force usage.
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Korea
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Naval Operations
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Naval Ordnance Test Station
Inyokern
Calif
Western Pacific
J. Lawton Colling
Army
Far East
Air Force
New Aluminum Type Helmet To Replace GI Steel Hats
The Army announced a new aluminum helmet with a shock resistant liner designed to replace the current steel helmet. Tests show the liner alone resists shell fragments as well as the full helmet, while the aluminum model weighs about three pounds 15 percent lighter. It will serve traditional helmet duties and can be used as a cooking utensil shaving mug or water bucket. Several thousand helmets are to be produced for field testing this year before standardization. In related notes, a shape charge is used in the 34 inch bazooka and efforts aim to produce a shaped charge shell for rifles. In Washington, 28 Senators urged President Truman to lead a broad peace mobilization and psychological offensive against the Kremlin.
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Gangsters Control Organized Gambling Report Emerges
Washington reports crime investigators say prohibition era gangsters now dominate organized gambling and are muscling into legal businesses. Senator Wiley of Wisconsin says rumors of ties between gangsters and national politicians, including Congress members, will be investigated by the Senate Crime Committee. The special committee was established to probe the matter.
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Senate Crime Committee
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Kefauver panel eyes interstate crime and gambling menace
The Senate committee report on organized crime finds patterns similar to Miami in many cities and urges federal action. It warns that gamblers underworld corrupts government and business, calls tighter immigration and tax laws, bans interstate gambling equipment, and seeks funds for coast to coast inquiries. 4-H winner Henry Stowers leads Leesburg tractor contest. Luxembourg marks grand duchess birthday with fireworks.
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