Point Four on Track to Aid Says New Head Is Simple Farmer
NEA correspondent Peter Edson describes Henry Bennett, newly named head of Point Four, as a plain, rural professor from Oklahoma State College. Bennett rejects mass mechanization, advocates practical, experience driven aid, and cites Horace Holmes as a model of simple innovation raising wheat and potato yields in India without tractors or fertilizer.
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NEA
Washington
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Truman
Point Four
Henry Garland Bennett
State Department
Dr. Bennett
Oklahoma State College of Agricultural and Mechanical Arts
Horace Holmes
United Provinces Government of India
Morace Holmes
India Wants Holmes Back Again
Dr Bennett has persuaded Horace Holmes to return to India on a Point Four program to teach farmers and spread the methods used near Lucknow. He aims to enlarge the reach to end calls for American grain aid at lower cost. Holmes notes Point Four funds of 45 million this year and 95 million next, with several dozen agreements and hundreds of technicians in many countries.
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Food aid drive under Point Four shifts to hunger relief
The report notes thirty five countries applying for Point Four aid with seventy percent aimed at boosting food production. Europe struggles with deficits as France and Denmark feed their populations while others face an average ten percent shortfall. Marshall Plan aid boosts supply, but Point Four can reach areas the plan misses to raise production of raw materials for defense. New Zealand leads in per capita living standards among nations.
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San Diego Seeks 20000 Homes to Relieve Congestion
San Diego officials report the city is bulging at the seams and requests 20 000 additional housing units within 90 days. The appeal cites Navy and aircraft plants and was dispatched to Washington last night based on council information.
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Photograph Praise Amid Friendly Jest
A friend shares pictures he believes are good print quality. You respond with a light compliment, praising the artistry and framing rather than critiquing the camera or the shoot. A playful note reinforces support and mutual respect in the exchange.
Undressing Incident At Chicago Hotel Involving Abbe Lane
Newark dispatch reports Newark Noo dan Cavpat said today an aged wife confronted detectives at the Chicago Hotel suite of singer Abbe Lane. Lane was partly disrobed while Cavpat claimed the scene involved changing clothes in the bathroom ahead of a midnight movie.
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