Output Of Nation In Big Drop
Washington May 16 The nation's output of goods and services fell sharply in the first quarter of 1949, dropping 9 billion dollars from the prior quarter to an annual rate of 255.9 billion. Prices being lower helped, yet consumption and private business bought less while saving more. The report cites increased foreign aid spending offsetting domestic cuts, with private investment and housing construction down while consumer spending also declined. The piece notes the economy's resilience was aided by government aid and savings rising to 21.2 billion.
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Atomic power could raise living standards worldwide
Johns Hopkins scientist Dr Donald H Andrews told Rotarians in Baltimore that atomic energy, if guided wisely, could abolish poverty and feed and house the world. He predicted living standards could rise tenfold in 25 years and warned the power must be controllable. He noted the urgency of finding answers within about ten years and discussed the Hiroshima bomb as context.
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Scientist Describes Mock Hydrogen Explosion Power
Dr. Andrews explains a hypothetical release of hydrogen with immense energy, noting the capacity to produce a massive explosion equivalent to 20,000 tons of TNT and stating a finger snap could trigger the release and unleash a devastating blast.
Rotary conference highlights energy and world unity
The speaker described converting body energy to electricity and offered to light power plants for months at a fraction of postage costs. He urged establishing a world organization with moral and spiritual power to control atomic force, calling this a key need amid the Hiroshima topic. Dr Andrews' address was the conference centerpiece.
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Ballenger Homemakers Club Meeting Highlights And Details
Twenty one members met with Mrs Mon roe Stup as hostess. President Mrs Chester Young led the session with song and prayer. A color demonstration by Miss Anna Derr followed. Members ordered four club pins and a report on the Frederick Home for the Aged and a hospital visit was read. Next meeting set for June 6 at Mrs Oliver King’s home.
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A. H. Derr
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Frank Nicodemus
Harold Hooper
J. Rosenthal
Alexander
Nelson Stauffer
Icelandic giant Petursson seeks aid at Boston infirmary
Circus star Johann K Petursson famed as the world's tallest man eight feet eight inches arrived at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston with an ear ache. Nurse Genevieve Pozen conducts a closeup examination as Miss Lou Davis, retiring Home Demonstration Agent, observes.
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Iceland
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
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Genevieve Pozen
Lou Davis
Fashion Show At Hood College Opens Thursday
The Hood College clothing selection and construction classes present a summer style show Thursday at 7 30 in Brodbeck Hall. Miss Martha Reddick leads the college orchestra for background and intermission music. Script and stage duties are handled by a team of faculty and students from Plainfield New Jersey and Harrisburg Pennsylvania with a diverse steering group.
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Martha Reddick
Bethel Caster
Roberta Cunningham
Margery Thomson
Vineland
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Anne Frankel
N. Plainfield
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Harrisburg
Vivian Steven
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Ontario
Jane Kellberg
Plainfield
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Quarryville
Dana Silvis
Greensburg
Rita Cleland
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The iris and pupil in the eye described
The text explains the iris as the colored diaphragm of the eye with its center pierced to form the pupil, outlining the basic structure of the eye's opening.
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