U S Defense Dept overhaul of overseas scrip to curb counterfeiting
The Defense Department announced a global change to military scrip used at U S installations to a new gaudy issue aimed at thwarting counterfeit activities. The move affects all personnel in the Far East and Europe, with exchanges wrapping up by noon, five additional days for those with valid reasons, and a history of four scrip conversions since 1946.
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May Send Observers To Southeast Asia Peace Plan
Secretary of State Dulles announced the United States would back a United Nations appeal to send a peace observation mission to Southeast Asia amid rising tensions in Indochina. Thailand reportedly drafts the appeal with American and French backing to assess if the area risks world peace escalation.
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Dulles Calls for Allied Backing Before Indochina Aid
In public remarks Dulles asserted the United States would not act alone to defend anti Communist governments in Indochina. He framed conditions for intervention as stable over months, tracing to the 1948 Vandenberg Resolution which urged allied action with 11 other nations to form the North Atlantic Pact to deter Soviet expansion in Europe.
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City weighs 18 hole municipal golf course idea
A special committee named by the mayor and council advised building an 18 hole municipal golf course in Hagerstown. They warned the current nine hole layout could be sold in parcels to raise funds, estimating potential profits around $250,000.
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New 18 hole course proposed with driving range
A plan for an 18 hole course meeting 1 standards sanctioned by the PGA plus a driving range and putting green could cost 130 dollars The existing nine hole course is crowded on weekends and hazardous as players must cross a busy highway to complete rounds Mrs Thomas Easton presided at the meeting with group singing and a program titled Jesus Christ The Was The church group had reports on a hospital home visit and plans for a strawberry festival on June 2 The Flinthill W S C S will meet in June with Mrs Charles Brandenburg as hostess
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US farm exports fall in January 1954 values
U S farm exports totaled 205 million world dollars in January 1954, about 23 percent below the value for the same month a year earlier, reflecting a significant decline in early 1954 trade.
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