Huge Crop Surpluses May Prompt Federal Farm Controls
The 1949 U S crop total neared a record with corn at 3.378 billion bushels and livestock feed at 126 million tons, prompting the Agriculture Department to consider broad controls next year across cotton peanuts tobacco rice potatoes and soybeans. The piece also notes a U S state department plan to distribute 260000 comic book titles in Asia and discusses National Pancake Day upcoming on February 21 1950 with observances in the United States and abroad.
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U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Départment
U.S. State Department
South Korea
Thailand
French Indo-China
Indonesia
United States
Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Walt Whitman
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Carnegie
Jane Addams
Thomas A. Edison
George Washington Carver
State Department
Public Affairs Division
Great Britain
Europe
Pact Defense Signals Shared Knowledge Among Allies
United States Great Britain and Canada agreed to exchange information on conventional weapons and share development data. They aim to standardize weapons and study advanced systems while avoiding atomic capabilities, emphasizing preparedness to deter war.
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United States
Great Britain
Canada
Defense Department
Russia
Stalin
Top 10 Men of 1949 Named by Newspapers
The 1949 Year News Annual selects ten outstanding men across fields including Dr Albert Schweitzer Dean Acheson Dr Ralph Bunche Charles Seymour Walter Reuther Jackie Robinson Serge Koussevitsky Arthur Miller Stanley Kramer and Milton Berle Critics say headlines influenced the choices more than deeds.
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Albert Schweitzer
Dean Acheson
Ralph Bunche
Charles Seymour
Yale University
Walter Reuther
Cio-Uaw
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Serge Koussevitsky
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Arthur Miller
Stanley Kramer
Home of the Brave
Milton Berle
Russia Eyes Sea Power With New Fleets And Tech
The report cites Jane's Fighting Ships claiming Russia may be building three 35 000 ton battleships with radio controlled torpedoes and a vast submarine fleet. It notes uncertainty about substantiation and suggests U S and Britain mothballed to one battleship in service Missouri. The piece also covers Truman housing push for the forgotten man and private industry led programs.
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Tom Paine
Russia
Jane’s
Iron Curtain
United States
Great Britain
Uss.s. Missouri
Congress
Truman
Washington
Hiss Francis 8 Talk Sparks Perjury Trial Controversy
Sayre former U S assistant secretary of state testified Alger Hiss had a very good reputation for integrity and veracity when Hiss was Sayre s right hand man amid the perjury trial over stolen secret documents. Also noted policy steps to speed Japan readmission include training more Japanese diplomats and bringing hundreds of parliament members officials and students.
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Francis 8. Sayre
U.S
Alger Hiss
State Department
Hiss
Sayre
Japan
U.S. State Department
Basil Rejects Arranged Marriage and Chooses Love
Basil Winthrop, dominated by his wealthy father, rebels against an arranged marriage to Elaine Mortimer. He falls for a red headed hotel girl named Mary Smith, proposes, and the couple marry, choosing personal happiness over parental control.
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BA Winthrop
Basil
Winthrop
Sarah Mortimer
Elaine
Sarah
Basile
Mortimer
Mary Smith
Rain Defying Umbrella For Amphitheatre Arrives
Report from Pittsburgh cites a revolutionary umbrella to cover an amphitheatre in two and a half minutes by a switch. Designers say it is not yet on the market but will be built next fall for Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.
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Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera
Renan
House panel to probe real estate and medical issues
Representative Buchanan announced a special house lobbying investigating committee will begin examining real estate and medical issues. Buchanan chairs the committee responsible for the inquiry and will review “other-side” concerns as part of its mandate.
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Buchanan
House
Too Little for Brains Idea Hinders Medical Research
An interview with a young physician highlights barriers to cancer research funding. He describes unpaid lab work, delayed fellowships, and the struggle to publish before securing grants, while noting the mismatch between industrial labor and research potential in a bustling city scene.
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M.D
Crossword Puzzle Acros From An 1920s Page
Puzzle list shows clues across and down with varied topics from animals and gods to rivers and weights. Topics include maritime terms, Greek letters, and royal family references, indicating a mixed standard American crossword.
Morton Downey Voices Enduring Career Across Media Stage to TV
Morton Downey boasts a career spanning stage film radio and television. He directs three companies and serves as vice president of one. Downey joins many stars in a charity drive for the Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation, aiding a two million dollar aim with appearances from Geraldine Fitzgerald Samm Kaye Arthur Godfrey and Abe Burrows.
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Hollywood
Mike
Lorelle
Tony
Kevin
Ronald Colman
NBC
Benita Hume Colman
Jo Benny
Halls of Ivy
Eventua
Geraldine— Fitzgerald
Samm Kaye
Arthur Godfrey
Mor Downey
Abe Burrows
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