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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1949
Page
3
G M dividend sets industry mark as editor notes opinions reflect Western Newspaper Union analysts. France and Canada urge an atomic pact while British Labor moves to accelerate regulatory measures.
France and Canada urged the United Nations to push all nations to ban atomic weapons and control atomic energy at Lake Success. The appeal asked especially of the Soviet Union to abandon national sovereignty for collective security, a gesture praised as sincere but with limited immediate potential. The plan had backing from a majority of the 59 nations but awaited Soviet reaction.
Stephen M. Alexis told a United Nations session that the first atomic bomb weighed a ton. He said he learned from a scientist that its makeup details are unofficial and predicted a smaller bomb in three to four years for smaller countries.
India's chief delegate Sir Benegal N. Rau urged the General Assembly to endorse atomic control plans and to press for secret talks among the Big Five and Canada. He proposed the International Law Commission draft a world declaration banning the bomb and regulating atomic energy, while officials noted the French Canadian plan as the current mainstream.
Leland Howard, assistant director of the U S Mint, confirms the Fort Knox gold stock. He personally inspects the hoard yearly and reports more than 12 000 tons of gold stored there, amounting to over half of the government’s 24 billion dollar gold reserves.
Ohio State University professor Albert R. Chandler reported findings from 803 reports on older adults aged 50 to over 80. He said crankiness in old age correlates with poor health, and that age alone does not cause irritability, a point presented to the gerontological society.
In a Moscow broadcast, Georgi Malenkov claimed the Soviet atomic bomb would wipe out capitalism in a third world war and serve as a driver of rapid progress, while warning imperialists desire to enslave the world. He asserted the United States plan mirrors Hitler and Tanaka, despite public doubt about Russia's weapon readiness.
Harold E. Stassen, then head of the University of Pennsylvania, accused President Truman of vicious and untrue statements in a Minneapolis speech. He criticized the St. Paul address and praised Congress for resisting the Brannan farm plan and centralized postwar power efforts.
The 15 pound chunk claimed as the real blarney stone was stolen from a church bazaar in California. Jim Cummins, custodian of the San Francisco stone, asserts documentary proof of authenticity amid the dispute.
Near Allegan Michigan nearly 13 000 Canadian geese invaded farmer Andrew Degens grain fields attracting about 5 000 sight seers. At times about 4 000 birds rose in a black cloud thrilling spectators who watched the geese eat.
The piece praises Red Black and his Army squad’s strength through 1950 and 1951, predicting minimal losses for the next two years. It notes Harvard Columbia and VMI as tough opponents and recalls VMI’s 54 to 6 loss to William and Mary.
A columnist recounts college football shifts with Notre Dame Indiana and Pittsburgh in recent scores. He quotes an eastern coach on scholarship limits hurting teams, plus the tougher road for players balancing sport and work.
Chop onions and marinate in lemon juice for one hour to brighten their flavor. Drain and fold into potatoes with other ingredients for a zesty marinated onion profile.
An American comedian finishing a tour of English theaters says English crowds laugh first to be polite, then again when others laugh, and finally when the story hits the point, preferring English audiences to Americans.
Christ's resurrection is celebrated on Easter Sunday. Crusoe's servant is Friday. Coercion means restraining a person by force legally or morally. Aladdin possessed a ring and a lamp. A centaur is a mythical creature that is half man and half horse.
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