War and funding cuts drive venereal disease rise
Quick cures spur debate as syphilis and gonorrhea rise with the war buildup and budget cuts. Dr. Clark of the American Social Hygiene Association notes reinfections and faster treatments erode immunity while reduced federal, state, and city funding weakens case finding and reporting. Premarital sex education gains traction as a countermeasure.
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New York
Charles W. Clark
American Social Hygiene Association
Bureau of the Budget
United States
Generals Fear UMIT Provisions in House Draft Bill
Washington March 21 top military leaders oppose key UMIT terms in the house Draft and Universal Military Training Bill. They object to a six month training program overseen by a five member civilian majority and to a post emergency UMIT program. The bill also allows a congressional veto by a simple majority within 60 days of plan submission, risking blockage by many UMT opponents in the House.
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House
Ruies Committee
Armed Services Committee
UMIT
Senate
Army
Defense Department
Yaquis To Conduct Whipping Ceremony
Yaqui ritual in Pascua near Tucson climaxes with the Tenebrae Service and ceremonial whipping of children and adults by Fariscos and Caballeros. Candles are extinguished during the dark procession and the rite ends when the light returns and the service closes.
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Tucson
Pascua
Christ
Fariseos
Caballeros
Jesus
Food Price Index Falls Slightly at Wholesale Level
New York March 21 AP The Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food index slipped to 7.23 this week, a fraction under 7.27 a week earlier. The index tracks the wholesale cost of one pound each of 31 commonly used foods.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
Portland Typographical Union Votes Strike Okay
The Portland local of the AFL International Typographical Union voted 226 to 11 to seek permission from the international to strike against the Portland Oregonian and the Oregon Journal. Union Delegate Bert Aaron cited stalled negotiations over a 10 percent wage increase and a shorter work week.
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Portland
Ore
American Federation of Labor International Typographical Union
The
International
Portland Oregonian
Oregon Journal
Bert Aaron
Bond market mixed as corporate issues edge higher
In New York trading on March 21, corporate bonds advanced slightly while government securities were flat to down. Notable moves occurred in American Telephone and Baltimore & Ohio issues with mixed fractional gains, and New York Telephone and Consolidated Edison bonds posted small increases. Lower trades included Bethlehem Steel and Morris Essex, with new issues from Federal Home Loan Bank and underwriters Halsey Stuart moving trading into a freer market.
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New York
American Telephone
Baltimore & Ohio
Lackawanna & Western
Canadian Pacific Perpetual
Katy Adjustment
Cuba Railroad
New York Telephone
Consolidated Edison
Ohio Edison
Bethlehem Steel
Quaker Oats
Morris Essex
Consumers Power
Poland
Denmark
Federal Home Loan Bank
Halsey, Stuart & Company
Southern California Fdison
New England Power Company
Southern California Edison
Newman Power Company
US dollars fund German school reform effort
Don Doane reports from Frankfurt that the United States allocates $2 million yearly to democratize and modernize West Germany’s divided school system. A U.S. High Commission study says progress is uneven but notes innovations like free tuition and textbooks, civic education, and teacher training while warning of slow spread and lingering dual-track structure.
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Frankfurt
United States
West Germany
U. S. High Commission
U. S
James Read
University of Louisville
U.S
Read
John Riedl
Milwaukee
Wis
Marquette University
Wuerttemberg-Baden
Volksschule
Hoehere Schulen
People’s School
People's School
Cotton Futures Steady To Lower In New York Trading
Cotton futures opened unchanged to 55 cents lower with March at 45.39 and July at 45.39. Old crop deliveries held firm at the ceiling as liquidation and hedging pressed prices. Census Bureau reported February consumption near 894,602 running bales, below expectations. Noon trading showed unchanged to 60 cents lower from the prior close as March contracts near expiration.
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New York
Census Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Quiet Trading Still The Rule On Big Board
Airlines led a rise today in the stock market amid quiet trading as Trans World Airlines United Air Lines and others gained around a point. The market overall showed low volume with no broad activity while airlines provided the day’s notable movement and some brokers awaited clearer direction.
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New York
Trans World Airlines
United Air Lines
Sinclair Oil
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Paramount Pictures
Kennecott Copper
Homestake Mining
du Pont
Union Carbide
U. S. Steel
Goodyear
Montgomery Ward
Boeing
Admiral Corporation
GM to Build Diesel Locomotives in Australia
General Motors will begin producing Diesel electric locomotives in Australia through an arrangement with Clyde Industries of Sydney New South Wales. B A Collens of GM Electro Motive Division announced initial orders for 28 locomotives of varying types.
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Chicago
General Motors
Australia
B. A. Collens
Electro-Motive Division
Clyde Industries
Sydney
New South Wales
Dollens
MacArthur's Army Must Have Answer On Crossing Of 38
United Press reports the decision on crossing the 38th Parallel hinges on UN commander General MacArthur or global diplomats. Negotiations between American and British envoys loom as observers fear a North Korea offensive could thwart peace prospects while the UN pursues a campaign of maneuver.
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MacArthur
United Press
38Th Parallel
United Nations
Korea
U. N
Herbert Morrison
House of Commons
North Korea
Douglas MacArthur
Washington
Lake Success
Power Output Rises to Record Weekly Kilowatt Hours
Edison Electric Institute reports power output reached 6.903 billion kilowatt hours last week, the highest weekly total since February 17. The figure tops 6.795 billion the prior week and is 14.8 percent above the 6.015 billion recorded a year earlier.
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New York
Edison Electric Institute
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ITU
Don Doane
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W. Washington
Harry Ferguson
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Richfield
DeGolyer and MacNaughton
Independent Petroleum Engineers
Ital
Net Capital Assets
Secretary of the Corporation
Co i Kithftld Corporation
South Flower Street
Los Angeles
California
National Speculative Series
National Securities
Ed Murray & Co
W. Adams
Michfield
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