Sporn plant shows American system opposed to socialism
A Raleigh Register column recounts the Grafham Station Sporn power plant project in W Va, highlighting the cost of 66 million dollars, the role of private utilities, and the rural electrification program. It argues private industry risks higher rates while government aid frames rural electrification as socialism in action.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beley
Hinton
Thomas F. Stafford
Associated Press
AP News
KATZ
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Virginia
Ubukley Newe
Sura Tories
Grafham Station
Philip Sporn
Europe
Sporn
America
Rural Electrification Agency
Washington
We See Red on Groves and Wallace Atom Probe
A reader condemns General Leslie Groves for withholding atomic energy details from Vice President Henry A. Wallace. The letter urges court martial and looms over postwar control of the atomic program, noting past Navy secrecy and calling for limits on military prerogative.
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Leslie BR. Groves
Manhattan Project
United States
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Groves
Navy
Frank Knox
Navy Department
Junior Writes Santa Wish With Trike Demand
A young boy nicknamed Junior contemplates how to mail his Christmas letter after delaying, then secretly visits a five and dime store on Main Street to ensure Santa receives his note. He asks Santa for a tricycle and hopes for timely delivery to avoid coal for Christmas.
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Junior
Tantor
Santa
North Pole
Main Street
North Pale
Santa's counterfeit promises break a boy's Christmas faith
A tale by Thomas J. Stafford about Junior who hopes for a trike from a fake Santa. The scamming elf fails to deliver, leaving the boy bitter and disillusioned as the year passes. The moral warns against sharing in others' labors without understanding.
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Sonny
Junior
Santa
Agai
Santa Claus
Buddy
High Prices for Security Fuel Public Debate
The Nation Today reports Washington spending about 43.5 billion dollars for this fiscal year ending June 30. Of this, 11.89 billion funds purely domestic needs, while roughly 14.7 billion covers war related and international aims, including aid to Europe and anti-communist programs, with veterans costs and interest on debt making up the remainder.
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James Marlow
Washington
Spain
Europe
Accp
Sh Bihion
International Plain
Tety Bet Gher
Fir Economic Development
CED
Boyle's Column Resolutions From a Wary Wife
Frances coerces Roger Boyle into recounting his long history of failed New Year resolutions from 1937 onward. The couple reviews a notebook of “hits, runs and errors” in their marriage, including late dinners, dining out, dieting, and weight loss, ending with a light tease about his inability to craft a cute closer.
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Jess
Dico Rebar
Pip
Frances
Rover
Nedicks
Andes
Roger
Sul
Japan seeks Pakistan trade pact amid barter exchange plan
Japanese trade delegation presses Pakistan to sign a bilateral agreement during a one year framework. Pakistan would export 100000 bales of raw cotton and 85000 bales of raw jute plus various other goods while Japan would ship textiles, looms, spindles, hydroelectric plants and machinery.
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Japan
Pakistan
Karaceit
Pakisan
Hollywood duo Richard Sale and Mary Anita Loos
Richard Sale and Mary Anita Loos, a husband and wife screenwriting team, share a long career with original scripts and collaborations. They describe Sale as tall and handsome, Loos as a brunet with gray lips, and discuss their fourteenth script A Ticket to Tomahawk, Sale directing dance scenes, their railroading hobby influencing their work, their oceanfront Santa Monica home, and their prolific output including Mother Is a Freshman and Pather Was a Fullback. They work from multiple rooms, balance male and female sequence writing, and rely on mutual edits to finalize their pieces.
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Hollywood
Richard Sales
Mary Anita Loos
Jhe
Anne Baxter
Richard
Sale
WGAFL
Anita
Loos
Sant Monica
Mary i
Jolly Fears
New York
Walter Duranty
Pather
Mr. Belvedere
Edward
Eddie Albert
Belvedere
New Look At Atomic Control Faces Sharp Doubts
In Washington the Alpnic Energy Commission officials push for a coherent policy on international atomic energy control. Acheson weighs abandoning the Baruch plan, but dangers include bilateral talks with the Kremlin, signaling uncertainty to allies, and disorganizing U S defense plans amid Johnson’s economy drive. Failure risks weakening Western Europe and U S security, with new missile and air defense efforts barely emerging.
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ASD
Paul Hoffman
Marshall Plan
Fea~ Namie Cooperation Administration
ECA
Europe
Hoffman
Truman
Kremlin
Remins
United States
Russia
Joseph and
Stewart Alsop
Washington
America
Alp Nic Energy Commission
State Department
Soviet Union
Dean A. Acheson
Acheson
Louis Johnson
Western Europe
Teuropears
Western
Vannevar Bush
Johnson
Atomic Energy Control
Heart of Happiness Chapter Begins at the Mesa
Arieta and Caro Carson plan to bring Allene Lane into the Langtry land matter while Arleta confesses new feelings to Mr. Carson. Kelly is summoned to rescue, as dogs greet them and a neighbor’s farm life unfolds around a desert mesa setting.
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Arieta
Cal
Miorgue
Globe-Telegram
Caro Carson
Arteta
Hellj
Arleta
Miss Carson
Caro
Kelly
Flow Kelly
Aneta
Cara
Mr. Carson
Chita
Carson
Jand
Langttry Land Company
Tim
Sin Arleta
I Cara
Mesa
Nehru and India seek manganese for wheat deal
Washington reports Nehru pressed for a manganese for wheat swap, with India seeking U.S. wheat under lend lease terms while State Department experts caution potential global consequences. India may face manganese limits, Brazil trade questions, and Pakistan tensions affect the bid amid a rising population.
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Sigkitarne AW Newsfeatures
Washington
Mmost
India
Pandit Nehru
Nehru
State Department
U.S
Fom
New Delhi
John Matthai
U. S
Tadia
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Donald Jones
James Griffith
Richard Gallaher
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