UN Chief Says U S Wheat Surplus Won't Feed World
United Nations food director Dodd warns a record U S grain harvest will not end world hunger. He notes twice as many hungry as full stomachs and outlines FAO goals and projects to move food to need, despite likely U S wheat cuts next year.
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U. S
Washington
Nottis
Dodd
United Nations
United States
Wrette
UN Food and Agriculture Organization
FAO
China
Europe
Near East
Greece
Stunt Pilot Seeks Third Bendix Win In Record Race
Paul Mantz of Burbank Calif will attempt on September 4 to win the Bendix transcontinental high speed air race for the third straight time. The 2050 mile Los Angeles to Cleveland event opens the National Air Races with $25 000 total prize. Mantz will fly a P 51 Mustang against about 20 foreign entrants while Frank W Fuller Jr remains the only other pilot to match Mantz two Bendix wins. Other past winners include Jimmy Doolittle Doug Davis Roscoe Turner Ben Howard Louise Thaden and Jacqueline Cochran.
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Cleveland
U. P
Paul Mantz
Burbank
Calif
Los Angeles
Mantz 2
Frank W. Fuller, Jr
Mantz
Bendix
Fuller
Jimmy Doolittle
Doug Davis
Roscoe Turner
Ben Howard
Louise Thaden
Jacqueline Cachran
Merit Council Sets Dates For Examinations
Durham NC Merit System Office announced State and Local Public Health exams on September 18 1948 with oral tests for fall posts. Written tests cover X Ray staff and public health roles. applications due by August 31 1948. Several Medical Care Commission and Board of Health positions use oral ratings only.
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Durham
North Carolina System Council
Medical Care Commission
Merit System Office
Merit System
State Board of Health
State Board of Health and Local Health Department
Local Health Administration
P. O
North
Driver Barks Back in Idaho Falls Truck Heisted by Dog
Police halted a weaving truck and found a collie alone at the wheel. Two youngsters fled when officers approached and later confessed they took the truck for a drive, leaving the dog to face the consequences.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Doolittle Flyer to Japan as Missionary
Jacob DeShazer, 35, a Doolittle Raid bombardier who said he talked with God in a Japanese prison cell, will return to Asia this fall as a Free Methodist missionary. He and his wife Florence, graduates of Seattle Pacific College, plan to leave for Japan in November with their baby Paul. DeShazer is now in Ohio touring Bible Meditation League meetings.
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Salem
Ore
U. P
Jacob DeShazer
God
Tokyo
Orient
Jimmy Doolittle
Japan
United States
Chi
DeShazer
Florence
Seattle-Pacific College
Paul
Ohio
Bible Meditation League
N C State Wins National Award for Publications
The Office of Publications at North Carolina State College and the University of Illinois won top honors in the American Association of Agricultural Editors national exhibit. NCS score high across bulletins, extension press, slides, and radio scripts. Editor Frank H. Jeter lauded for Farm News Round-Up broadcasts and columns.
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Raleigh
N. C. State College
Univesity of Illinois
American Association of Agricultural Editors
State College
Washington State College
Pullman
Wash
University of Illinois
State College Office of Publications
Frank H. Jeter
Association
Experiment Station
Extension Press Service
Jeter
Farm News
Charlotte Observer
WPTF
Extension Farm
Agricultural, Experiment Station
North Carolina
Newest hat material woven from glass fibers in korosea wrap
A report notes a cutting edge fabric for women's hats made of glass fiber threads woven into a fine cloth and individually wrapped in korosea. The invention promises light, durable headwear with a distinctive sheen, signaling a novel millinery trend.
World trend toward abolition of capital punishment noted
Chicago report cites Lee Emerson Deets arguing a global shift away from the death penalty with New Zealand Romania Switzerland abolishing it and Brazil limiting it to wartime offenses England considering changes while the United States shows no such trend The piece also notes a Paris invention of an aluminum car with a battery powered electric motor weighing 770 pounds.
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Chicago
U.S
Lee Emerson
Deets
North-western University Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
New Zealand
Romania
Switzerland
Brazil
England
United States
Paris
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Bridge House
Strategic Service
Peiping
N.C
Rosemary Glass CO
Jake Spire
Weldon Road
UP Bottling CO
Littleton, N
Crowder Pras
Fihorta
Vance
Ruset
Ee Doon Press
Seefood
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CampBeLl's
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ORDEN
Nanigoo
Cook Face Faery
Waxtex
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Apple Jey
NEW Rinso Tv
Swan Soap
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TEA Lipton
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