Planning and liberty in a world of changing schemes
A long critique of grand planning in finance, industry, and politics. It argues that while planning is necessary, human nature and natural laws prevent perfect schemes. It cautions against centralized control, stresses individual responsibility, and endorses planning guided by the Golden Rule.
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Burns
Ino
Paris
Europe
Builders hail chemist led boom in new construction materials
The opening session of the American Chemical Society tercentenary in New York featured predictions of a construction boom inspired by chemists. Artificial stones come in many colors and hardness, protectives resist rot and rust, and lightweight bricks promise lighter skyscrapers with greater strength.
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American Chemical Society
New York
James R. Withrow
Ohio State University
Queen Marys Tea Chest Gift Displayed at Canadian Exhibition
Visitors at the Ceylon exhibit in Toronto during the Canadian National Exhibition will view the chest given to Queen Mary by the Empire Tea Growers. Crafted from rosewood satinwood ebony and purseheart with the Queen's royal cypher on the lid, it held fifteen pounds of Empire tea valued at over three dollars per pound.
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Ceylon
Toronto
Empire Tea Growers
India
Ulana
Not a rheumatic pain for four years
A testimonial from a nearly 70 year old man claims Kruschen dissolved uric acid crystals causing rheumatic pain. He says he suffered nine weeks at one time, started Kruschen five years ago, and has had no rheumatic pain for over four years while maintaining a daily dose to prevent excess uric acid formation.
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Kruschen
Krus ‘Chen
Canadian Make Dominion Supplies Medium Quality Gauntlets
Motorists and motor cyclists in the United Kingdom wear leather gauntlets for winter driving and night travel. A large portion of medium quality gauntlets are reported to be of Canadian make by the Industrial Department of the Canadian National Railways. British gloves excel in sheepskin but heavier leathers like cow mule and horse hide are imported.
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Dominion
United Kingdom
Canadian National Railways
Dangerous Oil Inhalation Causes Pneumonia Deaths
Bellevue hospital pathologist Dr Irving Graef told a medical association that mineral oils and animal fats, when drawn into the lungs, proved fatal in six pneumonia cases. Cod liver oil, beneficial in the stomach, was deadly if inhaled into the lungs. He cited forcing a reluctant child to swallow it by holding his nose as evidence.
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Irving Graef
Bellevue Hospital
New York
American Association of Pathologists
Graef
Umbrella Makers In Germany Face Mass Layoffs
In Germany rain shields went out of style as uniforms constrained wearers. The umbrella industry has shed about 150000 workers while manufacturers search for a revival strategy to restore the umbrella’s place in fashion and utility.
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Germany
Nerve Pain Surgery Offers Hope For Suffering
Francis C. Grant, MD of Philadelphia reports renewed operations to interrupt pain pathways in the spinal cord. By severing pain fibers in the spinal cord, pain can be halted from the legs to the pelvis while touch and position senses remain intact and leg movement is preserved. A second procedure targets nerve roots but may impede movement. New approach aims to block pain pathways for pelvis cancers and angina pectoris.
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Francis C. Grant
Philadelphia
Powerful searchlight tests reach 50 mile range
Pittsburg residents watched a 60 inch searchlight test described as the world s most powerful mobile beam. It fires 750000 candle power with a narrow cone said to illuminate objects up to 50 miles away. Engineers note the unit is mobile and mounted on trucks for army delivery and could aid anti aircraft defense against fast bombers.
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Pittsburg
United States Army
UK Debts and War Debts Divides The Times Opinion
The New York Daily News defends not paying more war debts to Britain, noting Americans and foreigners who bought bonds face losses. It cites President Roosevelt cutting 40 cents on each dollar and the Supreme Court upholding default, arguing all wartime debt burdens led many nations to repudiation.
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York
New York Daily News
Renty Tour
England
Redcoata
Sam
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
John Bull
Uncle Sam
Camels Supplied to Russian Farms Boost Herd Size
Farmers in Western Kazakstan plan to base new camel farms and supply 257 camels this year. The semiarid Yedich district herd now totals 2,335 ships of the desert, rising by 24 percent since 1934.
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Coutiec Russia
Yedich
Kazakstan
Spare Pennies Grow in British Post Office Savings Banks
The head office reports record deposits of small savers reaching £355,000,000, up £28,000,000 in the last year and £50,300,000 over two years. About 9,500,000 depositors exist, rising 12 percent yearly. People save coins by stamps and savings books, and home safes issued last year number 250,000, allowing credits when presented to the post office.
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British Post Ofice
Post Office
Britain
Post Office Savings Bank
Wake Islands Rise As Future Air Route Stopover
The Wake Islands, a trio of small islets totaling around 2,600 acres, are poised to become a stopover on the expanding US China air route. Pan American Airways and the US Government are coordinating the plan, signaling growing aviation reach. Nearby, a vivid domestic scene describes morning routines and street crowds as workers’ clubs form in Russia.
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Wake Islands
Pan- American Airways
United States
London papers hail commoner as Canada Governor General
The Ottawa Journal notes London papers applaud a commoner likely to become Governor General of Canada before John Buchan’s elevation to peerage. It highlights his literary success including Greenmantle, The Thirty Nine Steps, and a career spanning over £60,000 in royalties.
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Lora Greenmantie
John Buchan
Lord Bessborough
Ottawa
London
Canada
Lord Greenmantie
Cromwell
Ottawa Journal
Bible Society reports updated Canadian Bible distribution
Colporteurs deliver an average of 30 000 Bibles every two months, with a northern and foot travel reach across Canada. The Canadian branch reports an increased English Bible demand among foreign language workers in Western Canada, sending 39 000 dollars to London after expenses, up from 23 000 in 1983, and total Bibles distributed rising by 22 000.
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Canada
British and Foreign Bible Society
London
Conscripts to be Called by Germany Oct 1
General Hermann Wilhelm Göring said Germany would mobilize its first class of conscripts since compulsory service ended by the Versailles Treaty. They will be called to the colors on October 1 for one year of service, announced to foreign correspondents in Berlin.
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Hermann Wilhelm Goerng
Berlin
Germany
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