AMA Links Health Panel to Political Expediency
Chicago June 12 AP The American Medical Association approved a watered down resolution on President Truman’s health committee. It urged waiting for the commission’s December report and avoided censuring Dr Paul Magnuson. The resolution notes the one year limit and criticizes misstatements while praising the board for restraint.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
Truman
A.M.A
Paul Magnuson
Dr. Magnuson
Washington
Oscar Ewing
Federal Security Administrator
Board of Trustees
Magnuson
Hospital Boycott Over Osteopaths Allowance in City
Bay City Michigan June 12 AP city owned General hospital faced a boycott by Bay County medical society and Michigan Hospital Association after a city council decision to permit osteopaths to practice there. Doctors warned they would stop sending patients to the 150 bed facility to protect its accreditation.
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Bay City
Mich
General Hospital
Bay County Medical Profession
Bay County Medical Society
Michigan Hospital Association
Sociey
Booycott the Hospital
American Hospital Association
Ridgway Farm Family Of Week From Herrin Greenhouse
Ed and Ethel Ridgway of Herrin are named Farm Family Of The Week by Williamson County Farm Bureau. They run a greenhouse operation producing about 40 tons of tomatoes and 55 tons of leaf lettuce annually, with detailed seasonal cycles from July through Nov and Feb and April harvests. Their tomato program, manure-steam sterilization, aphid control, and distribution to Kroger are highlighted along with cattle raising, hay, and community service.
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Ridgway
Herrin
Farm Bureau
Ethel Ridgeway
Williamson County Farm Bureau
Ridgways
Kroger and Company
Carbondale
Centralia
Missouri
Kentucky
Arkansas
University Experiment Station
Dixon Springs
Prairie Packing Es
Marion
Vocational Agricultural Department
Lulella
Ervin
DuQuoin
Robert
Ridgi Tinsel
Bac
Newsweek confiscated in Pusan over martial law article
In Pusan on June 12 AP reports martial law officials seized copies of Newsweek containing an article on President Syngman Rhee and arrests of 11 assemblymen. Government spokesman Dr Clarence Ryee denied civilian orders, saying some dealers sold out while about 600 of 1,500 copies were seized. Time and other magazines remained on sale.
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Newsweek
Pusan
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Aelless Colado
Clarence Ryee
Ryee
Time Magasine
Other
Publica
Presbyterian church assembly opens in Memphis with moderator vote
The 122d general assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church opened in Memphis Tennessee with two major actions planned. A new moderator will be chosen to succeed Rev. John E. Gardner of McKenzie Tennessee who is retiring. The assembly will also discuss a plan.
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Memphis
Tenn
Genera Assembly of
Eachoenry Seep
Katharine Brush Dies At 49, Noted Writer
New York June 12 Mrs Katharine Brush novelist and short story writer died Tuesday at St Luke's hospital after a months long illness. Her best known works include Young Man of Manhattan 1930 and Red Headed Woman 1931 which boosted her popularity through the 1930s.
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New York
Katharine Brush
St. Luke’s Hospital
Manhattan
State Beavis Collection of Trekinn Fees
Springfield Illinois AP June 12 Secretary of State Edward J Barretts office has begun to collect a 20 million dollar license fee hike from 400000 truck bus and trailer owners Two efforts will reach them with new license application blanks Current licensees will receive new blanks by mail with notices of additional fees By June 16 application blanks go to distribution centers with booklets to aid truckers in calculating owed amounts Some exemptions exist for 123 firms in Cook and Kane counties If the Supreme Court reverses Illinois ruling refunds could be issued only if payments were made under protest
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Springfield
Edward J. Barrett
C. R. Hodgman
Illinois Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Ivan A. Elliott
Barrett
Hodgman
Secretary of State
Illinois
Russia Rejects Armed Forces Ceiling Plan
The Soviet Union dismissed a Western proposal for voluntary ceilings on big powers armed forces. Soviet delegate Jakob A. Malik told the U N disarmament commission that the plan aimed to prevent real arms reduction and to dodge prohibition of atomic weapons. It was offered as a response to Russia demanding a one third cut in forces.
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Russia
Jakob A. Malik
U.N. Disarmament Commission
United States
Britain
France
Saskatchewan Socialists win third term in landslide
Regina June 12 AP The Saskatchewan government only Socialist administration under Premier P C Douglas of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation won a easy victory. With 91 percent of votes in the C C F led by Douglas captured 42 of 53 seats and 246 560 votes to Liberal 181 788. Douglas and his cabinet were all returned.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Canada
P. C. Douglas
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
C.C.F
Douglas
Grandfather under G I Bill earns Phi Beta Kappa
Col Desmond K Laub 65 veteran of two wars earned Phi Beta Kappa while studying at USC under the G I Bill. He enrolled after retirement and will graduate in three years with courses in French English American history drama astronomy and American literature. His life began at prep school in New York before college.
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Los Angeles
Desmond K. Laub
Laub
University of Southern California
G. I
Pen
New York
Phantom Shotting Sightings Alarm Illinois Highways
Citizens chase a blue phantom blamed for gunfire on Illinois highways while state police doubt the sniper exists. Bert Nidiffer 34 Canton cleaner operator was stopped after a station attendant saw a pistol on his front seat. Nidiffer said the gun is for holdups and not used recently. Police charged him with carrying a concealed weapon. Two Grand Rapids women Harriet Kirkpatrick and Vera Gardner heard a possible shot on U S route 14 near Harvard. a groove on their windshield suggested a bullet. Near Aurora, Clayton Jennings and wife saw a man brandishing a pistol in a blue car with a woman driver. officers traced it to 15 year old Jimmy Williams handling a rubber toy gun during a ride with his mother.
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Chicago
Illinois
Bert Nidiffer
Canton
Mattoon
Nidiffer
Frank French
Harvard
Grand Rapids
Jennings
Jimmy Williams
L. T. Williams
Modern Science Adds Surprises To Military Photography
AP dispatch reports Tech. Sgt. Paul F. Shaner, a marine combat photographer with the U S Marine Air Wing in Korea, stepping from a jeep to a forward ground control interceptor squadron where invisible radar rays from air scanning gear triggered 40 flashbulbs in his leather bag.
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U. S. Marine Air Wing
Korea
Paul F. Shaner
Eastern offers course in life of Lincoln
Eastern Illinois State College announced a postgraduate seminar on the life of Abraham Lincoln to be offered this summer. Dr Charles Coleman head of the social science department said the course is the nation’s only one of its kind and follows the earlier Lincoln course at Illinois which was dropped after its instructor retired.
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Eastern
Lincoln
Charleston
Eastern Ilinois State College
Abraham Lincoln
Charles H. Coleman
Coleman
University of Illinois
Senate Committee Opposes Truman Postal Change Plan
The Senate Government Operations Committee voted 8 to 2 against President Truman's proposal to reform postmaster selection. The plan would apply strict civil service rules and remove Senate rejection power over postmaster appointments.
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Senate
Truman
Washington
Senate Government Operations Committee
President Truman
Winds Topple Wires in Northern Illinois
Chicago reports severe storms from Wisconsin bringing up to 55 mph winds. One inch of rain fell in under three hours flooding highways and flooding harbor areas. Fire department officials counted 130 power lines severed and 30 trees uprooted in the city as waters moved south and small boats docked along lakefront harbors were affected.
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Chicago
Illinois
Wisconsin
Weather Bureau
Strike Threat Halts as Directors Reach Pact
New York June 12 AP says the Radio and Television Directors guild AFL halted its threatened morning strike after approving an agreement with NBC ABC CBS and Dumont networks. The deal provides an eight hour day and a 15 to 20 percent wage lift for members.
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Radio and Television Directors Guild
A.F.L
Guild
Union
N.B.C
A.B.C
C.B.S
Dumont Networks
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