Soviet Action Targets Biologists in Inheritance Debate
The Academy of Defences liquidated a cytogenetics lab and removed two noted biologists by decree, while Stalin received a letter from the Academy President vowing to correct biology and advance Soviet science. Lysenko defended inherited characteristics against Mendelian theory amid a broader scientific dispute.
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Moscow
Academy of Defences
Academy
Stalin
L. A. Orheli
Section of
Biological Sciences
I. I. Shmalgansen
Institute of Evolutionary Morphology
Institute of Cytology
N. P. Dubinin
Communist
Central Committee
T. D. Lysenko
Academy of Biological Sciences
Lysenko
Mendel
Lawmakers Set Hearing On Atheists Radio Rights
A House special committee votes to hold a public hearing next Tuesday to define radio rights for atheists. The probe follows complaints that FCC rulings are vague and could threaten religious broadcasts. Case stems from Robert Scott of Palo Alto seeking time to discuss atheism on KUQ San Jose KPO and KFRC San Francisco.
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Washington
Harness
Special House
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Commission
Robert Harold Scott
Palo Alto
Calif
San Jose
KPO
KFRC
San Francisco
Scott
Consul Row Snags Diplomat Honeymoon
Washington reports a US Russian consul and his newlywed wife endured a shakedown in Vladivostok after a rushed wedding last June. Scott Lyon, vice consul in Vladivostok, and Faith Wilson faced visa hurdles, long train travel on the Trans Siberian, and cooking duties before arriving to begin duties. The consulate later closed amid fallout from the Koshenkina case, with a renewed trip planned back toward Moscow.
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Washington
INS
Vladivostok
Scott C. Lyon
Europe
Lyons
Lyon
Kosenkina
Moscow
July Strikes Rise Ahead of Taft-Hartley Act
The Labor Department reports 335 work stoppages began in July, about 20 more than July 1947, but total man-days lost fell to about 2.2 million versus roughly 3.97 million a year earlier.
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Washington
INS
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
First US lighthouse lit at Boston Harbor in 1673
Bales of pitch and sakun were burned to provide light for the first lighthouse in the United States built at the entrance to Boston Harbor in 1673.
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United States
Boston Harbor
Britain studies US note on Antarctic regime plan
London reports Britain has received a US note proposing international administration of Antarctica. A Foreign Office spokesman said contents are confidential and under study with the dominions. Britain maintains claims based on discovery, occupation, and bases, while Argentina and Chile press counterclaims. Other nations noted include Argentina New Zealand France Norway and Australia. Dispatches from Buenos Aires mention the Argentine position.
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London
Britain
United States
Antarctic
Foreign Office
U. S. Department of State
Antarctica
Argentina
Chile
International Court of Justice
the Hague
New Zealand
France
Norway
Australia
Buenos Aires
Chile Rejects Plan Over Falkland Dispute In Antarctic Accord
Chilean Foreign Office in Santiago says it received the internationalization plan but provided no details and notes it largely mirrors a U S proposal rejected earlier. The U S plan would have placed Antarctic administration under the United Nations amid Falkland Islands tensions. The article also notes the U S theater seat density.
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Santiago
Chile
U. S
Casper Greene
U. S. State Department
Antarctic
United Nations
Ada News Reporter Aims for Film Career in Tudsa Role
A 19-year-old Ada Evening News reporter covered a movie shoot of Tudsa and joined the cast as an extra at Gov. Roy Turner’s ranch. Director Stuart Heisler spotted him and offered a screen test at Eagle-Lion. he will go to Hollywood for the test.
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Ada
Okla
Ada Evening News
Tudsa
John Clayton
Bermondsey Rotarians Collect Piano Rent at St Mary Magdalen
Today the Bermondsey Rotary Club collects a piano rent from St Mary Magdalen Church. The rent for the donated piano is a snowball to be kept in a refrigerator with a rose planned for Christmas.
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London
Bermondsey
Rotarians
St. Mary Magdalen Church
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