Farm Bureau Begins 32nd Convention
The Dallas bureau notes the 32nd American Farm Bureau Federation convention opens with talks on war threats inflation and labor shortages. Henry Ford II and Sen. Allen Ellender attend as industry and government officials speak. Commodity conferences cover crops defense effects and marketing quotas with a large agenda including rural youth and cooperative topics.
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Dallas
American Farm Buréau Federation
Henry Ford II
Allen J. Ellender
Louisiana
United States
O. W. Wells
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Associated Women of the
AFB
Federation
One Man Opinion on the UN Flag and Guidance
Walter Kiernan argues against displaying the UN flag on public buildings, claiming the UN should exit its current distressing position. He critiques the UN as overbureaucratic and notes dissatisfaction with its guidance. He compares it unfavorably to the League of Nations and mocks the UN’s authority and prospects.
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Walter Kiernan
League of Nations
Balloon to be sent to 25 miles for atomic photography
British scientists under Prof. C. F. Powell of Bristol University plan four balloons to reach 25 miles altitude in April 1951. Each 250 ft long and 150 ft diameter, needing 150 hydrogen cylinders, will carry photographic plates and an automatic radio transmitter to plot its course from Bristol.
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Bristol
England
INS
C. F. Powell
Bristol University
De Gaulle Urges U S to Back Massive European Landings
In a policy speech from Lille, Gen. Charles De Gaulle calls for the United States to raise forces large enough to land en masse and without delay in Europe when needed. He warns that Soviet control of Asia and Africa threatens Western Europe and America if Europe is left undefended.
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Lille
France
Charles de Gaulle
United States
Europe
Western
Soviet Russia
Rally of the French People
RPF
Russia
Asia
Africa
America
WW I Hero Gives More Blood to the U.S.
Former Sergeant Charles A. MacGillivary, 33, Medal of Honor recipient who lost an arm in World War II, donated a pint of blood at Walter Reed Hospital. He said he read a story about need in Walter Reed and Korea and offered to give.
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Washington
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Charles A. MacGillivary
United States
MacGillivary
Walter Reed Hospital
Walter Reed
Korea
Red Cross Blood Center
Big Army Hospital
Lewis Holds Whip Over Coal Industry
Washington report notes John L. Lewis can trigger a fifth round wage push for miners by calling aides near his offices. Contracts run to April 1 but voluntary increases possible before price controls. Operators expect Lew is likely to seek a voluntary raise, while some fear a bid against stabilizing rules.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Harry M. Moses
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Group
United Mine Workers
Ultra sensitive gauge detects one molecule in vacuum
Scientists in Pittsburgh unveil a pressure gauge that detects one air molecule in ten billion originally in a vacuum. The device claims 200 times greater sensitivity than prior instruments.
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Pittsburgh
One of Two Federal Fugitives Is Caught in Maryland
Maryland state police captured Charles R. Perry 25 of Memphis Tennessee, driving a stolen car, near Conowingo. He waited at Cecil County Jail for federal authorities. A 13 state alert seeks Francis T. Grills 25 a seaman from Sydney Australia.
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New York City
Federal House of Detention
Maryland
Charles R. ‘Perry
Mem
Phis
Enn
Cecil County
Elkton
Perry
Philadelphia
Francis T. Grills
Sydney
Australia
Parental View on Child Compared to Chimps
Dr. Keith J. Hayes, who has raised both children and chimps, says Junior is not smarter than a reasonably alert chimp. The Philadelphia article notes parental concern amid the comparison.
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Philadelphia
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Junior
Keith J. Hayes
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