Michoacan leads own development with homegrown plan
In Michoacan Mexico a major development program operates without foreign aid. It mirrors Point 4 in ambition but relies on Mexican know how and leadership alone. The state long viewed as backward gains new farms and industry through irrigation and local initiative.
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Morgan Monroe
Morelia
Mexico
Latin America
Michoacan
U.S
U. S
South Carolina
Michoacan's rugged west spurs a model of progress
In Michoacan the Sierra Madre divides the state from its 100 mile coast, once seen as backward. Now the Tepalatepec commission studies irrigation and infrastructure to transform a remote area into an agricultural and industrial hub, while Memphis sees a floating grocery serving riverboats on the Mississippi.
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Michoacan
Sierra Madre Mountains
Mexico
ITALE
Ood
National Department of Hydraulic
Here
Clara
Jim
Islent
Toyinto Am Agricultural Bonanza
Lazaro Cardenas
Cardenas
Borr
Meo Threats and Hong Kong Exodus Amid Red Radio Promises
Wealthy Chinese supporters of Chiang Kai-shek flee Hong Kong as Communist broadcasts threaten their security. A dispatch notes radio Canton vowing to strike Hong Kong, prompting retreat to Formosa. In Hong Kong, local notices urge cleanliness and order while business unfolds on the river with stores, boats, and expanding infrastructure.
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New York
Nana
Chiang Kai- Shek
Hong Kong
Chi
South China Sea
Svenska Dagbladet
Stockholm
Canton
Red China
Kuomintang
Far Eastern
China
Chiang
Formosa
U S Plows Save Farms In Po Valley
Deep plowing in Italy's Po Valley uses a heavy American tractor funded by the Mutual Security program. Vittorio Zanetin leases and farms marginal land near Bovolenta, proving deeper soil can yield wheat and grapes after floods. Nine hundred acres of leased land remain largely untapped due to past river bed soil.
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U. S.A
Italy
Po Valley
Mutual Security Agency
Padova
Rovigo
Zanetin
Bovolenta
Vittorio Zanetin
Vittorio
Arar-Spei
Isingle
U.S
Graflex Photo Contest awards $5000 to 62 winners
The Graflex Photo Contest winners, including 62 recipients, share $5000 in cash prizes as judges praised the diverse and strong submissions. New York led with 12 winners, California 11, and Pennsylvania 9, with 21 states represented and entrants from abroad. Robert Hermes of Buffalo won the Special Press Award of $300 for Leap For Life, boosting his total to $600 including a non professional action prize. Teen-agers Honesdale Pennsylvan ia native Robert Jennings dominated the teen class with three prizes. Edward Wallowitch of Philadelphia and David Falconer of Portland won two each.
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Brazil
France
England
Mexico
Canada
Australia
Norway
New York
California
Pennsylvania
New York City
Los Angeles
Robert Hermes
Buffalo
Leap For Life
Life Magazine
Mr. Hermes
Robert Jennings
Honesdale
Jennings
Edward Wallowitch
Philadelphia
David Falconer
Portland
Ore
Waillowitch
U.S
Joe Costa
New York Sunday Mirror
Bob Taylor
Cordell
Okla
Awo
Harold E. Foss
Washington
Sena
Doris Pinney
Eisenhower
Abiline
Kan
Wall Street
Eisenhower endorsement and photo prize winners in 1950 memo
A 1950 memo shows Senator Vandenberg backing Eisenhower for 1952, with his son noting the 100 percent support. The piece also covers photographers winning prizes, including Joe Costa and Bob Taylor, and Julian Wasser and David Falconer in teen categories. The article reflects bipartisan foreign policy views and a push for national unity in early campaign culture.
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Vandenberg
Eisenhower
Arthur H. Vandenberg, Jr
Jéan
America
Rumanians Poison Food for Russians Sparks Refugee Provocation
An outbreak of food poisoning at the Galatz cannery triggers arrests and a camp confinement for workers. Western officials note Romanian unrest growing against Russian influence, citing partisan bands led by Dragalin and Giorgescu, and groups like the Black Jackets acting against Soviet and Romanian forces. A separate item reports former Navy pilot Christopher K. Saino returning to Japan as a missionary priest.
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Russia
Galatz
Danube
Soviet Union
Rumania
Romania
Fagaras
France
Dragalin
Giorgescu
Eugen Ratio
Sumanete Negre
Black Jackets
Bucharest
Detroit
Christopher K. Saino
Japan
Marymolu Hathers
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Julian Wasser
James Keen
Louisville Courier Journal
Jack Fields
Arthur Sasse
Arizona Republic of Phoenix
Mexicu and
Central America
Reid Foundation of
Memphis
Tenn
Ongahela
Jim Walden
Walden
Homer C. Smith
Maine Corps
St Louis
New Orleans
Jboat
Rachaell
Michon Embrey
Brriga
Iron, Communications and
Sanita
Tom
Tepascatepec
Lard
Troy Vaughn
Ricardenas
Michqacan
Derness
Las Truchas
Antonio Martinez Baez
Tangle Latepec Commission
Guerrero
Puerto Marquez
STM
Hill
Zanettins
Europe
United States
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Dwight D. Fisenhower
Arthur H. Vandenfich
Colgate ‘University
Vandenberg Con
Henry Thody
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