First in 2000 Years Jewish Temple Adorns with Stone Relief
A 10 foot 2 inch by 20 ton Indiana limestone relief at a new modern Jewish synagogue in River Forest depicts Zechariah scripture. Sculptor Milton Horn of Chicago created a winged cherub with tablets and a menorah while Rabbi Moshe Rabin frames it as a sculptured hymn to God amid renewed art in worship.
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Habhe Babin
Rfeven
Patestit
Near East
Wexaries
Horn
Rabbi Rabb
Aga
United States
Henry Hudson Kilson
Lexington
Mars
Hern
Olivet College
Olive, Mich
Rabbi Rabin
Goa
Fourth Belgium Builds Navy To Guard Ports
The piece outlines Belgium’s renewed push to create a navy led by Commandant Lambert Robins, with a plan to keep Ghent and Antwerp ports open. It notes the history of failed attempts, the North Atlantic Pact support, and the harsh selection for the three year training program and pay.
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Europe
Bilbao
Lambert Robins
Mos
Beck
Air Lines to Extend Main St. U S A To Picadilly and Beyond
Trans Atlantic fares drop May 1 making travel abroad affordable for many Americans. Low cost all inclusive tours to England and Paris offered. TWA and other carriers to add weekly long haul flights with high comfort airliners and sleeper options.
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Air Lines
Main St. U.S. A
Picadilly
Champs Elysee
Veneto
Capested
America
Europe
International Air ‘Transpor Association
Twa |Feservations
Thomas Cook
Atomic clock breakthrough at National Bureau of Standards
The National Bureau of Standards built an atom clock claiming one second accuracy in 20 billion seconds, vastly better than prior methods. Harald Lyons led the team, replacing the ammonia pendulum standard with a gas molecule vibration, creating an independent time standard tied to atomic frequency.
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Gavin Gordon - Bruesele
Nana
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National Bureau of Standards
Ita Pandolum
Cassium
Bureau of Standards
Womenia
Harald Lyons
Bureau
Ammenia
Bangkok changes under American aid and presence
The Eastern capital visible to tourists and locals shows rapid change as American aid expands. US missions, STEM staff, military groups, and cultural offices swell the foreign community, raising rents and costs while new venues attract diverse foreigners.
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Americans Push Change in Thailand Under U S Aid
Readers in Bangkok and abroad discuss American influence on Thai stability and economic growth. Some say U S assistance strengthens defense against communism while old Thai politics resist, fearing loss of Bangkok’s traditional power.
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Thailand
America
Bangkok
Australian film studio to close amid capital row
Sydney based Pagewood Studios faces closure after Ealing Studios refuses to grant permission to raise 420,000 pounds for a full-length production. The planned world wide release of Robbery Under Arms was to be under the Arthur Rank banner.
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Sydney
Australia
Pageweod Studios
Ciue
Ealing’s
London
Anand i
Ken G Bali
Cinesound
Lids
Arthur Rank
Congress Faces Question of Universal Military Training
Washington debates compulsory peacetime training as mail floods Congress. Supporters urge a trained reserve to replace the draft while opponents warn against compulsory service and moral or racial exemptions. A House measure would start with a limited 60,000 yearly intake. Senate plans a companion bill.
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Senate
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Legisla
National Security Commission
Congressions
Russell D-Gad
Seage
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American Embassy
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Economic Commission
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