Language law in Africa Angers Parents in Transvaal
In Transvaal, a provincial bill separating Afrikaans speaking pupils from English speakers sparks court tests and parental protests. A Johannesburg mother defies the law by keeping her child at home after removal from an English school. The attorney general also sues an English Pretoria private school for refusing to discharge an Afrikaans speaking child.
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Johannesburg
Union of
United Party
Jan Christiaan Smuts
Transvaal
Pretoria
1950 51 Highway Budget Under Review in Phoenix
The Arizona state highway commission opened the 1950-51 budget discussions in Phoenix on May 19. W. C. Lefebvre said federal road aid fate would shape plans, with anticipated federal funds of 10 million dollars and state allocations of 3.5 million for primary and 1.5 million for secondary roads. Bids on a controversial black and white printing contract for Arizona Highways Magazine were rejected after a protest. final action on the budget is due at the next meeting, with a public hearing tentatively set for June 19.
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Phoenix
U.P
State Highway Commission
Arizona High Ways Magazine
Eng
W. C. Lefebvre
Congress
Prescott Courier
Jahn-Tyler Printing Co
Jahn-Tyler
Courier
W. A. Krueger Co
Milwaukee
Chiang's Son Warns of 100 Days on Formosa Island Crisis
Chiang Ching-kuo, heir to Chiang Kai-shek, warns Formosa faces a critical 100 days as Nationalists hold Quemoy near Amoy. He suggests Communists may strike Formosa directly, tying defense moves to a potential war with Western powers and even a possible anti-Russia move.
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Taipei
Chiang Ching-kuo
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Quemoy Island
Amoy
Young Chiang
Defense Ministry
Chushan Islands
Chiang
Red Mainland
Hong Kong
Standard
Russia
For 20 Cents Learn Farm Programs
Washington May 19 The agriculture department has published a 65 page pamphlet explaining all price support programs. It is on sale at the government printing office officials say the pamphlet aims to dispel confusion and misunderstandings about the programs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Gen Omar Bradley to address Armed Forces Day crowd
Gen. Omar N. Bradley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was set to deliver a major address at an Armed Forces Day celebration in San Francisco on May 19. The event highlighted U.S. military leadership and national service.
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San Francisco
U.P
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
200 Miners End Staydown Strike At Mine Surface
Manchester streamfront May 19 Two hundred miners who stayed underground 1,800 feet in a coal mine surfaced after 30 hours of protest over a coal board decision to close the pit. The strike ended when management shut the pithead kitchen and cut off food.
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Manchester
England
Coal Board
Youth Center Construction Starts At St Ambrose Church
Construction has begun on a $38 000 St Ambrose Catholic church youth center near the parish school at 300 S Tucson Blvd. The brick 145 by 40 foot hall will house a kitchen dining area and spaces for movies games reading and meetings with capacity for 700 moviegoers 500 banquets and 300 dancing couples. The Holy Name Society and St Ambrose Women’s Club will fundraise and kit the kitchen, with no drive for funds planned.
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St. Ambrose Catholic Church
S. Tucson Blvd
Ambrosian
CYO
Terry Atkinson
E. Samuel Gercke
Holy Name Society
St. Ambrose Women’s Club
Don H. Hughes
St. Ambrose Church
Women Librarians And Others Are Recruited
Representatives from the army civilian personnel division will visit Phoenix and Mesa next week to recruit women librarians and recreational directors for overseas posts. J. H. Dinwiddie will be at the state employment office in Phoenix on May 23 25 and 26. Additional openings include doctors civil and industrial engineers and positions in Germany Japan Okinawa Alaska Guam for women applicants.
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Phoenix
Army Civilian Personnel Division
Mesa
J. H. Dinwiddie
Army Personnel Office
Germany
Japan
Okinawa
Alaska
Guam
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Gen. Bradley
Dteinfeld
4Th Ave
Clark, Inc. Ph
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Rose Marie Reid
A. Catalina
Celanese Prospector
Nylotex
B. Catalina
E. Cole
California
Cole
Kentucky
Schenley Dist. Inc
New York
N. Y
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