Named To U.N. Now McConnell Truce Delegation
Tokyo Brig Gen Frank McConnell assistant commander of the 25th Infantry Division is named to the U N armistice delegation replacing Vice Admiral C Turner Joy who leaves June 9 for Annapolis. Joy is replaced by Maj Gen William K Harrison as head of the five man delegation.
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Tokyo
Frank McConnell
U. S. 25Th Infantry Division
U. N
Rea
McConnell
C. Turner Joy
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Joy
U.N
William K. Harrison
Pattern advertisement for half size dress pattern
An advertisement for pattern 4564 from Anne Adams offers half size clothing with a shorter waistline and generous bust and hips. It lists sizes 14, 15, 16, 18 with yardage and embroidery transfer included and instructs sending thirty cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept in New York for the pattern and instructions.
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Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Insecticide Leads Global Fight Against Worst Locust Plague
United States Aldrin is a key insecticide in a multinational air ground push against the desert locust invasion. Nations including Iran, Iraq, Jordan, and Russia join through the UN FAO and other efforts. Ground and air campaigns have covered thousands of acres despite adverse conditions, with funds under half a million dollars.
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Annewing
Science Service
Washington
Aldrin
Tand International
Karachi
India
Aden
Arabia
Beirut
Lebanon
Tehran
Iran
United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization
Point 4
Russia
William B. Mabee
Baghdad
Iraq
Hash Hash
al Busayah
Jan Leben
Rafee
Thayyid
Safwan
Av Raudha
Mabee
Robert B. Thrailkill
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U. S
Jordan
Asia
Africa
United States
Red Sea
African
International efforts needed to fight desert locusts
Locust plagues highlight the superiority of aerial spraying over ground methods for reaching remote areas. Annual crop losses from desert locusts are estimated at $80 million, with breeding and damage occurring each season, underscoring the need for coordinated international control operations.
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Iran
Bulletwood May Be Easier on Nylons
New Haven reports that bulletwood or Manilkara bidentata, a tropical hardwood, could make office furniture legs durable and free of runs in stockings. Yale forestry expert Prof. Frederick Vangaard notes it is two and a half times stronger than white oak, dark red, smooth to machine, yet not highly figured like mahogany. The piece also mentions the American Heritage Foundation address for a civic campaign.
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New Haven
Conn
Science Service
Frederick Vangaard
Yale University
Forestry School
Art Show At The Plains Opens Friday
Nearly 200 entries have been received for the 6th annual Neighborhood Art Show to be held in the Parish Hall of Grace Church The Plains from Friday through Monday. Corcoran Gallery staff Henry B Caldwell Eugen Weisz and James D Breckenridge will judge the show. Hundreds of people from across the state are expected for the opening at 8 p m Friday. The exhibit features oils water colors pastels and black and white drawings plus sculpture wood carvings and ceramics with a junior class for children under 6. A popular vote will allow the public to rate the jury selections, with voting Friday night or Saturday 10 p m to 10 p m. Awards in the popular vote will be announced Sunday afternoon.
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Grace Church
the Plains
Henry B. Caldwell
Eugen Weisz
James D. Breckenridge
Corcoran Gallery
Washington
Twins differ mentally as much as ordinary siblings
Studies show identical twins raised together are as much alike mentally as physically, while fraternal twins diverge in mental ability about as much as ordinary siblings.
Major Unsolved Engineering Problems Listed
EAST LANSING Michigan Ten major engineering problems are listed by industrial research scientist Charles L McCuen of General Motors at the Michigan State College Engineering Exposition. Topics include solar power blueprints sea-water utilization efficient turbines materials from the earth’s crust and disaster control. McCuen argues national progress hinges on engineering education and application to social needs.
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East Lansing
Mich
Scien. Service
Michigan State College
Charles L. McCuen
General Motors
General
Em.ory
America
Washington nicknames catalog shows many city monikers
The Special Libraries Association records 48 nicknames for Washington D C including The Capital City and City of Magnificent Distances. The list spans historic and current terms reflecting the city’s varied identity in U S history.
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Washington, D. C
Special Libraries Association
New York
Washington
Lost Footsteps and The Ges House of the Nation Note
Fragmentary OCR lists titles including of Lost Footsteps The Ges House of the Nation and W ton B C Before Corn with no readable article body or context. No names dates places or events are decipherable from the snippet.
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Ges House of the Nation
B. C
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