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From the Rice Thresher Archive, a collection of newspaper articles published in the student newspaper for Rice University. Genre: News

Work performed at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory under Government Contract W-7405-eng-36. ; "Approved for Release: February 8, 1950." ; "AECU-708, (LADC-746)" ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Mode of access: Internet.

"U.S. Government Printing Office: 1954-270629"--P. 58. ; "AGO 4454B-Mar"--Cover. ; "United States of America, War Office"--Cover. ; "22 March 1954." ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 14

Eminent Domain--Just Compensation.-Landowners sued the Tennessee Commissioner of Highways and Public Works for compensation for a taking of property for the state's superhighway program in Brooksbank v. Leech. The trial court sustained a demurrer on the ground that the suit was barred by sovereign immunity. In order to dispose of this question on appeal the supreme court first determined whether the legislature had provided an adequate statutory method for just compensation, the absence of which would have rendered the taking unconstitutional under both article I, section 21, of the Constitution of Tennessee and the due process clause of the United States Constitution. The court held that the landowners' remedy was by suit against the county where the taking occurred.

S. D. Karmy writes to Barnard informing him of the upheavals taking place in the Middle East and particularly in Baghdad. He states that the medical work continues to be appreciated but for political reasons we are only tolerated.

Congo Union Mission of Seventh-day Adventists, Congo Belge, Africa, TLS, 2 pp. -- Talks about how they recently had to leave Elisabethville leaving everything behind, and how they were fortunate to get away with all the political turmoil taking place.

Mrs. Harvey Price sends a caustic letter to Catherine May disparaging American leaders for taking a weak approach to controlling the Communist threat. May writes back with shared concern stating, "I often think that citizens of our country are way ahead of many of their Representatives in this concern."

The conflicts which arise between different governmental units involve questions of power, loss of revenue, inconsistent zoning statutes,and actions challenged as arbitrary. However, basic to all these conflicts is the problem of conflicting desires for land use. In other words,any challenge made to a proposed taking is one in which the political unit affected by the taking objects because of supposed injury to its own development, interests, or present governmental functions. The problem can thus be seen as actually concerning the proper allocation of land-a study in land planning, the ultimate objective being, ac-cording to McDougal and Rotival, "the creation of an integrated and balanced community org'anism so moulded and organized as to make the fullest and most effective use of its human and material resources for the achievement of basic democratic values." With this land planning goal in mind, a survey will be made of the types of conflicts with which courts have dealt in the past when one governmental unit has attempted to take property located within another.

Preface. -- 1. The heritage of slavery. -- 2. The Negro community: rural communities, urban communities, social divisions among Negroes. -- 3. Taking part in politics. -- 4. Earning a living. -- 5. Getting an education. -- 6. Worshipping God. -- 7. Facing life's problems: health, problems of the Negro family, crime and delinquincy. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: Original pictorial paper wrappers. Call number label and barcode on front cover. ; 2 10

This informational bulletin, dispersed among the friends and members of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, addresses some commonly asked questions regarding the Commission's report. It answers the why, and what questions regarding the commission's duties, in addition to an elaboration of the multiple areas the commission investigated including federal employment and protective labor legislation. It also responds to common critical questions such as are women taking men's jobs, and is the commission encouraging women to leave the home.

A strong and real two-party system is the most intelligent, responsive and lasting way to operate a democracy. The party in power formulates the policy and program of the Government. The minority party criticizes and tries to improve that program. The present system of electing a president prevents the candidates of the political parties from being truly expressive of the members of the parties. It also results in the, heads of the parties taking positions which are out of harmony with a large segment of the party.

Perhaps the best reconciliation of the many conflicting policies underlying the foreign tax credit would be to give preferential treatment by tax treaties to investment income from those areas where our foreign policy dictates that investment should be encouraged, whereas taxes imposed on income from other areas should be handled by the deduction approach. Thus the loss of revenue through investment in heavily industrialized areas (with stable governments and relatively little risk-taking) with high tax rates would end, but there would exist the flexibility, through treaties, to encourage investment in underdeveloped areas.

In a world of rapidly changing economic and political conditions, it is necessary to review the external economic policy of a country from time to time. On the one hand, we in South Africa should take note of the economic and political development taking place at such a rapid pace in Africa, and on the other hand, we should also pay attention to the modern tendency to form international trade blocs. The present state of affairs not only calls for protection and development of our international economic interests, but also for thorough planning of our future economic growth and development.

Reviews breeding work carried out over the period 1929-58 in the herd of White Fulani cattle kept at Shika government research station in Northern Nigeria. Topical discussions on the effects of various environmental factors on milk production in the herd; influence of breeding practices on genetic gain of animals, taking into account the environmental variation; and variation in birth weight and weight of heifer at two years included. Description of the purpose of the Shika herds, which has been recently reassessed, and the genetical methods by which its present aims are being pursued are outlined.

Since the organization in 1892 of the National Conference on Uniform State Laws, more than 130 uniform laws have been drafted and approved by that group. A good many of the approved acts have since been superceded or withdrawn and at the present time a total of 58 uniform laws and 26 model acts are being recommended for adoption. All the states have adopted some of these laws and a few, such as Wisconsin or South Dakota have enacted a great number. The Commissioners of late have become interested in taking inventory in each state to determine the extent to which the subject matter of the uniform laws not adopted has been codified in other legislation. The purpose of this note is to report the results of such a study made of Washington legislation.