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The article focuses on the estimates of the government revenue in the U.S. It presents the estimate presented by Andrew W. Mellon of the Treasury Department on government revenue, which was disapproved by Republicans and Democrats. The views of Representative John Garner on government revenue estimates are also cited. In addition, the article lists different estimates of government revenue for 1924.

The article focuses on the annual Oscar awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the U.S. It explores the highlights of the event and mentions the Oscar winners including Julie Andrews, Pat Neal, and My Fair Lady (M. F. L.). It notes that the event was the first time in Academy Award history that every acting award had been given to foreigners.

The article discusses debates on war propaganda in schools in the U.S. Participants in the Congregationalist conference in Massachusetts resolved to educate children about the sinfulness of using war to settle international conflicts. In a Fundamentalist Baptist conference, a minister called on the need to oppose the belief that the means is sanctified by the sanctity of purpose.

The article reports that Patrolman Forest Parkey of Cleveland, Ohio has delivered his baby daughter in just about five minutes. Parker learned about delivery from watching movies at the Police Academy where he works as a judo instructor. His wife started having birth pains and while driving her to the Lutheran Hospital, she gave birth on the way. Parkey remembered to lift the baby's chin and head, ease out the nose and mouth and then turn the baby 90 degrees to get the shoulders out.

The article reports on a May 1951 prosecution trials in Shanghai, China which was broadcast by Communist radio and news services. It highlights the public spectacle of death staged by the Chinese Communists. Selection of candidates for trial and execution is being conducted by a committee of 24-Communist-appointed civic leaders called the Committee for the Investigation of Counter-Revolutionaries. Locations of public trials include park, public squares, and the Canidrome, once a dog-racing track.