U S Labor Force Expected to Reach 62 Million in 1950
The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the U S labor force will reach 62 million by 1950, up 13 percent from 1940 but below wartime peaks. Growth by region shows the Pacific coast gaining about 5 percent and the Great Plains losing workers as farm movement continues. Short-term: a drop in young women aged 20 to 34 entering or seeking work.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Monthly Labor Review
Horace Greeley
Pacific Coast
Great Plains
North Dakota
Oklahoma
BLS
West
South
Dixie
New England
Middle Atlantic
West North Central
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
West South Central
Arkansas
Federal Housing Administration
Cat returns to farm after city life in Bozeman
Dick Vanderby’s farm cat who spent a week in a Bozeman grocery basement returned to the Van Gerby barn after a ten mile trek. The feline fed on milk, hunted mice, and ended the basement rodent problem before finding its way home.
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Bozeman
Mont
Dick Vanderby
van Gerby
Venezuela's democratic experiment faces big hurdles
A 14 month test of democracy in Venezuela shows progress under President Betancourt's Junta in education and economic reform. Yet big obstacles persist as many citizens lack democratic understanding and the army still wields power. The regime expands schools roads housing while graft remains a concern and outreach to the rural poor is limited. The junta, staffed by young officials, struggles with inexperience and political inertia among workers and farmers alike.
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New York
Venezuela
Isaias Medina Angarita
Romulo Betancourt
United States
Betancourt
Junta
PWA
Copei
Caracas
Hemisphere
FHA
Average Japanese Hopeful For A Better 1947 Despite Hard Times
Russell Brines reports that after famine fear and wartime wreckage, the average Japanese looks toward 1947 with cautious optimism. Food remains scarce with rationing, black markets thriving, and millions living in shanties or dormitories as crime rises and youths turn to streetwalking. Government and industry anticipate a crisis around March while major problems linger unsolved.
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Asia
Mistreated Babe Is Struggling To Live
A newborn baby boy was found jammed in a rain soaked shopping bag in an alley in Reading Pennsylvania with a fractured skull and injuries possibly from beating or being thrown from a car. Doctors at Community General Hospital said the infant has a fair chance of surviving. Detectives reported no clues about the parents.
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Reading
Community General
Milan Chepko
Charles W. Langendorfer
Robbery at Lawton club nets about 4000 dollars
Two employees of Jack Greer’s Lawton nightclub reported being robbed of roughly four thousand dollars in the downtown office. Four attackers bound them with tape. two carried pistols and escaped before authorities were alerted.
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Lawton
Okla
Jack Greer
Joe Cable
Greer
Pacific Islands Fear U S Aid Delays After War
NEA dispatch reports that Pacific islands from Hawaii to China depend on U S goods as postwar reconversion hits. Inflation and shipping strikes curb supplies, crippling native economies on Guam Majuro and other areas while Americans debate trusteeship and strategic fuel.
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Guam
Nea
U. S
Alls
Pacific
Hawaii
China
America
Thislande
Shanghai
Amer
Carbon Monoxide Dangers In Winter Months
Commissioner of Health Dr G F Mathews warns of carbon monoxide risks in homes garages and workplaces during winter. Advice covers heating appliance checks proper ventilation garage exhaust and recognizing the insidious odorless gas that can cause headaches dizziness unconsciousness and death with very small air concentrations.
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G. F. Mathews
M. D. Commissioner of
Bids Sought for 80 Star Mail Routes in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City December bids open for four year star mail routes. Postmasters will receive bids until February 20. Charles F. Davis railway mail service chief clerk announced 80 routes affected statewide. Contracts awarded by April 15 become effective July 1.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Charles F. Davis
Railway
Davis
Siberian Air Keeps Much Of Nation Extremely Cold
The nation endures a prolonged cold spell as Siberian air moves across the U.S. with subzero temperatures lingering through the week. From Bemidji to Chicago and New York, transportation bottlenecks persist as snow and wind take their toll and weather-related deaths mount.
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Siberian
Associated Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
Canada
Siberia
Alaska
Yukon Valley
Dakotas
Texas
Ohio Valley
Gulf
Fort Worth
Tex
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Bemidji
Minn
Chicago
New York
New England
Iowa
New Senators Back Moves to Reform Labor Law
A survey shows a majority of the 23 new senators favor fundamental changes to labor law. They advocate measures to curb unions and seek a national labor policy or compulsory arbitration, with a spectrum from moderate to firmer reform. Incoming Democrats are cautious.
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Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Ned
James P. Kem
R.-Mo
Congress
Joseph R. McCarthy
R.-Wis
Raymond E. Baldwin
R.conn
Baldwin
Irving M. Ives
R.-N.y
Ives
CIO
Howev
Americans arming Arab countries offer to Arabs
A Beirut dispatch reports the United States offered Arab states surplus American military property and arms worth 20 000 free of charge. The news agency headline emphasizes Americans arming Arab countries.
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Moscow
Beyrouth
Lebanon
United States
Near East
De Gaulle Explains Why He Didn't Run for President
Gen Charles De Gaulle announced he would not seek the presidency of the French fourth republic, citing a desire not to preside over an impotent government. The 56 year old wartime leader wrote a 290 word statement to the press as the January 16 election approached. Some see his push for strong executive power as a bid for dictatorship, while others regard him as France's greatest figure since Joan of Arc.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Napoleon
Republic
Versailles
de Gaulle
Jon D’arc
Thieves Smash Window Take Watches At Weber’s Jewelry
Thieves shattered a display window at Weber's Jewelry and Luggage Co. in Oklahoma City and stole four watches. Three suspects were arrested on scene, two of whom wore watches identified by store manager Abe B. Sandler as stolen from the company stock.
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Oklahoma City
Weber's Jewelry and Luggage Co
Abe B. Sandler
MacFarland Remarks on Church Unity and Creative Controversy
The Rev. Dr. Charles S. MacFarland, secretary emeritus of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, notes that churches can appear shorn of direction as nations reconcile ideologies. He adds controversy may become creative if there is the will to do so.
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Charles S. MacFarland
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
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