Doctor in the Beirut trip proves a perilous ride
Reporter Henry McLemore recounts a treacherous Damascus to Beirut drive in a car piloted by a reckless driver named Doctor. Passengers dodge buses, tight curves, and police checkpoints as they endure near misses and a nerve wracking journey before stumbling into St George's Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McLemore
Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Damascus
Mediterranean
Capitol
St. George’s Hotel
McNaught, Syn. Inc
Agriculture Dept Announces 1950 Price Support Rates
The Agriculture Department set temporary price support for the 1950 cotton and corn crops. Cotton to 27 cents per pound until Aug 1, with permanent rates later. corn at $1.05 per bushel in noncommercial areas until Oct 1. Wheat, rice, peanuts and tobacco rates to be fixed later. loans and purchase agreements to support prices. Parity rules cap supports at 90 percent, with corn in noncommercial areas at 75 percent and some tobacco below parity. Placed in Washington June 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Midwest
Menzies Announces Australian Reinforcements for Singapore
Prime Minister Robert Menzies said Australia will send a squadron of heavy Lincoln bombers to Singapore in response to the Korea situation, adding to a Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron already deployed. He tied Malaya's security to British authority and warned Communists against expansionist aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Australia
Robert G. Menzies
Singapore
Korea
Royal Australian Air Force
Menzies
Malaya
GE Boosts Wages for 130000 Employees in 100 Plants
General Electric announced a 3 percent wage increase and expanded pension and insurance programs with substantially increased benefits for about 130000 employees in 100 plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Electric Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hank
Trip
Higgins Man
Jack and
Betty Gray
Aw.r
San Diego
Calif
Tested Features
John F. Dilie
Ouble
Bonus Valu Brown
Kentucky
Man
King Black
Brown-Forman Distillers Corp
Louisville
Mori
Chet
Buick
Early B. Lokey, M.D
West 7Th Ave
COC
Dorothy Day
Zale
Cod
Polk
TWA
Constellation
St. Louis
Kansas City
Amarillo
Albuquerque
Los Angeles
U.S
Globe-News
Deason
Polio
Pioneer American Insurance CO
Dan C. Griffin
Mays Building
Texas
Panhandle
Ices
Zale’s
Zale's
Pyne
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!