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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1950
Page
7
A newspaper describes color films about a deadly Cape Buffalo, noting good press work, red and blue threads, and green secret ink. The focus is on aging money before use, with a plan to season dollars in vaults for three to four months to improve durability and value. Senators question burning old bills costing $40,000 yearly.
Willi Mellentine, a 50 year old German inventor, announces after experiments that he has turned water into a more efficient fuel than gasoline. He cautions the method remains dangerous and challenging to overcome.
Washington column notes money’s rapid wear and rising counterfeit activity. Secret Service chief A E Baughman cites postwar thieves who used OPA loopholes to press duplicates of $20 bills, plus major print shops in Chicago and New York. Secretary Snyder warns genuine dollars disintegrate in about 10 months and banks are told to accept dirtier notes.
Australia’s industrial production has risen 45 per cent since 1939 and the value of its output by 140 per cent, indicating substantial growth in manufacturing activity and overall economic expansion during the period.
In Amman on April 3 residents set off pistols rifles and rockets for about an hour during a total lunar eclipse. Bedouins believed a whale in the sky swallows the moon and noise can drive it away, a superstition that spurred the frantic din until the moon reappeared.
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