Economic Fate of Four Men in 1951 Trade Winds
In a Philadelphia Bulletin piece from December 26 1951 J A Livingston examines how four key figures President Truman Economic Stabilizer Roger Putnam Phillip Murray head of United Steel Workers and Benjamin Fairless of United States Steel Corp influence the nation’s steel strike fate and broader 1951 economy. He argues wage boosts dama nce market stability and rising commodity prices set pressures now shaping policy and Christmas sales.
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Korea
General MacArthur
Ruman
Roger . Putnam
Phillip Murray
United Steel Workers Union
Benjamin Fairless
Koea
Murray
Teel
Proram
Fairless
Christas
Koa
National Bank
New York
Gas Controls Balloon Lift
Boston reports the lifting power of a balloon depends on gas volume not shape. Helium weighs 11 pounds per thousand cubic feet and lifts about 70 pounds at sea level. Balloon rise stops where displaced air equals the enclosed gas weight.
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Boston
Mexican Dahlia Named for Swedish Botanist Dahl
In Mexico the dahlia was found in the 16th century by a Spanish physician for King Philip II. It was first called acochi by locals. Seeds reached Europe around 1789 and reached Andreas Dahl, a Swedish botanist, whose work inspired naming the genus dahlia in his honor.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Philip II
Europe
Andreas Dahl
Dahl
Best of Hollywood year in review 1949 roundup
Hollywood year in review assigns top story Walter Wanger shooting and major items like the Tone Payton Neal affair and Mayer departure from MGM. Highlights include Martin Lewis Lanza stardom, deaths of Brice Walker Montez Errol, divorces for Elizabeth Taylor and Clark Gable, and Hedy Lamarr retirement.
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Hollywood
Walter Wanger
Barbara Payton
Tom Neal
Shelley Winters
Farley Granger
Louis B Mayer
MGM
Warner Brothers
Martin and Lewis
Mario Lanza
Robert Walker
Fanny Brice
Maria Montez
Leon Errol
Elizabeth Taylor
Clark Gable
Vancouver
Bing Crosby
Charles Coburn
Hedy Lamarr
Rita Hayworth’s
Frank Sinatra
Sid Caesar
Imogene Coca
Red Skelton
Paris
James Stewart
Humphrey Bogart
Hydroelectric Projects Drive Turkey Toward Big Irrigation
Turkey pushes a three year irrigation program begun in 1950 to irrigate one million 943 thousand hectares, drain swamps, and shield land from flood. Water facilities reach 1100 villages, a hydroelectric station at Sariyar starts, and an Istanbul power link from Catalagzi is due in 1953 with bids planned for Goksu Erzurum Isparta and Elazig works.
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Sariyar
Istanbul
Catalagzi
Goksu
Erzurum
Isparta
Elazig
Rites Conducted For Mr. Spiser
Final rites for Fred Louis Spiser 67 were held at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Martin Hartenberger officiating. Pallbearers included Gus Leseberg Canyon Henry Jensen Boyd Elliott Archer LeGrand Johnny Reedy and Fred Nabors of Amarillo. Interment followed at Happy cemetery. Burial by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home. Surviving wife three sons four daughters two brothers and three sisters.
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Fred Louis Spiser
Trinity Lutheran Church
Martin Hartenberger
Gus Leseberg
Canyon
Henry Jensen
Wildorado
Boyd Elliott
Archer LeGrand
Johnny Reedy
Fred Nabors
Amarillo
Happy Cemetery
Happy
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Spiser
Lutheran Church
Roosevelt tops veto tally with 631 bills blocked
President Franklin D. Roosevelt vetoed 631 bills, the most in U.S. history, 156 more than Grover Cleveland, the next highest.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cleveland
Austria Sees Soap and Detergent Output Hit New Highs
Austria’s soap and detergent production climbs monthly to new highs, signaling expanding manufacturing activity in the sector.
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Austria
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J. A. Livingston
By J. A. Livingston
Philadelphia
Santa Claus
The
Philadelphia Bulletin
Amarill
Tent & Awning Co
4Th and
Adams
Wanger
Marlon Brando
Gene Kelly
Fredric March
Gregory Peck
David and
Bathsheba
Bette Davis
Katherine Hepburn
Vivien Leigh
Jane Wyman
Debbie Reynolds
Mitzi Gaynor
Dale Robertson
Aldo Ray
Turkey
Ankara
Agana Ayo
POL
Flonoera
Polk
Mr. Spiser
Vinyard & Allen
Jewelers
SEARS
Harmony House
Harmony House “Thrift
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Polk Street
Amarillo, Texas
Sears Envinac
Percale
Crisn
Priscilla
Federal Wmttijd & Loan Association
Taylor
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