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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1948
Page
2
A Honolulu bound trip on Kona Beach becomes a slice of tropical life as Mr Tack writes of sun and surf, friendly cowboys, and cramped comforts. He contrasts Hawaii California climate with Texas energy, notes fish and cattle sights, and requests reader support for his newspaper column.
Teletype style markets roundup shows imputed Merrill Lynch averages, grain and stock tables, and USDA livestock figures. Chicago grain quotes open high low close with corn and oats details while livestock in Chicago and Kansas City lists steer and hog prices, calf and sheep notes, and a minor fund offering.
The article lists advertised prices for 17 basic food items in Chicago across 1941 1946 and 1948. It notes canned tomatoes butter and margarine prices, with declines before the war and variances by period and location. It also cites differing prices from month to month and year to year, referencing third Thursday surveys.
CIO President Philip Murray pleaded innocent to charges accusing him of violating the Taft Hartley Act by directing union political expenditures. His lawyers moved to dismiss the case, arguing a freedom of the press issue. The CIO was indicted with Murray over a newspaper endorsement.
CIO President Philip Murray demands that Harry Bridges comply with CIO policy or face dismissal as director in northern California. Allen B. Haywood delivers the notice, noting Bridges supports the Independent Progressive Party and Wallace while opposing the Marshall Plan.
The article notes President and UN officials highlighting progress amid UN stalemate. It cites a numerically small minority resisting major recommendations and an insistence that work continues despite intransigence.
A department clerk, Harold McKissick, grabbed a glass door knob to assist a woman customer. The door shattered into millions of crystals at his feet with a loud bang, but no one was injured. Manufacturers said such breakage is rare, not to occur in a hundred thousand doors.
Twelve underground leaders fled central Jerusalem's jail through a hidden tunnel to a manhole in St Paul Rad. Police only learned of the escape two hours later as ships hunted a refugee vessel off the Palestine coast and another ship with 700 Jewish illegal immigrants was seized last night.
Senator Cain argues there is a housing shortage only for rent as the Senate begins consideration of a bill to extend rent controls 14 months beyond February 29 with changes from the current law. Taft aims to pass the measure by Monday.
The Norfolk and Western Powhatan Arrow derailed 20 miles east of Portsmouth Ohio but no deaths were reported. Ambulances were sent from Portsmouth to the scene near Franklin Furnace. the engine lay on its side while all cars stayed upright.
A spokesman for the film workers union said one third of British film workers are idle as Hollywood withholds financing amid the 75 percent import tax on American movies. The union urged an emergency Board of Trade conference to seek substitutes for American funding, noting at least four studios closed and production down in others. The piece also notes the elevation of the Great Lakes from Superior to Ontario.
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