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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1950
Page
8
Malaya will soon start a psychological warfare campaign against the Communist terrorists who have fought the government for over two years. A British propaganda expert is expected to arrive from London to oversee the effort under the Briggs Plan aimed at ending terrorism.
A vehicle in Padua Illinois collided with a 450 pound hog on a highway. The car was severely damaged and the hog was killed in the incident.
Gallup surveys show 73 percent of people with siblings view being an only child as a handicap, while 60 percent of those raised as only children see it as a disadvantage. About nine in ten Americans had siblings, and one in ten raised alone.
Frederick C. Othman reports on alcohol laws and enforcement in dry states. Oklahoma shows licensed retail liquor dealers despite prohibition, while Arkansas risks a one quart law affecting tourists and locals. Mississippi remains bone dry yet taxes and enforcement create easy access, highlighting a nationwide paradox in liquor politics.
Egyptian authorities discuss allowing telephon e operators to marry without losing their jobs. Supporters note other government workers face no such restriction as the government runs the telephone system in Cairo.
B F Goodrich engineers say 12 solid rubber tires at Langley Aeronautical Laboratory near Langley Field Virginia are within two thousandths of an inch of perfect round. The tires equip a carriage used for water tests with seaplane floats and impact tests with a plane wheel on concrete.
India announces a new order that the President of India will be toasted at Army regimental dinners instead of the King of England, marking a shift in ceremonial tradition.
Oswald Jacoby explains a Canasta rule dispute from Detroit where a player cannot pick up a single card discard to meld when the partner has already melded. Law 18a3 allows taking the pile after melding, with two exceptions in Law 18b covering this specific freeze scenario.
The article explains 18c: a player with one card cannot take a one card discard pile unless the pile has more than one card, and may meld out if possible. A player with more than one card may take any discard pile and meld out if eligible.
Chama's textile sector orders 2,500,000 spindles from overseas suppliers to expand production. The procurement signals a major expansion for local cotton goods, with factories and mills preparing for increased output and potential job growth.
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