Highway System Shapes U S Economy And Growth
The nation’s 3.3 million miles of roads and 44 million vehicles drive a $30 billion annual highway business and 9 million direct jobs. Suburban growth, travel patterns, schooling shifts, and market reach hinge on highways, funded by use taxes, general taxes, and federal matches totaling nearly $3 billion in 1948.
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John W. Finney
Washington
W.P
America
Ball Park
National Highway Users Conference
United States
Independence to be fastest large American liner at launch
The SS Independence, a 1,000 passenger liner built for American Export Lines, will launch in Quincy on June 3. It aims to be the fastest American passenger vessel with a 25 knot top speed and 22,000 mile cruising radius, able to carry 5,000 troops in emergencies and cross to Genoa in under eight days.
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New York
Independence
Quincy
Mass
Atlantic
Genoa
S. S. Constitution
Europe
Ourea
Hollywood
Fire at Gwalior factory injures fourteen workers
A blaze tore through a factory in central Gwalior injuring fourteen workers. Fire brigade fought flames as authorities began investigations into the cause and safety lapses.
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Gwalior
India
Bee Sting Triggers 7500 Gallons Gas Spill
In Columbus on September 4 Robert Sullivant, a 25 year old truck driver, said a bee sting caused him to lose control of his tractor trailer. The tank car ruptured, spilling 7500 gallons of high octane gas into a drainage ditch. The incident left Sullivant unharmed aside from the sting.
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Columbus
Ohio
Robert Sullivant
Sullivant
Sheriff's
France Turns to Iron for Domestics and Exports
France has sufficient iron to meet most domestic needs and export large quantities to Belgium Luxembourg Great Britain the Netherlands and Germany. Iron imports remain small and limited to select high grade ore from Sweden Spain and Brazil for specialized products. The Soviet Union recently bought 60,000 tons of Afghanistan wool, the largest shipment Afghanistan ever sold to any country.
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France
Paris
Belgium
Luxembourg
Great Britain
Netherlands
Germany
Sweden
Spain
Brazil
Afghanistan
Soviet Union
Hijackers Threaten Cab Driver On Blessing Street
Pittsburgh dispatch notes three men hailed taxi driver Joseph McKelvey and demanded Webster and Blessing. McKelvey grew wary as authorities recount a pattern of cab robberies at the Blessing Street intersection, where drivers have been held up at gunpoint. The driver stopped as ordered but something changed when he prepared to exit the cab.
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Pittsburgh
Joseph McKelvey
Taxi Crash Leaves Men UnHurt As Cab Suffers Damage
A taxi coasted downhill with brakes left off and crashed into a wall. The three men jumped out seemingly uninjured while McKelvey kept his money but incurred minor cab damage.
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McKelvey
Egypt Raises Oil Refinery Capacity by 1950 End
Egypt plans to boost refinery capacity to about 1,320,000 tons annually by the end of 1950, indicating a significant expansion in its oil processing capabilities and energy sector growth.
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Egypt
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