USSR reports surge in luxury and durable goods output
The Central Statistical Administration of the USSR says second quarter 1949 output rose across luxuries, semi luxuries and necessities. It notes higher labor productivity by 15 percent year over year and substantial gains in passenger cars, radios, phonographs, sewing machines, watches, cameras, and various foods and fabrics.
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Swimmer Dies After Ohio River Attempt
In Cincinnati Ohio August 25 Olias Malcom a 28 year old concrete mixer boasted he could swim the Ohio River to Kentucky. Robin son Smith bet him 50 dollars he couldn t and they went to the river with union members watching. Malcom stripped and dove in but went under mid stream and drowned about 1000 feet from the Kentucky shore.
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Churchill's Road to Recovery After Mediterranean Cold
Winston Churchill shows improvement from a Mediterranean cold. Lord Moran, summoned from London, says the 74 year old is resting but needs several days of quiet. Churchill vacations at the Riviera, where he also learns his French bred Colonist II won a Salisbury race valued near $1182.
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Bus Drivers Strike For Better Service In Houston
In Houston on August 25, bus drivers from Yale Street Transportation Company serving a Negro residential area went on strike. Teamsters Local 968 official L. A. Jester said volunteers mobilized cars in the area to transport residents to and from work while the strike continues.
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Bus Firm Drivers Organize While President Away
In Houston section, about 15 009 Negroes live. President J Frank Edward of the bus firm said the drivers organized while he was on vacation and without notice to him.
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Galileo Builds First Telescope in 1609
Galileo constructed his first telescope in 1609, marking a milestone in astronomical observation. The instrument enabled new insights into the heavens and advanced the science of optics and astronomy.
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Two Hurt and One Fatally in Stratford Highway Crash
Stratford reports a highway wreck seven miles south of the city leaving W W Walker 47 of Amarillo dead from fatal injuries and his son W L Walker 21 seriously injured as two others were hurt.
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Car Truck Collision Kills Sheriff's Wife
Willacy County sheriff L D Snow's wife was killed when their car crashed into a cotton truck on the San Manuel highway west of Raymondville. A passenger, Mrs Robinson, was critically injured and taken to Memorial Hospital. the truck driver was seriously hurt and under observation. Both women were teachers en route to a meeting in Alamo when the accident occurred at 6 am.
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