Millions Still Homeless Five Years After War Damage
A Europe wide look shows Britain rebuilt 795000 homes since the war while 470000 were destroyed or badly damaged and 4,070,000 damaged. France rebuilt many but 642000 houses damaged, with 92000 homes added since liberation. Western Germany and Poland face vast needs as refugees rise, while net housing plans span decades.
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Britain
War Damage Commission
Treasury
London
East End
France
West Berlin
Western Germany
East
Russia
Stalingrad
Kiev
Leningrad
Ussr
Germany
Netherlands
Italy
Houston Firm Given Prior Pipeline Claim
The Supreme Court ruled that Big Three Welding Company of Houston had a perfected garnishment lien and a prior claim to $21,000 held by Humble Pipe Line Company for recon struction of its lines. Government tax claims ranked ahead of Crutcher Rolls Cummings Inc. Crutcher firm’s claim was disputed. Justice Hart dissented.
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Capitol
Supreme Court
Big Three Welding Company of
Houston
Humble Pipe Line Company
G. B. Smedley
Big Three Company
Crutcher, Rolls, Cummings,Inc
Radio Theft by Ex Convict Highlights Serial Habit
Police arrested a San Antonio man for radio theft as a check of his record showed three prior penitentiary terms. He said he took the small risk to steal a radio because he had grown used to listening to daytime serials in prison and worried about their outcomes.
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San Antonio
Early Variety Tangerines Brighten Early Citrus Season
A brief note highlights early variety tangerines as among the first oranges available. The piece emphasizes their status as early ripening fruit.
British Envoy Predicts Britain's Postwar Solvency by 1952
Sir Oliver S. Franks, the British ambassador to the United States, told the Boise Chamber of Commerce there is a good chance Britain will stand on its own feet economically by mid-1952 as the Marshall Plan ends, assuming no major war or trade downturn. He noted early 1952 trade earnings matched outlays for the first time since the war, but warned there would be ups and downs.
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Boise
Idaho
Great Britain
Oliver S. Franks
United States
Boise Chamber of Commerce
Accident Victim In Good Condition After City Collision
A two year old girl and her mother Pat Loper were struck by a car at South Congress Avenue and Riverside Drive. The child, bruised and with a head lump, remained under observation while the mother was treated and released. Driver Fred Wong and juvenile Ronnie Jackson faced injuries and charges in separate incidents. John J Stokes faced court for permitting an unlicensed juvenile to operate a vehicle.
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Pat Loper
Brackenridge Hospital
South Congress Avenue
Riverside Drive
W. R. Swinney
C. H. Petri
Fred W. Wong
Redwood
Ronnie Jackson
Brooklyn
Jackson
Leland
John J. Stokes
Hollywood
Corporation Court
Double-Chinned Folks Seldom Two-Faced, Doctors Discover
Howard W. Blakeslee reports that fat people show split personalities less often than other builds, with athletic and thin builds more prone. A 2100 patient Lyons VA study used full length nude photos by Dr William H. Sheldon to predict mental troubles, including hebephrenia, matching hospital ratings over two years.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Detroit
Nathan §. Kline
Ashton M. Tenney
Lyons
N. J
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
William H. Sheldon
Sheldon
Blame Vibrations for Rocking Chair’s Odd Antics in Muscatine
In Muscatine Iowa residents recall the famous self rocking chair at Floyd Holladay’s home rocking for 39 days straight. Kelly Chair Company officials say a nearby motor may generate vibrations strong enough to trigger the motion.
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Muscatine
INS
Floyd Holladay
Kelly Chair Company
Clinton
Holladay
Kelly Chair Co
Morton Gailey
Muscatine High School
Only Force Can Stop Reds, Taborsky Says
Dr. Edward Taborsky, UT government lecturer and secretary to exiled President Eduard Benes, told the University Area Kiwanis Club that defeating communism requires a determined, firm stand on economic political and military fronts. He asserted force is the only way to stop communism.
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Edward Taborsky
University Area Kiwanis Club
Texas Federated Women's Club
University of Texas
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Funeral Rites Pending For Rudolph Richter
Funeral arrangements for Rudolph F. Richter former part owner of the Richter Printing Company of Austin were pending. He died Tuesday in Colorado Springs Colorado his body was to be sent to Austin for burial. Richter had lived in Colorado Springs eighteen months for health reasons and was a lifelong Austin resident and member of St. Austins Chapel.
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Rudolph F. Richter
Richter Printing Company of
Austin
Colorado Springs
Colo
Cook Funeral Home
Richter
St. Austin’s Chapel
Police Given Hot Tip In Burglary of Cafe
Joel Manning owner of the cafe at 1810 East 12th reported a burglary after early Wednesday break in. He said a heavily intoxicated man was found asleep in the back when the hours closed at 4 a.m. and was left locked inside.
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Joel Manning
1810 East 12Th
Manning
Tokyo Demo Rites Draw Small Crowd
Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako attended a Tokyo celebration marking the third anniversary of Japan's postwar democratic constitution. About 6 000 in the crowd, far smaller than Monday's 300 000 at May Day, watched 20 minutes of formal ceremonies and listened as Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida spoke following General MacArthur's recent remarks on Japan's pacifist constitution.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Nagako
Imperial Plaza
Japan
Shigeru Yoshida
Douglas MacArthur
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