Farm Production Hits Record Despite Smaller Harvest
The Agriculture Department reports 1949 farm output reached a record volume for crops and livestock, at 114 percent of the 1947-49 average while harvested acreage fell 14 million acres. Technological gains and drought losses shaped the year, with soil bank diversions totaling about 12 million acres and payments around 250 million dollars to farmers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Great Lakes
Corn Belt
New Soil Bank
Del Sesto declared RI governor elect amid absentee vote count
Providence RI Robert Roberts protests absentee and shut-in ballots while 49 year old Christopher Del Sesto calls himself governor as 10 000 absentee ballots remain uncounted from the Nov 6 election. The RI Elections Board delays ruling on constitutionality of the ballots and the vote tally shows Del Sesto leading by 509.
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Providence
R. I
Christopher del Sesto
Rhode Island
del Sesto
Dennis J. Roberts
John G. Coffey
Roberts
Rhode Island Board of Elections
Coffey
Elections Board
Irish Raiders Attack Again in Northern Ireland Violence
In Lisnaskea near Prime Minister Lord Broke’s home, IRA raids wounded a policeman and prompted a TV alert. A bomb near Newtown Butler police station caused little damage as attackers crossed from the Republic via a border road. Two raiders were captured amid ongoing clashes over Northern Ireland’s status.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Northern
Newtown Butler
Brokeborough
IRA
Irish Republic
Pseudo Congressmen Arrive in U S to Represent Alaska
Senators William Egan and Ralph Rivers with Ernest Gruening arrived in Seattle after a 2300 mile trek through 65 below zero. They seek Alaska statehood via the Alaska Tennessee plan and hope for national support.
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U. S
Alaska
Seattle
William Egan
Ralph Rivers
Here
Northern Territory
Texas
Egan
Rivers
Ernest Gruening
Congress
Tennessee
Ford Offers Funds for College Branch
Ford Motor Co. offers 210 acres of land and 62 million dollars to the University of Michigan to establish a suburban Dearborn branch. University President Harlan Hatcher says regents tentatively accept, contingent on state funds to operate the center. The land includes Fair Lane, Henry Ford’s former estate.
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Detroit
University of Michigan
Dearborn
Ford Motor Co
Harlan H. Hatcher
Fair Lane
Henry Ford
Ford
Neighborhood dog returns rainless, brings five dollar mystery
In Dallas Mr and Mrs Jake K Stults trained their dog to fetch the newspaper when it rained. With dry weather the dog now brings a five dollar bill to Mrs Stults out of the blue. No one knows where Rickie found the money.
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Dallas
Jake K. Stults
Rickie
ICC Approves Rail Freight Rate Boosts Across Regions
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved increases totaling about 402.6 million dollars annually for Eastern 7 percent, Western 5 percent, and other adjustments. Eastern territory includes states east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio Potomac rivers with similar boosts to West Virginia and much of Virginia.
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Washington
Eastern
Western Lines
Southern Lines
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Railroads
Mississippi River
Ohio
Potomac Rivers
West Virginia
Virginia
ICC
Janitor Seeks $5 Reduction to Protect Social Security
George Wythe junior high school janitor Wealty Algee asked the Hampton School Board to cut his $155 monthly salary to $150 to avoid jeopardizing his Social Security benefits. The board said it would consider the request.
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Richmond
George Wythe Junior High School
Hampton School Board
Algee
Hungarian Watchmaker Finds Start in California Help
Jeno Egri, a 48 year old Hungarian watchmaker and refugee with his family, arrives in California after the air lift. Local unions clubs and jewelers provide tools and a job, with a starter paycheck, turning his dream of freedom and opportunity into a working reality.
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San Francisco
America
Jeno Egri
Jeno
California
Strifetorn
Hungary
Egri
George Allen
Watchmakers
Lions Clubs
Watchmakers Local 101
Joseph Granat
Recommend End to Waterfront Boycott
The International Longshoremen's Association urged an end to the informal waterfront boycott citing diplomatic risk. ILA President William V. Bradley voiced grave concern for potential repercussions and called on longshoremen to resume normal cargo handling duties.
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New York
Independent International Longshoremen’s Assn
William V. Bradley
ILA
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