Northern Pacific inaugurates end to end train radio in Pacific Northwest
The Northern Pacific will start a new end to end radio link on June 6 with Train 602 departing Auburn Washington. Radio gear on 13 diesel locomotives and 11 cabooses covers 139 miles from Auburn to Yakima enabling freight trains to communicate over two frequencies. Ground stations at Auburn and Yakima connect trains with terminals and the project follows a 1947 Seattle scheme atop Smith Tower supervised by F L Steinbright.
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Northern Pacific Railway
Pacific Northwest
Auburn
Wash
W. W. Judson
Yakima
Auburn-Yakima
Northern Pacific
Seattle
Smith Tower
F. L. Steinbright
N. P
Telegraph
Fishermen Spend More on Tackle Than Any Other Sportsmen
Census Bureau reports in 1947 that fishing tackle sold to fishermen had a factory value of about 58.7 million dollars, over a quarter of the 210 million dollars of sporting goods produced. The finding highlights fishermen as the top spenders among sportsmen.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bank of America Founder Amadeo Giannini Dies at 79
Amadeo Peter Giannini, a boy peddler who founded Bank of America and built it into the world’s largest bank, died in San Mateo California at age 79 after a month with a cold. He left school at 12 and rose from waterfront roots to lead a financial empire with assets over 5.765 billion by 1946.
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San Mateo
Calif
Amadeo Peter Giannini
Shucks
Jailed For Contempt In Communist Trial
In New York on June 3 a Communist Daily Worker editor John W Gates was jailed for 30 days for contempt after refusing to reveal sources for a party publication. Judge Harold R Medina also jailed defendants Henry Winston and Gus Hall as protest grew among the ten defendants. All had been free on $5,000 bail. leaders contend the government cannot compel questions about their comrades.
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New York
Harold R. Medina
John W. Gates
Communist Daily Worker
Communist Party
Henry Winston
Gus Hall
Unlawful possession of wildlife without permit warned
Officials warn that taking young wildlife from the woods is illegal without a special permit. Mothers will return to their young. removing them creates problems and can turn a pet into a nuisance or danger. The article also notes the U S population reaching a record high of 148 527 000 on April 1 with growth of 580.
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U. S
Washington
Census Bureau
World war two era population trends show growth
The article notes continued growth in the first three months of 1949 and 1948, estimating nearly 1,000,000 military personnel overseas and 147,034,000 civilians, reflecting wartime demographics.
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