Coal Miner Is Prized by Reds
A Donets basin coal miner in Kadievka Ukraine is shown as a valued worker in the Soviet economy with best rations housing and living conditions. A tour by Moscow correspondents portrays mine 3-3BIS as representative. Sergei A Stepanovich and his son Ivan describe tough work norms and a socialist wage system including rents and exemptions from taxes.
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Kadievka
Ukraine
Donets Basin
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Moscow
Kadievmo
Voroshilova
Mikhail Ageev
Sergei
Stepanovich
Ivan
Austria takes industries to help pay reparations
Budapest Hungary minister of Industry Antal Ban announced the government has assumed control by decree of the country major industries until reparations are paid. The Paris peace conference fixed a 300 million dollar reparations bill for Hungary. Among industries taken over under a decree issued early this year were Manfred Weiss, Rima Iron and Coal, and Ganz company whose electric locomotives were famous worldwide.
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Budapest
Hungary
Antal Ban
Manfred Weiss
Rima Iron and Coal Company
Ganz Company
Sealskins From Pribilofs Lovelier Than Ever Before
Philip B. Fouke of a St. Louis fur house says Pribilofs sealskins will be lovelier this season as the 1946 catch is the loveliest fur ever. The harvest reached 4523 skins, with expectations of under 10,000 coats and last year’s skins averaging $87.
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Washington
Milady
Philip B. Fouke
St.Louis
Austria Orders One Day Weekly Factory Closures
Vienna Austria authorities mandate that all factories close one day each week to conserve fuel amid a hydroelectric power shortage from low rainfall. Additional steps cut electricity for several hours daily for households and ban private electricity use except for lighting.
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Vienna
Austria
Seaplanes to Spearhead Antarctic Whale Hunt
London reports Seaplanes will spearhead the British Antarctic whale expedition. Three Walrus seaplanes converted for whale patrol were launched at Cowes Isle of Wight. The expedition includes a factory ship and a dozen catchers, with aircraft earmarked for patrol and whale positions.
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London
Antarctic
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Wings for All Aim of New Army School
War department orders reorganizing six army schools to create a unified air transportable system. Fort Benning hosts the infantry and airborne schools, with plans to consolidate training under one head to save overhead. Other reorganizations include Fort Scott, Fort Bliss, Fort Sill, and Fort Riley facilities.
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Washington
War Department
Infantry
Devers
Fort Benning
Coast Artillery School
Fort Winfield Scott
Calif
Fort Bliss
Texas
Fort Sill
Okla
Cavalry and
Intelligence
Fort Riley
Kans
Field Artillery
Artillery School
Sea Coast
Air Training ‘School
Air Training Department
Artillery
Cavalry
Armored
Fort Knox
Man With Gun Chase Ends in Surprise in Illinois
In Kankakee Illinois two state police squad cars and a Kankakee unit closed in on four men after a report of a man carrying a gun. They halted the car and found a gun but learned it belonged to a Springfield Illinois detective en route to a Chicago convention.
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Kankakee
Ill
Springfield, Tl
Chicago
Readjustment Allowances Fall Near Fifty Percent in Iowa
During November Iowa World War II veterans received 568000 in readjustment allowances, about half the September total and well below October. Roughly 6500 veterans are paid weekly, representing 3 percent of discharged veterans eligible. Commission cites fewer applicants, stricter rules, and education as reasons, and notes winter layoff may raise unemployment, especially in rural areas.
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Iowa
Employment Security Commission
Adrain
Minn
Epko
Commission
Lakota and West Bend families host Sunday dinner
Mr and Mrs Elmer Abbas and Gene and Mr and Mrs Andrew Anderson of Lakota joined Mr and Mrs John Abbas of West Bend for a Sunday dinner at the Abbas home.
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Elmer Abbas
Gene
Andrew Anderson
Lakota
John Abbas
West Bend
Army Plans to Recruit 5000 Disabled War Veterans
Washington reports the army will recruit 5,000 partly disabled veterans with honorable discharges to re enlist and fill semi skilled roles. Open positions include diesel and automobile mechanic clerk postal clerk dental technician draftsman electrician machinist projectionist sign painter shoe repairman stenographer teletype operator and more.
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Washington
Army
Balaena Sails for Antarctic to Test Whale Meat as Beef Substitute
Southampton reports that the Balaena, a 15,000-ton British whaling ship with radar harpoons, sails to the Antarctic to test roast whale as a potential substitute for beef amid meat shortages. British scientists hope the meat may prove palatable for human consumption.
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Southampton
England
Antarctic
Earrings Bring $100000 At London Auction Sale
London report says Lady Ludlow's earrings sold for $100,000 at auction, part of a diamond shipment that included $381,000 in additional stones. The name of the buyer was not disclosed. Lady Ludlow, who died in 1945, was married to a former African diamond mine operator. The two pear shaped diamonds weigh 17 carats each.
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London
Lady Ludlow
Protection for Earthquake, Buildings Put on Skates
New York reports a method to protect buildings from earthquakes by placing them on roller skates. The skates use a special roller bearing assembly that lets a building roll six inches in any direction to cushion seismic shocks.
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New York
OPA Abolishes Gelling Price on Metallic Cloth
Washington announces removal of price controls on metallic cloth lame used in fashion. The order decontrols all cloth containing at least 25 percent metallic yarn, deeming it a luxury with short life due to tarnishing. Decorative uses deemed general.
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Washington
OPA
Thanksgiving guests at Bradgate home noted
Mr and Mrs John Benjamin hosted Thanksgiving dinner with guests Gisela and Mr and Mrs Herbert Patterson and Diane. Vig thanked friends and Mr and Mrs Fred Benjamin of Bradgate plus Mr and Mrs Henr Rake and Mr and Mrs Orlando cut home.
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John Benjamin
Gisela
Herbert Patterson
Diane
Fred Benjamin
Bradgate
Henr Rake
Orlando
Quang
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