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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 07, 1947
Page
5
A chaotic report outlines a global coal deficit and its impact on Britain and its imperial holdings. It notes output cuts, railway disruptions, textile delays, and growing pressure on continental partners as labor and power shortages ripple through industry. The piece mentions authorities and trade bodies debating solutions amid mounting shortages.
In a brief notice, city officials reveal plans to announce a new round of appointments. The event will involve Paris officials and aims to streamline leadership for upcoming projects. No dates or names are provided in the readable text.
The article portrays Chicago facing a new wave of gang activity as factions quarrel for monopoly over horse racing and illicit gambling. Senior remnants of Capone's organization allegedly run a party of gangs using private telegraph networks, facing investigations and political protection amid renewed violence and racketeering.
New York AP reports on longevity questions in wartime and postwar life. Scientists debate diet, inheritance, and lifestyle factors while noting unreliable proofs. Stories mix anecdote with cautious analysis, citing experiments, stress, and varied regional observations on aging.
In the Denver Laboratory the U.S. Reclamation Bureau trains engineers from many nations on dam design and irrigation. Chinese, Egyptian, and others study American methods to aid Yangtze Gorge and Grand Coulee scale projects. The bureau, hub of international exchange, notes foreign engineers visiting and planning giant irrigation power works worldwide.
A letter from reader N G A Perkins discusses the Mareeba stripe ban and the broader wartime economy. He cites potential profits from poultry feed, dairy farm outputs, and transport costs, urging balanced measures to support rural industries while maintaining national wartime aims.
An obscure fragment describes a mythical island off Sicily with volcanic origin near Geahart Island. It mentions a legless sea tale, a four mile circumference, a captain, and a warming sea story before events faded into myth.
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