Silver Shortage Warned by Trade Group and Jewelers
Nadine Subotnik reports a Silver Users Emergency Committee warning of a looming shortage as wedding gift silver remains scarce. Jewelers confirm limited stock across hollowware and costume pieces, with prices stalled at 71 cents an ounce and a push by miners to raise to 1.29. The Green Bill’s expiration and treasury sales policy add to idle silver piling up at West Point and in vaults awaiting policy action.
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Treasury Department
Mr. Thurber
West Point
United States
Congress
Silver Shortage Looms If Treasury Sells Silverware Shortage Looms
The text argues Treasury plans to sell silver to fix unemployment in fields using silver. A price rise would mean higher costs for households, delaying June brides from completing sets and threatening silverware availability. It urges silver producers to write to their congressman for action.
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Treasury Department
Bikini Bombing Test To Produce Super Fireworks
Washington reporters quote Rear Admiral Solberg and others describing Bikini Atoll tests. The first blast will not ignite air or sea but the underwater or surface explosion may heat water to form hydrogen and oxygen gases, leading to a colorful secondary explosion as water molecules reform.
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Bikini
Joseph L. Myler
Washington
Bikini Atoll
Thorvald A. Solberg
Solbert
Atomic blast tests described by Solberg and Parson
Solberg noted the turbulence will be dramatic but not dangerous and the heat impact on one square mile of water will be minimal. Parson, deputy commander, said hydrogen and oxygen may separate in atmospheric moisture during the air drop. The blast will hit ships with a pressure near 100 psi, a feat unmatched by any prior explosive.
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Solberg
William S. Parsons
Four Million More Jobs Predicted
Washington report from the Veterans Administration forecasts 4,000,000 additional jobs by year end, raising total potential workers to 7,300,000 but offset by veterans returning to school or reenlisting. Unemployment could drop to about 2,000,000 or even 1,500,000 if the gains materialize.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Othman Becomes Expert on Free Speech London Style
Frederick C. Othman reports from Hyde Park London where 5,000 spectators listen as 15 speakers present a chaotic history of free speech. The crowd reacts to quips about beer, work, and politics while voices debate America Britain and Ireland in a lively, disorderly panorama.
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Othman
London
Hyde Park
America
Heaven
Marble Arch
Queen Vicoria
Free Speech Moment Ends With Stumble in Hyde Park
A traveling entertainer delivering a Bronx cheer faced a windy mishap in Hyde Park as a banner fell and his ladder wobbled. He toppled onto the grass but was helped up by a police officer and walked away limping. The scene left onlookers with a lasting sound across the Atlantic.
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India
Ireland
Atlantic
Bronx
Hyde Park
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