U.S. Studies Shipment of Gold Abroad
Washington officials weigh a plan to ship part of America’s gold hoard to Europe under the Marshall plan. A European stabilization fund of about 3 billion dollars would back local currencies, with gold and dollars used as reserves, not for new purchases. The move aims to bolster Europe’s recovery while not expanding trade credits.
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Europe
White House
Congress
Secretary of State
Marshall
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Truman
Treasury
Bevin
United States
Fort Knox
CAB Chairman Divorced On Desertion Grounds
The wife of James M. Landis, chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board and adviser to the late President Roosevelt, was granted an uncontested divorce on grounds of desertion in Salem Massachusetts. She was awarded custody of their two children.
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Salem, Mass
James M. Landis
Civil Aeronautics Board
Roosevelt
World Flyers Reach Anchorage Near U S
Flyers George Truman and Clif ford Evans paused as crews prepared the Flying Flivers for the next leg of their 24,500 mile round the world journey. They touched down at Elmendorf field after a 300 mile hop from Naknek, Alaska, in 3 hours and 38 minutes.
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Anchorage
Night School Cooking Class Seeks More Students
Mrs J O Downing Announces a Thursday night class in McKinley high school home economics lab. The Community Nutrition Service sponsors the course with the school district. Eight students have attended, with room for two to seven more. Registration 7 to 9 30 p.m. Thursday. The 12 meeting course costs 2 50 dollars.
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J. O. Downing
McKinley High School
Marines Propose Glacier Renaming Memorial for Cedar Rapids Hero
A U S Marine Corps proposal seeks to rename South Tahoma Glacier on Mount Rainier the U S Marine Memorial Glacier to memorialize William E Wadden of Cedar Rapids who died in a December plane crash with 31 Marines. Wadden, 17 at enlistment, was the youngest Marine believed lost when the C 46 transport crashed into the glacier amid memorial services at Rainier National Park.
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Marine Corps
Cedar Rapids
Mount Rainier
Corps
South Tahoma Glacier
William E. Wadden
U. S. Marine Memorial Glacier
Wadden
Harriet A. Wadden
Center Point Road
Rainier National Park
How to Hold FALSE TEETH More Firmly in Place
How to hold false teeth firmly, reduce slipping and embarrassment while eating or laughing. Suggests using PLATO plate cleaner from druggists to remove stains and brighten dental plates. Provides price and product origin with FAS TEETH makers.
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Fasteeth
Memorial rites held as search for Marines continues
Families attend memorial services for 14 deceased marines amid a crash scene in August. Six bodies remained unfound with parents urging search abandonment citing danger. Mrs Wadden missed the service but received scene photos from Navy headquarters in Seattle and descriptions from other parents.
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William Wadden
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