Mexico City Well Drilling Plan to Fight Dry Lake Dust
Mexico City government will spend up to 4 million dollars on a well drilling program at Texcoco to combat the black dust plaguing the area in recent years. London alerts Labor campaigners to great danger. Washington notes no rivet-popping air race for jets this year in Cleveland. focus on tactical ops readiness. Political calendar lists District of Columbia primary, North Dakota primaries, and Virginia convention. Hubert Elllis urges Republicans to drop democracy language. promotes republic vocabulary. Dwight Griswold to return to US. Greece ambassadorship remains disputed. Mrs Polk suspects political motive behind her son's Greece murder.
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Hal el- Lisis
United States
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GOP
Nebraska
Dwight Griswold
Truman
Greece
George Polk
State to Open Bids on Three Road Projects
The State Road Commission announced bids will be opened July 13 for three highway projects estimated at 270 000. Two involve road surfacing and the third covers bridge piers and abutments. Projects include Belington Preston line road surfacing on State Rt 92, Rita bridge piers and abutments on RL 104, and Bartow Virginia State Line road surfacing on U S Rt 250.
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Barbour County
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Virginia
Hine Road
U. S. Rt
Theft Reported of Watch and Ring in city
Florence Osborne reported the theft of a 17 jewel wrist watch valued at 40 dollars and a 10 dollar ring to police. Blanche Shawver, 1412 Sixth Ave, told officers she and her two sons surprised a burglar ransacking her home late Friday. nothing was missing from the residence.
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Kanawha Blvd
Blanche Shawver
Vacation mood boosts miners as Beckley hosts fair
West Virginia vacation mood spreads as coal miners flock to Beckley for a Merchandise Fair. 35 firms display autos and gadgets at a newly built field house during a 3 day event. 10 day holiday coincides with a new contract granting 19 dollar daily pay raises and changes to miners welfare fund payments.
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Washington
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Harry M. Moses
Pittsburgh
West Virginia Coal Assoc
West Virginiaa
West Virginia Miners Face Holiday Bonus Under New Contract
In 1947 the state produced about 173 million tons with 16 captive operators employing around 8,000 of 120,000 miners. The contract grants June 1 1947 to May 31 1948 workers a 10 day holiday and a $100 bonus. Some stripping and non union mines may operate through the holiday while commercial mines plan to resume July 6.
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Allied’ Chemical and Dye
Diamond Alkali
Steenan Moses
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