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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1950
Page
5
Weekly News Analysis reports May Day demonstrations disappointing to communists and student riots in New York. An unnamed gambler admits involvement in a $100,000 scheme, amid editor’s note about opinion differences.
Across Berlin and in Britain to New York and Mosinee Wisconsin May Day demonstrations failed to spark violence or mass defiance. Berlin saw large crowds pledging freedom, while New York and Mosinee faced jeers and a mock communist crackdown. The overall day outside Russia proved disappointing for communists.
Senate subcommittee hearings reveal Frank Erickson admitting illegal betting profits and that stopping cross state information would halt his interstate gambling network. The discussion frames a nationwide crime syndicate built on bookmaking and slot machines.
Thousands of New York high school students staged repeated demonstrations and clashes with police demanding higher teacher pay. Riots interrupted city offices as up to 5000 youths shouted, threw stones, and disrupted after-school activities amid budget cuts and a modified teachers strike. Federal judge John C. Knox condemned the riots as daring and disgraceful while Daily Worker praised the demonstrators.
Two Communist storm troopers who wandered into West Berlin pleaded guilty in a U S court to entering the zone in para military uniform. Weapons included pistols machine guns and assault rifles. They claimed to be part of the Soviet zone People s Police but described as an army. They noted training regimes and political education by communist commissars. The report ties the incident to U S warnings about Soviet rearmament in East Germany and broader Berlin defense concerns.
The census bureau reports total employment close to 60 million with a gain of 1 117 000 from the prior period. Unemployment falls to 3 515 000 a yearly low while Secretary Sawyer notes seasonal factors and potential summer maintenance of high levels due to peak production and strong orders. Farming declines leave farm employment below last year by about 625 000.
The Securities and Exchange Commission reports United States corporate working capital rose 2.9 billion to 64.7 billion dollars. End of 1949 liquidity surpassed early 1947 levels, driven by a 2 billion increase in cash and government securities and a 5.5 billion drop in current liabilities. Outlook remained broadly positive.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a 20 percent excise tax cut on film, stage and sports tickets, risking an estimated $22 million annual revenue loss and pushing total cuts to $575 million. President Truman warned he would veto any bill not offset by new revenue, while observers query loopholes and possible further cuts in communications and transportation.
The Nizam of Hyderabad ranks among the world's richest men. He stores gold silver and banknotes worth about 130 million dollars in air conditioned vaults that he alone may enter. He repairs his worn garments himself and uses a large uncut diamond as a paperweight.
James Heddon's Sons reports tests from its Spook Bay River units showing fluorescent lures work best under twilight and dawn. Two patterns stand out: white body with red shore minnow pattern and red stripes, and white body with green shore minnow pattern with green back and pink face.
The article urges anglers to start in late May or early June as fly hatches rise and fish favor flies. It advises reading stream conditions to choose tactics and lures, noting whether trout feed on the bottom or surface, prey types, and current behavior before selecting flies or lures.
Archaeologists report four solid gold hooks uncovered in Ecuador suggesting ancient peoples predating the Incas crafted luxury fishing gear. Today gold is far too valuable for fishing.
A wife observes new neighbors and reports a loving couple. She notes how the husband kisses his wife and waves kisses to her from the sidewalk, prompting her husband John to wonder why he does not know his neighbor yet.
A man, after hard luck fishing, asks a dealer to throw him five of the biggest trout so he can claim to his family he caught them. The dealer asks why and the man replies that he may be poor at fishing but he is no liar.
A terse exchange reveals a doctor advising a wife to retreat to the mountains while the husband insists on the seashore, highlighting a clash of retreat plans within a domestic dispute. The lines imply a tonal shift from sacrifice to personal preference in a tense scene.
A fragmentary exchange questions if someone will discuss ancestors and jokes about an unlikely career as an animal trainer. The terse remarks reflect a conversational vignette with humor and curiosity.
A brief exchange shows a woman recalling her initial request for money to her husband. She describes feeling calm and collected rather than excited. The line captures a poised tone in a charged domestic moment.
The reader notes crowded seating on a bus as multiple travelers express frustration with limited space. They question why riders frequently cluster tightly, suggesting a recurring pattern of overcrowding and discomfort.
A young writer at a Hollywood club is introduced to a film critic after his first film screening. The critic calls the work refreshing and the author asks for an opinion. The critic answers that it was indeed refreshing, saying he felt like a new man upon waking up.
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