Kings and a Chief Face White-Glove Dilemmas Abroad
AP dispatch notes royal pride clashing with modern love as King Edward VIII and Bechuanaland’s Chief Seretse Khama face personal matches. The piece imagines exile, romance, and potential Hollywood deals shaping their futures while Britain weighs political leverage and a new, costly destiny.
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Romania
Evan
England
Edward VIII
Serestey Kharaa
Beebuansland
London
Te Pitina
Tata Willams
Africa
Sereste
Ciuneil
Britain
Tabor
India
Margarine Bill Will Impact FTC Rules Across Businesses
James Marlow reports that a new margarine bill, if signed by President Truman, broadens penalties and expands FTC enforcement to other businesses. The measure maintains current steps for false advertising cases, adds stricter penalties, and clarifies court review options, affecting firms like producers of oleomargarine and others under FTC oversight.
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James Marlow Washington
Truman
Merzaine
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
FIC
Dezin
Smith
Jones
Stors
Trey
U.S
Fined Daily Penalty Debate Over Federal Bill Impacts Jones
The draft bill sets a maximum daily penalty up to $9 000 for each day of disobedience. Critics argue about enforcement scope while federal courts would determine final fine amounts.
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England
South Africa
Bechuanaland
Oxford
Ty Sereste
Sereste
Broadway
Hollywood
Rodgers
Hammerstein
Young Inverall
Empire
Tote
Emi
Seveste
Dattare
London Foreign Office
Jones
Federal Cours
FTC
Room Claimed Shared Before Man's Death
In Alexandria Louisiana a carnival worker testified that a hotel room was shared by Marshall Hart and Joseph Smiley before Smiley’s death. Hart faces murder charges with M Landrum and Blanche Landrum in the case of a 3 year old Portland Indiana woman killed last November. All three worked in the carnival.
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Alexandria
Annie Lerkin
Marshall Hart
Joseph Smiley
Smiley
Hart
M. Landrum
Blanche Landrum
Portland
Ind
Phone Firm Protests Bookie Question Proposals
Tallahassee reports Southern Bell Florida manager A B Dooley protesting a PUC move to question telephone applicants about bookmaking use or prior arrests. Dooley warned the company would not agree unless forced, saying the commission would burden the firm with illegal activity enforcement and “putting us into the lice business.”
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Tallahassee
Southern Bell Telephone Up
A. B. Dooley
Southern Bell
Florida
Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Compal
Dooley
Commission
Barberry Host Plant Connections In Wheat Rust
The encyclopedia notes that barberry supports wheat rust, and cultivation is often restricted to prevent spread, reflecting plant disease management practices.
The Horse Swapping Analogy in Cold War Talks
Readers are reminded of a column comparing Soviet strategy to horse trading as Moscow presses for a new two world arrangement. The piece debates non intervention and the risk of easing Western resolve while Moscow consolidates power amid potential future offensives. It cites Lenin, Litvinov, and Acheson, tracing past U S recognition shifts and the push for unity against Russian expansion.
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James Reston
Wasnomton
New York Times
Soviet Russia
America
China
Yugoslavia
Red
Russia
Lenin
United States
Reds
Hag
Acheson
Thal
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