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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1947

Page

4

Air line passenger insurance details and crash coverages

James Marlow explains airline passenger insurance basics including typical per passenger limits, airline policy on insuring planes, and how much coverage families may receive after a crash. He notes typical passenger coverage around 30 000 per person with out of court settlements possible and airline plane insurance around 4 percent of plane value per year. Government officials say passenger insurance rates have fallen with rising passenger miles.

James Marlow Washington Ine Air Transport Association of America Whuen

Letters to the Editor Guidance and Advertising Contacts

The notice outlines voluntary communications for publication with signatures and proper aims. It lists national advertising representatives for Newspaper Representatives Inc with addresses in New York and Chicago.

National Advertising Representatives Newspaper Representatives, Inc New York Fifth Avenue Chicago Wrigley Building

Leda and Roger Move Toward a Clear Next Step

Leda and Craven's vice president Roger Bedloe discuss a formal understanding after Roger suggests Paris and marriage. Leda, cautious and determined, seeks a direct talk at home to set boundaries as the past ties and future hopes collide amid rumors of their closeness.

Sherry Wade Val Kevin Blake Rick Colby Steve Ledan Lex Morell Leda Lex Roger Bedice Margaret Leca Roger Craven's Margaret Bedloe Paris Roger Bedioe Lam

Not Unexpected Veto clouds tax cut hopes and debt drive

The piece argues the president will unlikely be overridden on the tax cut bill. It claims Senate backing the president, while House may vote two thirds to override. It urges restraint on drastic tax cuts until national debt is reduced and criticizes the Knutson bill as a rich man’s tax cut. It appeals to Republicans to focus on justice for the small man.

Congress House Senate Illford Truman Republican Party Taylor County Knutson

Editors Set Globe-Spanning Flight in 13 Days

In 1947 a group of leading American editors will cirumnavigate the globe in Pan American's Gold Plate Constellation. Departing New York, they will stop in Ireland England Turk India China Japan Guam Wake Philippines and Hawaii before finishing in San Francisco. Pan Am president Trippe will accompany them launching the first world circumnavigation service in commercial aviation.

Verne Jules Verne Pan American World Airways New York San Francisco Ireland England Turk India China Japan Guam Wake Philippines Hawaii Pan American Trippe

Our Only World Promotes Peace Amid Global Dangers

The presidential commission in Washington warns that national danger could rise within years of peace. Some predict four to ten years or more before war. To avert catastrophe, citizens and statesmen must recognize risks and push for peaceful living in this small, highly interdependent world.

Washington Kingdom of Heaven

Real Homes For The Aged Housing Plan For Indigent Elderly

An industrial English city advances housing for seniors with the Aged Persons Project. It creates group apartments—one room, bath, kitchen—rent-free for single occupants, encouraging social contact and mutual aid. The concept could suit other places, combining single-story homes, nearby shops, libraries, and cinema for comfortable, independent living.

England

A Bible Thought For Today Message

A Bible thought urges quiet talk with God in trouble and notes the Lord has delivered from all trouble. The message cites Psalm 54 7 and frames faith as a powerful friend in need.

Radio Day by Day Broadcasts Amid Time Slot Shuffle

A news synopsis details ABC's daylight and standard time scheduling changes to align programs with local times, noting exceptions for presidential broadcasts like Truman's Princeton graduation address. It explains two network units, delayed relays, and the removal of two programs to preserve the hour for key events, with evening lineups across NBC CBS ABC and MBS listed.

C.E. Butterfield NBS ABC Mr. Truman Princeton University New York NBC Jane Wyman Gladys Swarthout Don Voorhees

The Third Ave El: An Old Dream in New York

A reader recalls the Third Avenue elevated line as a decaying eyesore on the East Side. The piece contrasts rickety cars, worn stations, and tired crowds with lingering romance, painting a vivid street-level portrait from 42nd Street uptown and Hoboken.

New York Third Ave. el E. B. White Collyer Hoboken Hudson River George Uncle Sol Harry Beth Fifth Ave 42Nd St

Nebulous Atlas Facts From A Fragmented Historic List

Isolated snippets describe Bogota as a major stop on South American air routes, Berwick upon Tweed as England's frontier port, Kathmandu and Nepal facts, Lapland longspurs in the United States, Gulf of Mexico level, and notes on watch mass production in Boston. The text also mentions Leonardo da Vinci, Charles Burchfield, Izaak Walton, and the Cascade tunnel in Washington with scattered, unfinished entries.

Berwick-upon-Tweed Northumberland England Scotland Nepal Leonardo da Vinci Charles Burchfield 6Thland Museum of Art

Tax bill critique sparks partisan clash over relief

A critic argues H R 1 fails to aid typical families with incomes 2500 50000 and 500000. He cites tax cuts and take home pay gains of 1.2 18.6 and 62.3 percent respectively, while Rep Knutson denounces delaying relief until next year as political. The text also cites unrelated lines about a diving spider Browning and a 1500s trumpet origin.

Rep Knutson R.-Minn House Ways and Means Committee

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