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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1949
Page
7
A humorous anecdote recounts a bookseller seeking Mr. Shapiro at the law firm Shapiro, Shapiro, Shapiro and Shapiro. The receptionist says Mr. Shapiro is in a case, prompting the buyer to offer money to speak immediately. The short exchange ends inconclusively.
Washington reports President Truman seeks expanded Defense secretary powers under a revised National Security Act to create a strong chief of staff and prioritize strategic bombing, while Navy and Air Force clash over a 14 billion dollar budget and a 125 million carrier not due until 1951. In labor, Taft Hartley repeal faces a tight House committee battle as wage plans and administration labor legislation loom, with several southern Democrats tilting margins.
A column mocks modern headlines and travel fantasies noting Damascus, claimed the world’s oldest city, has a population under 200,000. It jokes about Alpine tunnels replacing Swiss isolation and a Canadian woman driving toward the North Pole while warning polar bears.
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