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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1946
Page
4
Railroads Declared Essential Despite Airport Subsidies
A Portland Press Herald commentary argues railroads remain the main transport for years, noting rail taxes fund stations and right of way while airports receive taxpayer subsidies. The piece contends rail travel is privatized and should not be subsidized, urging continued support for rail over aviation subsidies.
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Portland
Maine
Tievald
Portland Union Station
Business And Controls The Realistic Need For Government
An anonymous New Republic writer argues that the average Frenchman favors government controls when needed and desires autonomy otherwise. The piece cites Tekes on regulation, railroads and monopolies as outcomes of business demands, noting that unregulated business is unlikely and that group action may replace individual effort, yet lines between freedom and control remain hard to draw.
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New Republic
Interior
Tekes
Vanishing K P in Air Force attracts volunteers
The air force aims to draw volunteers by replacing kitchen police with more useful tasks. A committee studies ending caste differences to make service more appealing. Signs of war ending appear as traffic lights relight and roadside stands reopen, with optimism about Japan.
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Air Force
Skad
A Bible Thought for Today From Sam 18:33
O Absalom my son Absalom would God had died for thee. Yet God loves his children more than earthly parents do, says the Presa Radio Bible Service in Cincinnati Ohio.
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Absalom
Church Council Opens Jackson's Mill Meeting
Jackson's Mill West Virginia May 1 The West Virginia Council of Churches and Christian Education opened its annual convocation with topics on Biblical revisions world peace problems and church architecture Dr Clarence Tucker Craig who directs a Bible education workshop will be the principal speaker CANDIDATES FOR HOUSE Huntington May 1 Willard A Sullivan of Huntington and C H Rutherford of Barboursville announced their candidacies for the Republican nomination for the House of Delegates from belt county.
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Jackson's Mill
W. Va
West Virginia Council of Churches and Christian Education
Clarence Tucker Craig
The
International
Council of Religious Education
HOUSE
Huntington
Willard A. Sullivan
C. H
Tom) Rutherford
Barboursville
House of Delegates
Belt County
Simla Roundtable Could Shape India's Independence
Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes the Simla conference where Gandhi and Jinnah face off across from British envoys. A united federal India versus a separate Pakistan is at stake, with high hopes for peace if leaders compromise, and great risk if talks fail.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Round Table
Simla
Himalayas
India
England
All-India Congress
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohamed Ali Jinah
Jinnah
Pakistan
Postwar Talks Stirs Over Palestine Policy
Washington reports on the Palestine issue amid friction between Britain and the United States. The Anglo American committee urges admitting 100000 Jews to Palestine while calling for a neutral regional solution. Arab leaders condemn the plan as a betrayal, and Jewish agencies seek protection for stateless Jews in Europe.
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Alex H. Singleton
Washington
Palestine
Britain
Middle East
Russia
London
Jewish Agency For Palestine
Europe
NBC Wins Exclusive TV Rights For Conn Heavyweight Fight
New York May 1 NBC will exclusively broadcast the Louis Conn outdoor heavyweight bout on June 19 with WNBT in New York carrying the telecast. NBC vice president John F. Roy confirmed the arrangement while sponsor Gillette funds near 50 000 for TV rights the largest yet. The network will limit coast to coast reach though the telecast remains networked. Tonight NBC presents Mr and Mrs North at 7 30 and other programs while ABC CBS and MBS offer a mix of dramas comedies and music in prime time.
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New York
Louis Conn
WNBT
NBC
John F. Roy
ABC Nework
Gillette
Mr. and
Mrs. North
Hildegarde
Kay Kyser
CBS
Jack Carlson
Frank Sinatra
Bob Crosby
Bob Hope
ABC
Jones and I
Sammy Kaye
Ralph Norman
Bert Lahr
Chester Bowles
Army PX in Germany offers goods at low prices
The army commissary in Germany provides a wide range of food including beef, with ample stock of nail polish, rouge, lipstick, cleansing cream and stockings. Liquor and cigars are available, monthly ration for officers, and clubs with affordable drinks. Entertainment includes a golf club and German yachts for outings, promising a cheery, padded existence.
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Boyle
Army Commissary
United States
Germany
Appalachian union keeps operations steady amid talks at Charleston
Despite a night of noise the Appalachian union did not strike and operations ran normally. The Cabin Creek union faction has redrafted demands for a Charleston meeting at 11 a.m. today, as W. H. Wilson announced members would stay on the job but retain freedom of action. The company prepared for any outcome by using supervisory staff and considering power purchases from nearby providers to maintain essential service.
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Page
McGrady
Fuller
Akron
Lewis
Schwellenbach
Congress
Robertson
Howard Smith
Virginia
Cabin Creek
Charleston
W. H. Wilson
Hunt
Dita
Wright
Reconversion push weighs delaying price control end date
Director John W. Snyder released a resolution adopted by the board as secretary of agriculture Anderson told the Senate Banking Committee that rising farm real estate prices support holding price controls. The resolution urges termination be orderly and not delayed, but warns abandoning control on June 30, 1946 could leave the nation unprotected from a price surge. An advisory board resolution also urged within OPA the creation of a high level exploiting committee to handle 30 day delayed applications.
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John W. Snyder
Anderson
Senate Banking Committee
OPA
Grain Needs Cut May Fuel Liquor Supply Talk
An agriculture department plan limits distillers use of grain in May to 2.5 million bushels, trimming production after a two month stretch. A New York industry spokesman says no liquor shortage is imminent as the move could save about 1.75 million bushels. The famine emergency panel chair Chester C. Davis warns the drought is a prolonged crisis beyond July 1.
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Agriculture Department
New York
Chester C. Davis
Presiden
Truman
The Glamourous Writer Comes To Town In A Labyrinthine Plot
Jane Applebee hosts a reception for Neal Tarrant and Margot Chase-Ingalls while a tangle of exiles, artful gossip, and a missing room earnings a top floor apartment. Nea k’s arrival sparks tension over a potential stage adaptation of a recent manuscript as Dean vies for a breakthrough.
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Jane Applebee
Elmpetbl
Dita Pearce
Neal Tarrant
Jane
New York
Neal
Dean
Neal Yorber
Berwick
Margot Case-Ingalls
Brends Knight
Flmpoint
Knight
Mrs. Knight
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