Westerners Question India popularity after independence
In New Delhi a British observer notes mixed feelings toward Westerners after India shed colonial rule. While business is thriving and relations with Indians improve, resentment lingers among peasants and rural villagers, and a traditional India opposes Western influence, threatening democratic progress under Nehru.
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New Delhi
India
Britain
Nehru
Indian Civil Service
Congress Party
Asia
Post Office Bans Advertisements Of Pari Mutuels
The Post Office Department bans mail advertisements for pari mutuel betting on horse or dog racing. Solicitor Frank J. Delany says circulars and publications inviting betting are prohibited, noting newspapers in Denver faced possible non mail status for pari mutuel ads.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Frank J. Delany
Delany
Denver
Denver Post
Rocky Mountain News
Post
Kennel Club
Community Chest
Escaped Convict Nabbed After Quick Sleep in Winston-Salem
Fred Nichols, 29, recaptured by Winston-Salem police after sleeping in a house he hid in. The Raleigh report notes Nichols has a long crime record including larceny, auto larceny, and robberies, with multiple escapes since 1946.
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Raleigh
Winston-Salem
Fred Nichols
Nichols
Rising Prices Spread To Numerous Goods Across Markets
New price increases ripple through retail and wholesale sectors. Esso Standard Oil raises home heating oil kerosene diesel and related products by half a cent per gallon across the territory from Maine to Louisiana. Seiberling Rubber lifts tire prices in line with higher material costs. Sylvania American Viscose cuts rise four cents per pound for cellophane deliveries after Sept. 1. Emerson Radio and Phonograph boosts TV and radio sets by up to 30 dollars, with prior factory-level TV price adjustments. Copper fabricators hint at passing the two and a half cent per pound import duty to buyers as wartime copper imports resume July 1.
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New York
Esso Standard Oil Co
Maine
Louisiana
Seiberling Rubber Co
Sylvania
American Viscose Corp
Emerson Radio and Phonograph Co
Improvised Ambulance Can Handle 30 Men
Fairfield Suisun Air Force Base California August 19th. Wounded servicemen from Korea will be moved faster thanks to a 40 foot flatbed ambulance built by the fifth and ninth maintenance squadrons. The trailer carries 30 patients at once from planes to base hospital.
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Fairfield
Suisun Air Force Base
Calif
Korea
Peoria Man Fined for Drunken Horseback Riding
William Porter, 63, of Peoria was fined $10.50 in police court after riding a horse through traffic on MacArthur highway on August 6. Police said Porter became abusive when ordered to dismount and had visited several taverns along the highway before his arrest on disorderly conduct charges.
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Peoria
Til
William Porter
Porter
MacArthur Highway
Nelson Stewart
Walter Johnson
Old Carpet Could Become Padding for New Installation
A homeowner contemplates layering a new carpet atop the existing one, using the old carpet as padding to save on materials and simplify the renovation. This approach could reduce waste and labor while providing a fresh floor surface.
Robert Vidoni Ordered to Report for Italian Army Duty
In Hagerstown Maryland on August 19 Robert Vidoni aged 20 received a letter from a cousin in Italy claiming a strong demand for his services. Vidoni who came to the United States as an infant has been classified 1A-U by the local draft board after a recent notification.
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Hagerstown
Robert Vidoni
Italy
Vidoni
United States
U. S&s
Pumps in Holland Drain Swampland With Steam and Diesel Drives
Most pumps used in the region to drain wetlands operate on steam or diesel power. The report notes a transition toward these engines as primary energy sources for field irrigation and drainage projects.
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Holland
Czech Chided For Returning Medals Over Korea Policy
Prague reports that U S Ambassador Ellis Briggs chided Ladislav Schein after he returned two U S medals, the Bronze Star and the Medal of Freedom, alleging American intervention in Korea. Briggs called the claims of lawless aggression false, noting the medals symbolize friendship between Czechoslovakia and the United States.
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Prague
Ellis O. Briggs
U. S
Korea
Ladislav Schein
Laison
Germany
Briggs
Czechoslovakia
United States
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