Navy to speed repairs on ships after bomb test
Washington Feb 14 The navy will assign elite salvage crews under William A Sullivan to rush repairs on ships damaged in the first test so they can be refitted for the second. The joint task force plans up to 20 major operations at Bikini Atoll, with damage patterns covering from light to near destruction.
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Washington
Navy
William A. Sullivan
Africa
Bikin Atoll
Pearl Harbor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Fere
Task Force
Pecnery
Pacific Ocean
Three Days Cough Signal Urges Creomulsion Use
An advice style notice warns that a three day cough signals danger if untreated. It promotes Creomulsion as a fast acting cough remedy, claiming it goes to the seat of the cough and loosens mucus. The ad assures no narcotics and offers a money back guarantee if the cough persists after rest and sleep.
Estate Of FDR Seeks Tax Exemption Ruling
Attorneys for the Franklin D Roosevelt estate asked the New York State Tax Department to rule if the late president is exempt from 1945 New York personal income taxes as a commander in chief who died in service. Roosevelt died April 12 in Warm Springs Georgia and no federal ruling was sought.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
State Tax Department
William F. Snyder
O'Connor and Farber
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Albany
Snyder
Cab Drivers Strike in Charlotte Over City Ordinance
About 50 Victory Cab drivers protested enforcement of a city ordinance in Charlotte yesterday. Fifteen drivers were arrested Tuesday night and charged with violating a regulation that bans placing fares in front seats when rear seats are vacant.
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Charlotte
Victory Cab Company
Global hunger share cited for breadwinner income
An estimate claims 81 percent of the world’s people live on less than ten dollars per breadwinner per week in real income, highlighting extreme poverty levels.
War Victory Was Assisted By Red Tape
U S Archivist Solo J Buck told Congress that government records after World War II numbered 18 to 20 million cubic feet. He compared the volume to four drawer file cabinets along railroad tracks from Washington to Chicago and an acre of ground dumped out, saying the vast paper work enabled the war to be won despite criticism of the tape.
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Washington
U. S
Solo J. Buck
Congress
Chicago
Washington Monument
Monument
Buck
Dingo Destroys Sheep in Night Raid
A dingo or wild dog is among Australia’s few carnivores and has been known to slaughter as many as a hundred sheep in a single night.
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Australia
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Dainty Wallace
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America
South Penn Square
Philadelphia Navy Yard
TWU
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