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Fair today and tonight with slightly lower temperatures. Thursday will be partly cloudy and warmer in the afternoon.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1946
Page
2
Fair today and tonight with slightly lower temperatures. Thursday will be partly cloudy and warmer in the afternoon.
The dispatch notes the Venezia Giulia area claimed by Italy and Yugoslavia from north to south near Trieste. Tempo asserts allied occupation authorities in Italy have information on a Yugoslav plot to spark an insurrection in Venezia Giulia if not awarded to Yugoslavia, claiming the plan expects only limited Allied reaction.
A convoy of 350 veterans and spouses in cream and white taxis moved slowly from Chicago to Washington as deep snow stalled travel along the Pennsylvania turnpike. Police logged several breakdowns and skids but no major injuries. The group seeks federal action to ease Chicago taxi restrictions seen as a monopoly.
The onset of World War II spurred a dramatic rise in income tax payers from about 4 million to over 40 million. The surge reflects new wartime financial demands and broadened tax participation across the United States.
George E. Elliott recounts to a senate-house inquiry how he and Jose Leochard spotted Japanese planes on radar at 7 02 am on December 7 1941 near Oahu. A superior officer urged them to forget it as they pressed to alert the warning center with no response.
Chinese government spokesman Ho Feng Shian says Sino-Soviet treaty alone binds China and Russia in Manchuria. He cites Yalta elements on Port Arthur and railroads, asserting China not bound by Yalta but by the Aug 14 treaty with Russia.
The pope will deliver the address from the papal throne at 5 30 am 1130 am EST in the hall of benedictions after a consistory that created 32 new cardinals. Cardinal Agagianian will speak for all as the group’s dean due to the size of the ceremony with three cardinal electees absent ill.
The report describes Essen and surrounding Ruhr towns where housing is scarce for displaced people while coal mines operate and civilians perform civic duties. Small ration shops dot the city as British administration maintains daily rations for all, with similar efforts seen across Ruhr towns.
A financial guide explains that long form deductions should not exceed ten percent of total income. The guidance emphasizes careful calculation to maximize savings and avoid excess deductions.
The Veterans Administration has received 380 applications for GI Bill education benefits as many World War II veterans consider starting or continuing their studies. Eligibility requires honorable discharge, at least 90 days of service, and active duty after September 16, 1940, with certain exceptions for disability or training program credits. The VA outlines four calendar years as the maximum training period, with tuition and fees covered up to 500 dollars per year and monthly subsistence allowances of 65 to 90 dollars, plus one 30 day vacation annually.
The text notes Hitler used immense energy and persistence for evil, while urging the Allies to channel similar vigor toward righteous ends. It frames moral urgency and strategic resolve as essential to overcome a dangerous foe.
Governor Cherry paroled seven prisoners including Pender Parks Jr a white Guilford County man sentenced last March to four to ten years for assault with intent to commit rape.
In New York on February 20, pivotal rollers like steels, motors, rubbers and rails slid further, with Chrysler joining the overall decline after initial resistance. Other notable decliners included Bethlehem, Youngstown Sheet, U S Rubber, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Goodyear, Dupont, Philip Morris, Caterpillar, Sears Roebuck, Cerro de Pasco, American Telephone and American Can. Cotton textile demand rose while mills held back, limiting goods availability and delaying price relief. Cotton futures opened steady to 30 cents higher, with March at 26.00, May 26.01, July ?, reflecting unsettled market conditions.
USDA market summary shows salable hogs 8 000 to 16 000 with prices for barrows gilts sows at ceilings and calves and cattle supplies totals. Cattle top weights reach 17.75 with yearlings 17.50 and beef cows 9.26-12.00. vealers 16.50 down. Potatoes on track and shipments total 1 032 with Idaho Russet Bur banks at 3.00-3.20 and Nebraska Bliss Triumphs at 2.80-2.85.
After weeks of turbulence the labor front quieted with 970000 idle workers, the lowest in a month. The steel back-to-work movement cut idle totals while telecommunication talks edge toward settlement amid a 121997 to 30761 strike vote in Memphis. Beirne cautioned negotiations must fail first.
The act centers on individual effort for employment success and creates a three member economic advisory council with $15 000 salaries to aid the president in a periodic economic report to Congress. A joint committee of seven members from each house will study the report and pursue methods to implement recommendations, guiding federal policy to promote maximum employment production and purchasing power.
The Britannica notes raccoons are picky eaters and routinely wash their food in water before consumption, a behavior highlighted as a distinctive habit of the species.
Only about two thirds of the world’s inhabitants are counted by a census, so the estimate of more than 1,900,000,000 people remains approximate and uncertain.
An old fashioned drug ad touts Creomulsion as a potent cough medicine that treats bronchitis and chest colds. It claims to loosen phlegm, soothe inflamed membranes, and help sleep with no narcotics, offering a money back guarantee if customers are not satisfied.
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