British landlord fights government over house improvements
A British landlord owning four houses resisted a government demand to spend on two more properties, offering to give away all four. Legal costs left him $27 out of pocket after conveyancing, while multiple curbs and bureaucratic rules reveal a clash between private property and public policy.
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Esmen
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Macy's
T.seers
U. S. Senate
Washington
Less Canned Beer Seen For Summer
The National Production Authority told brewers they may use only 70 percent of the cans used in the same three month period in 1949 or 1950. The order also restricts packaging of dog food motor oil paints fruit jellies and some fish and poultry products.
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Washington
National Production Authority
Reward Offered For Missing British Diplomats
The London Daily Express offered 2800 dollars for tips to locate Donald D. Maclean and Guy Burgess, two British diplomats missing since May in France and believed to have fled to Russia. Their positions included leadership of the Foreign Office American section and a role at the British embassy in Washington.
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London
London Daily Express
Russia
Donald D. Maclean
Foreign Office
Guy Burgess
Washington
France
Planes Replace Poor Road Maps In Korean Advance
International News Service reports that the 1st Cavalry Division in Korea uses air reconnaissance to correct road maps. Capt. Armstrong, engineering intelligence officer, says many roads were misshown or omitted on old maps. Air charts guide the front, with ground surveys and forward air strip sites identified before advances.
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1St Cavalry Division
U. S. Army IN Korea
INS
Frank Armstrong
Germantown
Philadelphia
Armstrong
Heat Tops Nails As Tire's Enemy
Akron engineer W. F. Perkins of B. F. Goodrich warns heat is the main killer of tires on hot summer highways. Overloading and underinflation also cause overheating and shorten tire life.
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W. F. Perkins
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