Brief Bangkok anti graft panel shuts down amid probe
A 23 member anti corruption committee in Thailand's Department of Communications is disbanded before finishing investigations into 30 alleged cases. Officials cite high expenses as the reason. Separately, three Immigration Division officials are suspended over licenses issued to 200 Chinese and 29 Indians.
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States Fail To Repay Old Loan to U.S.
A 19th century loan of 28.1 million dollars to 26 states remains unpaid as Congress never directed repayment. The deposits, made from 1827 onward, are legally loans but treated as gifts unless Congress mandates collection. The issue dates back to debates and proposed resolutions, with no action taken to recover funds.
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Census of Manufactures highlights brewing industry in 1947
Preliminary 1947 figures show the brewing industry paid 292 million dollars in wages and salaries 509 million in materials and related costs and 111 million for new plants totaling about 912 million. It employed 82 524 people with production workers averaging 3300 dollars per year.
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America
Germany's Milo Barus Lifts Heavy Feats in Rastatt
International reports show Milo Barus, Germany's postwar strongman, carrying a 300-pound pony on his shoulders up steps in Rastatt. He reportedly lifts a car, supports a merry-go-round on his chest, and endures 20 men bending a steel rail on his head.
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Milo Barus
Rastatt
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