Britain prioritises steel for fuel and power sectors
Britain’s cabinet outlines a six item priority list ensuring steel goes first to electric generation, mining machinery, gas units, coal oil conversion, freight locomotives and atomic energy. Remaining industries share leftovers, with cuts likely in autos, ships, housing, and consumer goods as fuel shortages bite.
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London
INS
Britain
Atomic Energy
Springfield
Preston
Lancaster County
Aoa
Berkshire
Springeld
John Wilmot
Ministry of Labor
Wilmot
Com
Birthday brings birth of son and daughter on same day
Mrs. William L. Adams marked her birthday by giving birth to a son named Jane William. On her birthday in 1946 she also welcomed a daughter named Jane. Raisin vineyards are laid east to west to maximize sunshine on the grapes through the day.
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Salt Lake City
William L. Adams
Jane William
Jane
Jantzen
Wilshire
Acquitted Cab Driver Faces New Firearm Charge
Hendrix Rector a 32 year old taxi driver acquitted in the Greenville lynching case received a police court hearing on a charge of discharging firearms in the city. Four Neves were state complainants. The case was continued until next Tuesday morning as log books of the commercial cab company were seized for last night.
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Greenville
8. C
Hendrix Rector
Greenville Lynch
J. M. Richardson
L. C. Nix
Commercial Cab Company
Top as a toy noted by Aristotle and Homer
A brief historical note references the top as a toy cited by ancient figures Aristotle and Homer. It highlights the toy’s presence in classical texts and its role in early play and learning.
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Homer
Fox Rejoins A's After Army Service
Nelson Fox a 19 year old infielder who had served in the army has rejoined the Philadelphia Athletics in Cleveland manager Connie Mack plans to rely on him to bolster weak reserves Fox who saw no baseball in Korea trained at Lancaster Pennsylvania after initial 1944 arrival with the A's and transition to second base under Lena Blackburn.
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Cleveland
Nelson Fox
Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
Fox
A’s
Army
Korea
Lena Blackburn
A's
Lancaster
North Carolinians oppose Yadkin flood control plan
A North Carolina delegation told a House appropriations subcommittee they oppose four flood control dams near Wilkesboro. They urged denying appropriations this year, arguing the four-dam project would fail flood control and cost counties $70,000,000 in twenty five years by reducing tax revenue and hindering roads and dam maintenance.
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High Point
N. C
Enterprise
Yadkin
Washington
North Carolina
Happy Valley
Yadkin River
Wilkesboro
House
Rep
Doughton
Congress
Coughton
F. Deal
Howard Sienmson
T. L. Ferguson
Ferguson
J. T. Saunders
The
Valley
F. L. Townsend
Lenoir
B. D Guire
T. W. Ferguson
Fergutold
Wilkes
Caldwell
Watauga
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Lillian D. Ward
Margaret Kernodle
Washington Service
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Dad
Beau
Palm Beach
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Wiltshire
Esquire
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Yardley
Hourigants
Trish
Man
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