Mechanized push to curb grey market new cars
A national drive by dealers and manufacturers aims to curb the grey market in new cars as government credit controls loom on September 20. Tightened supply drives up prices on late models, while fleet sales, bribes for deliveries, bird dog tactics, and forced trade ins fuel public anger and prompt warnings to dealers.
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Spain ignores Dali as Surrealist Fame Stalls
Salvador Dali, the Spanish surrealist, says a public silence blocks his U S recognition in Spain while visiting Catalonia with his elderly parents. He notes surprise at Spain's limited awareness of his work amid town celebrations in Cadaques and plans for visits by Jack Warner and Walt Disney related to films.
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Locomotive Hobby May Get Engines Into The Films
Ward Kimball, a dedicated locomotive collector in San Gabriel, adds two 20,000 pound engines built in 1880 and 1907 from Hawaii to his collection. The deal includes a flat-car, and the engines in service on Hawaiian sugar plantations will be lent to motion picture studios for period pictures.
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Two youths hunt in Barcelona Zoo and evade keepers
In Barcelona two young men used small caliber rifles to fatally shoot a leopard and an eagle inside the Barcelona Zoo. They then outran zoo keepers, avoiding any injuries to themselves.
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Texas Navy enlists Marine General in its ranks
Brigadier General C. F. Schilt, head of the Marine air reserve, is enrolled as a Second Class Seaman in the Texas Navy. The ceremony was performed by film stars Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan from the film Two Men From Texas. Also notes meteors are debris from comets entering Earth’s atmosphere.
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