Foreign Cigarette Sales Sink Under Heavy Japanese Tax
Tokyo reports a sharp drop in imported cigarette sales at the Tokyo Overseas Supply Store after a $2.50 per carton tax raised prices from $1.25 to $3.35, reducing demand among about 850 foreign entrants. Officials say the tax aimed at price control and monopoly profits, not only revenue. Meanwhile Allied Post Exchanges remain lightly affected with rationed sales.
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Tokyo
INS
Japan
G. E F. Clock
Tobeco
Allied Post
Sonar aid eyed for sardine crash at Scripps
In LA JOLLA California sonar devices used by Scripps Institution of Oceanography may help explain the decline of the Pacific sardine. The deep scattering layer identified during WWII offers clues to sardine behavior and population shifts. Research involves Dr Johnson and collaboration with California Fisheries Laboratory US Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Academy of Sciences.
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LA Jolla
Cal
California
University of California
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Johnson
California State Fisheries Laboratory
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco
German Allowance Payment Confusion During War Ends
In the final days of the war Frau z Schwarzenauer received a higher family allowance for her soldier husband Paul than entitled. A bank letter demanded repayment but officials refused payment and directed her to the German army command which had ceased to exist five days earlier.
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Berlin
Germany
Frauz Schwarzenauer
Paul
Ex-GIs Dive For Ocean Treasure Off Bay Head
Floyd R. Sharp Jr and William Conway of Point Pleasant search daily for 420000 believed sunk with a steamer near Bay Head in 1898. Sharp dives while Conway tends the lines. The venture has cost over 2600 with 30 percent of the treasure going to financiers.
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Bay Head
N. J
INS
Floyd R. Sharp, Jr
William Conway
Point Pleasant
Sharp
Conway
Fragmented Quiz Questions and Birthday Remembrances
A mixed blotter contains trivia on flags bears and monarchs, plus birthday notes for Alfred Neves Lauren Bacall and Catherine Littlefield. It recalls a notorious royal figure dubbed The Debauchee born 1871 and slain after a failed poisoning attempt at a December banquet. A Senegalese line item appears as incomplete text.
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Alfred Neves
Lauren Bacall
Catherine Littlefield
African boxer Louis Fall fought under a different name
African boxing talent Louis Fall born September 16 1897 rose to fame after winning the French light heavyweight title and a United States career until his death in a New York street brawl on December 15 1925. He fought under a ring name not his real name.
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Africa
New York
United States
Louis Fall
Cuneiform
The term describes wedge shaped ancient inscription characters used in Mesopotamian writing systems. Origin traces to Latin cuneus meaning wedge.
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Assyria
Babylonia
Persia
Your Birthday Character Snapshot
A birthday note describes you as someone who enjoys doing things for loved ones. It praises contentment as a life smoother and notes a blend of forcefulness with strong idealism.
Love and Loss Referenced in Classic Verse
A concise reflection cites Alfred Lord Tennyson on loving and losing, noting the famous line about choosing love despite possible heartache in human experience.
Pilgrims Sail From Plymouth to New World
The Mayflower voyage left Plymouth England carrying passengers seeking religious freedom. Separately Mexico's path to independence culminated in the early 19th century, reshaping regional power.
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Plymouth
England
Mexico
Travel Up Ten Percent In National Vacation Income
Cincinnati based Powell Crosley Jr estimates total vacation travel income will top 11 million dollars this year up ten percent from 1948. He cites more widespread vacation pay plans improved car performance higher real incomes and rising motor travel as key factors.
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Cincinnati, O
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Powell Crosley, Jr
Crosley
Crosley Motors
Busi
U.S
Automobile Manufacturers Association
U. S
The Three Hour Luncheon that Destroys New York
A humorous critique traces the three hour Manhattan lunch as a social and economic killer. It depicts business men gathering at midtown restaurants to gossip and drink, consuming oysters, chicken, and endless martinis, then returning to work in a daze. The piece suggests the meal erodes productivity and morale, accelerating the city’s decline.
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New
New York City
the-Hudson
Sodom
Gomorrah
Ninevah
Tyre
Washington, D. C
Long Island
Shangri-York
Manhattan
Hollywood
Shakespeare
J. P. Morgan
New York
Army develops bullet resistant armor from plastic and nylon
SAN PEDRO Calif The army may return to suits of armor Maj Gen W H Middleswart of the quartermaster general's office disclosed yesterday the development of bullet resistant body armor for soldiers made of plastic and nylon The cloth like substance will resist a .45 caliber bullet fired from only 15 feet away The material is nearly a quarter inch thick John Adams enjoyed the greatest longevity of any American president He lived to be 90.
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W. H. Middleswart
Quartermaster General's Office
John Adams
Soy Beans Rise From Obscurity to Major U S Crop
Washington reports that soy beans have grown from near zero to a leading U S crop in forty years. W J Morse of the U S Department of Agriculture notes initial interest began in 1908 with Chinese imports and little use. they were once mainly forage. After 1930 they entered crop rotations and now serve as a cash crop for food and industrial uses.
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Washington
U S
W. J. Morse
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department
China
Agriculture Supports Over 30 Million Livelihoods in US
The article notes that farming and related sectors provide a livelihood for more than 30 million people across the United States, reflecting agriculture's broad economic impact and employment reach.
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United States
Headline on Compliance Gaps in Economic Policy
A brief notice examines how leaders and agencies may sidestep agreements or laws in pursuit of economic goals. It highlights potential risks to governance and the need for stronger enforcement and accountability measures.
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