Brookings on Big Business and Competition in the U S
George E. 50Kols key reports that Brookings economists analyzed big business and competition to see if bigness harms a free market. The preliminary findings suggest large firms share of income declined since 1920 while medium and small firms grew, with flux among top 100 firms and shifts into new industries. The piece notes a proletariat risk and calls for further study on bigness and social impact.
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Brookings Institution
A. D. J. Kaplan
Thas
Alfred FP. Sloan Jr
B.ot. Weir
W Dinener
General Motors
Ford
Chryslie
Alfred Stoon
E.T. Weir
National Steel
Jim Place
Sagne
Inotion Pictures Cloce
Tronics
Meirketplace
Europe
Brooklings
Develorshent
United States
Russian Planes Intercepted Near Japan in Brief Skirmish
Two U S Air Force Thunderjets intercepted two Russian Lavochkin single engine fighters over Hokkaido, damaging one aircraft and forcing both to retreat toward Soviet territory. Commanders could not confirm the planes’ nationality. Japan warned Moscow any invasion would be met with fire. Continued on Page Two.
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Tokyo
U.S
Japan
Trritory
Far Eastern Air Forces
O.P. Weyland
Hokkaido
U. S. Air Force
Lion Rejects Localized Price Proposal in Arkansas Probe
A Lion Oil executive testified in a House committee inquiry into gasoline price discrimination in Arkansas. The exchange covered possible price cuts by focusing on El Dorado, with officials noting that lowering prices could trigger rivals to match them, shrinking profits. Also noted: Arkansas Academy of Science will convene April 24 at the College of the Ozarks Clarksville. Wombats described as small Australian marsupials.
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Little Rock
Lion Ol Co
A.F. Reed
Lion
House
Arkansas
Dan White
Sebastian County
Rued
el Dorado
Reed
Jeff Davis
Clarksville
Arkansas Academy of Science
College of the Ozarks
Dust Dwindles on Arrival in Arkansas
Dust storms sweep through the plains with high gusts and dark skies. Winds pushed dust high into the air, battering Nebraska and Kansas while knocking out windows and felling trees across Western regions.
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Arkansas
Denver
Nebraska
Kansas
W. L. Foster Dies at 38 in Spring Hill
William Lee Foster aged 38 died Sunday at his home in Spring Hill. Survived by his father William C. Foster, a son Wallace of Texarkana, brothers Harvey and Benson Foster of Hope. Funeral at Spring Hill Methodist Church Monday at 2 30 p.m. with Rev. Claud Clark officiating. Burial in Foster Cemetery.
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Willian Lee Foster
Ervin
Sinyard
Ol Eg Atill
William C. Foster
Wallace
Texarkana
Etsy Harvey
Benson
Foster
Hope
Claud Clark
Foster Cemetery
Soldier Promoted to Sergeant First Class at Camp Gordon
Dean L. Steadman of Hope Arkansas was promoted to Sergeant First Class in Headquarters Company at the Southeastern Signal School Camp Gordon Georgia. He was among 723 enlisted men promoted in January the largest number since the Army’s previous promotion freezes. The Signal Corps Training Center is the largest installation of its kind in the nation.
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Camp Gordon
Georgia
Dean L. Steadman
N. Elf St
Hope
Ark
Sargeant
Southeastern Signal School
Signal Corps Training Center
Americans Turn to Capitalism Not Pensions
A column by Bal Boyle in New York argues Americans prefer private enterprise and capitalist success over old age pensions. It cites Sir William Rootes of Britain as an example, noting his family business began from nothing and now produces around 400 trucks and passenger vehicles daily, with rapid growth and international branches.
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Bal Boyle
New York
Williamt Rootes
Britain
Sir William
Williamn
Three Soviet Planes Downed in 200 Bomber Raid
U S Fifth Air Force reports three Soviet MiGs shot down and one probably destroyed, with seven damaged during a large raid aimed at a Communist troop and supply buildup area southwest of Pyongyang. Sabres engaged northwest Korea, shooting down two MiGs and probably destroying a third, as Allied bombers hit hydroelectric facilities near the Yalu River.
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Seoul
U.S
He Sye
Stralehhc
Kurva
Sabres
Suiuday
Shield
Sox
Une
Suilia
Yalu
Marchurin
I Air Force
Movine
U. S
Enrylor
Suiliy
Junkust
Kyonon
Aout
Korgan
Pyongyang
Wee Williams
Boston Ned Sonshigeer
Iad Ale Povell
James Jabura
America
Korea
Judgement Upheld in $46,000 Damage Suit
The Arkansas Supreme Court today affirmed a $46,000 judgment awarded to Merritt for serious personal injuries and truck damages from a Nov 22, 1951 collision near Marion on Highway 1 involving a Cus truck. The ruling upheld the circuit court decision.
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Marion
Ark
Hope High School Band Concert Set for Thursday
Hope High School gears up for a winter concert Thursday night February 19 in the high school auditorium. Sixty five players under director G T Cannan present a full hour of band music as volunteers work weeks to deliver strong performances with tickets at twenty five and fifty cents. Proceeds aid band award purchases.
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Dufe
Hope High School
Cream of Hope'y Yours
G.T. Cannan
Cannon
Hekelé
G R Auld Dies at Home of a Daughter at 72
G R Auld, a longtime Nevada County resident, died Saturday at the home of his daughter Mea. Services were not listed, and no further details were provided about his life or survivors.
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G.R. Auld
G. Imelong
Nevada County
Mea
Patton Buchanan
Fee ‘Ote
Buchan
Man Pronounced Dead Found Alive In New York
An 8-year-old boy was found alive after a death certificate was issued by the family doctor. He was taken to hospital where doctors concluded there was no heartbeat or pulse. The official inquiry questioned the certificate and identified arterial issues as the cause. A deputy district attorney said the matter remains under review.
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New York
Toa
WIAC
Banelelyn Wasdake
Toa Hospital
Ayiere
George
Defense Department Billion-Dollar Funding Request Rejected
The House Appropriations Committee rejected a one billion two hundred million dollar Defense Department funding request for the current year. It said available funds should finance programs as approved and avoid diverting money from other sources. The extra funds, sought after President Truman left office, would have supported Army dairy and air force pay increases and vital programs through the fiscal year ending June 30.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Congress
Jas
Truman
Provident Eisenhower
Itn
Stevenson to Have Talk With the President in Washington
Adlai Stevenson told Democratic workers at headquarters that the party must take a positive stand while avoiding mistakes. He planned a brief chat with President Eisenhower before a Republican and Democratic lunch and outlined a world tour with visits to embassies in the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, and Korea.
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Washington
Congress
James C. Hagerty
Stevenson Woul
Eisenhoweer
Hagerty
Prescott Lawyer W W Tompkins Dies At 91
W W Tompkins, Prescott attorney aged 91, died Sunday at his granddaughter’s home. Admitted to the bar in 1889, he practiced in Prescott after moving from Boughton. He once partnered with the Tate, and served in various legal roles before his death.
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Willand Vernon ‘Tompkins
Cart Dalry
Prescott
Boughton
Tate W
Mi Greegon
Atkingen and Lopra &R
Thomas .C.murag
Hope Fades for A6 Victims of Plane Crash
New Orleans reports indicate no survivors found among the four aboard after a plane plunged into the Gulf of Mexico. Coast Guard and search teams combed the waters for wreckage and possible survivors but recovered the raft and debris with no signs of life.
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New Orleans
Mexica
Oilmen Observe Promising Wells Across Counties
Oilmen report promising results from multiple wells including the L A Foster No 1 and a 7,200 foot depth near Nevada county. A well in Hempstead county California shows 106 feet to water at Bodean Banns No 3. Complete depth estimates vary with a scheduled depth of 6700 feet.
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McAtster Hig Company
Wes
Laivhiina
Mitton
L. A. Foster
Call
Ornin Company
Odrhay
Sevlon
Nevada County
Weirmick
Nik Unih
Hempstead
California
Cumping
Bodean Banns
Garland Students Valentine Program Crowns Queen and King of Hearts
Garland students held a Valentine Day celebration with a campus program and party. Ann Cole and David Watkins were crowned Queen and King of Hearts. students from first through sixth grade performed and received sparklers and prizes from their teams.
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Garland School
Ann Cole
David Watkins
Candy Shivers
Kenny Light
Phil “McLarty
Mary’ Alice
Caseton
Vingunt Foster
Carolyn Hall
Penny Frankis
Stuart Green
Bill Anderson
Burhdra Aston
Lewis Anderson
Leo’ Simms
Huth Grady
Bobby Cox
Sherevy Hawking
Byron Smiley
Ginger Wallace
Mike Dearth
Brenda
Hamm
Riley Halrr
Blaine’ Thomason
Bill to cut taxes by ten percent favored by lawmakers
Lawmakers push a 10 percent tax cut proposal set to take effect in July. The plan, opposed by Democrats, faces mixed reviews in committee as Republicans largely back the measure while some Democrats resist.
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Washington
Hla
Repub Phic Democrats
Hoeil
Witness Flares Back at McCarthy in Senate Inquiry
McCarthy attacks State Department security officer Samuel J. Boyles who led the inquiry into vanished files. John E. Matson testified he was shifted to a different job after suggesting department aides might reveal the truth about missing records. The unidentified man connected to the forel Servie reportedly vanished from the files.
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McCarthy
Samuel J. Boyles
Burany
State Department
Orel Lux
John
E. Matson
Pounds Ing
Joby
Matson
Couple faces execution date amid atomic plea in New York
In New York a federal judge set an execution date for Julius and his wife, convicted two years ago of conspiring to transmit atomic information. Their appeals for clemency are under review as weeks of March approach.
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New York
U Nw
Jullus
Iihol Fosenberg
Marely
Aufmann
Wits
Ruosip
Bgon Bing -Pridon
Pinges
Allo
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Brookings Institute
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W.W. Tompkins
RED
Lev Zkinrovich Mokhils
Communist Central Committee
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