Congressional drive pledges aid to Greece against communism
Ex H. Singleton and lawmakers advocate United Nations backed plan to shore up Greece against communism. Vandenberg Connally urge declaration as preamble to aid measure, while President Truman seeks robust European support and international cooperation.
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Sheriff Tom Gulley found no evidence to support a Negro prisoner claim of beating by two state patrolmen. Judge Harb said he has received reports of prisoners being roughed up and will investigate to stop mistreatment if true, noting past complaints about law enforcement.
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Greeks Urged to Seek U N Financial Aid for Frontier Help
The U N Security Council notes Greece faces unsettled conditions on its frontier and cites a UN Food and Agriculture Mission call for financial and economic assistance. It urges Greece to request aid from the UN, the United States, and Britain, stressing US help as essential for freedom and independence of all UN members.
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Chewing Gum Bringing Peace to Headhunters
AP News features that chewing gum from the United States aids Dayaks of Borneo in abandoning headhunting for gum growing. Improvements since Dutch colonial days boosted tapping, storage, and export methods. 1947 production aims at eight million pounds from the South Borneo region with demand from buyers in Malaysia and China.
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Garland Jury to Deliver Final Report on Hot Springs Leaders
Garland county grand jury, which already indicted Mayor Leo McLaughlin and City Attorney Jay Rowland, was to issue its final report and adjourn. Last witnesses testified. McLaughlin and Rowland face multiple bribery charges. other indictments include the mayor’s brother and a city employee for misuse of funds and perjury. The probe followed a 61-candidate slate aiming to oust the McLaughlin administration.
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Ohio Leads Nation in Hot-Rolled Sheet Steel Capacity
Ohio ranks first in capacity for hot-rolled sheet and strip steel production with Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Michigan in the next positions.
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David Selznick's Memo Mania Shakes New York Studio
David Selznick arrives in Manhattan to oversee the Tudor era glitz of Portrait of Jennie. He writes twelve page telegrams with explicit instructions to MGM executive Howard Dietz on publicity. Dietz adapts, making GWTW the most publicized film in history. Selznick explains paper madness started in youth and grew into studio ownership and success.
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New York Musician Adopts Glass Name For Career
A young New York musician, seeking a simpler, more memorable identity, adopts the stage name Glass after considering Glatzer. The change aims to streamline recognition within the Musicians' Union and public audiences as he moves forward in his career.
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Ford Cuts Auto Prices Across Canada
Ford Motor Company of Canada announced a 35 dollar cut in the retail delivered prices of all Ford Monarch and Mercury passenger cars and trucks effective Saturday morning in Windsor. Douglas B. Grieg, president of Ford of Canada, said the move fulfills a pledge to lower prices when conditions warranted after wartime adjustments and a recent company improvement. The US had made similar cuts two months earlier.
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Glassmaker Billy crafts plastic instruments and new band
Billy Glassnow, using Plexiglas and a home oven, builds fourteen clear instruments including a piano and violins. His lightweight plastics band attracts engagements in Miami Beach and Broadway, with a movie company awaiting more prototypes.
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Mardi Gras inspired prints debut by designers in New Orleans
Designers show Mardi Gras themed fashions in three print groups. The collection includes carnival symbols, street scenes from the French Quarter, and mummer patterns. Air-shipped previews drew fashion press from New York and Los Angeles for a D. H. Holmes showcase with rapid air shipments planned to stock American wardrobes.
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