Used Car Prices Rise as Boom Times Return
Detroit reports used car prices climb with last week’s average gains around 25 dollars across 1941 to 1950 models. Postwar models show bigger jumps, with some 1948 to 1950 cars up as much as 64 dollars. Premiums reappear as examples like a 1950 Chevrolet Bel Air selling for 2600 dollars, Mercury Monterey 2905 dollars, and Pontiac Catalina 3000 dollars amid other indicators of a buoyant market.
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Detroit
Automotive News
Wisconsin Telephone Claim Unjust Over Commission Order
Milwaukee firm blasts state public service commission ruling as unreasonable and unjust. The commission granted about 2 million annually in intrastate long distance rates while denying a 4.5 million local rate increase, stating the approved boost supports the utility.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Telephone Co
State Public Service Commission
Madison
Woman 61 Survives Seven Story Fall in Philadelphia
Det. John Lyons reports 61 year old Rena Scatterhwaite fell from a seventh floor apartment window onto an eight foot garden plot beside it. She suffered back injuries cuts and shock and was taken unconscious to Misericordia hospital. She later revived and insisted she did not jump.
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Philadelphia
John Lyons
Rena Scatterhwaite
Misericordia Hospital
Yons
Telephone company blasts state utility rate order
In a lengthy statement the company criticizes a current rate order, saying the overall net return of 5.35 percent is lower than what other major utilities in the state have been allowed. The firm argues the wage increases since 1949 do not justify the low earnings and that the order harms telephone service and fails public interest standards.
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Ity
Commission
Guide for Draftees and Veterans by Maj. Thomas M. Nial
A column explaining Army physical standards for draftees and enlistees, covering height and weight, vision, hearing, teeth, lungs, and heart. It notes the 57 page regulations, limited appeal from physical exams, and the shift to stateside duties after passing.
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Armed Services
Selective Service
Army
Army Dental Corps
Democrats Buy Washington Headquarters for 1952 Campaign
Chairman William M. Boyle Jr announced the Democratic National Committee has purchased a Washington building at 1733-35 De Sales Street N W for about 250000. The eight story structure will serve as the party’s main headquarters for the 1952 presidential campaign.
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Washington
William M. Boyle, Jr
Democratic National Committee
de Sales Street
N. W
Mardan Sugar Mill Opens as Asia's Largest Claim
The Mardan sugar mill begins operation in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, touted as Asia's largest sugar mill. The plant's launch signals a major expansion in regional production and processing capacity.
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Asia
Northwest Frontier Province
Pakistan
North Korean Green Troops Outnumbered Veterans Two to One
Lim Kwang Won, a prisoner, said North Korea's first division included 6,000 green troopers and 3,000 veterans. He noted many new soldiers were pressed from Seoul area and about 5,000 more joined the Communist army. The unit endured 24 hours of marching before an attack, with heavy early casualties. Lim's platoon leaders were killed in battle near Hamchang as Reds retreated.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Lim Kwang Won
Naktong River
Hamchang
Seoul
Lim
Thoughtful Under Stress: Marsh Driver Honored by Mound Police
In Mound Minnesota, police praise a driver who left his car overturned in a marsh near Lake Minnetonka. A sign on solid ground reads We all are out don t wade in.
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Mound
Minn
Lake Minnetonka
Woman Sees Family Ties Growing Stronger Says Whitman
New England writer Ardis Whitman argues family ties are strengthening after a postwar dip. She cites higher birthrates and ownership, reduced hostility between genders, and growing parental responsibility as signs of progress.
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New York
Ardis Whitman
New England
Miss Whitman
Nova Scotia
Army reports 90 mm shaped-charge shell bound for Korea
The army disclosed a 90 mm shaped-charge shell for anti tank use is likely bound for Korea or already there. A Pentagon exhibit showed the shell as part of weapons used in Korea and described its penetration capabilities and range.
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Washington
Army
Korea
Pentagon
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