Panama Canal Toll Rise Debate Shifts to Congress
Controversy over Truman backed plan for a 1948 toll increase on Panama Canal freight persists as hearings weigh national defense charges, operating costs, and the feasibility of a new sea level canal. Shipping interests demand defense cost sharing while railroads warn of subsidies for foreign ships.
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Washington
Truman
Panama Canal
Canada
Suez Canal
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House Merchant Marine Committee
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Canal Zone
Hoover Commission
House Committee
Budget Bureau
Eniineer
U. S
Stops Opera Cold ViENNA Interruption at Budapest State Opera
Reported scene at the Budapest state opera house as Hungarian police halted a performance of Aida after a heckler shouted a line about Rhadames. Police questioned all in attendance for nearly two hours before the opera resumed.
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Vienna
Aida
Budapest
Commis
Canned Goods Boom Pushes Israeli Can Factory
In Tel Aviv, a Romana canning factory reports growing orders and employment rising to 140 workers as it ships 18,000 cans of cabbage and 49,000 cans of cucumbers. Israeli steamers move 100,000 cucumber cans to the United States, underscoring a strong export push amid high vegetable prices.
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Vel Aviv
Romana
Hit
England
United States
Midwife Edith Elliott Dies at 84 in Lowes England
Edith Elliott once served as a midwife delivering nearly twelve thousand babies before her death at age eighty four in Lowes England. She was widely respected for her long career and dedication to maternal care.
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Edith Elliott
Lowes
England
Wisconsin deer range poaching persists amid resumed hunting
In the remote Wisconsin woods, game poaching persists as megal deer shooting resumes. Chief Conservation Warden George Hadland reports that violator numbers are decreasing, with arrest totals this year well below those of the same period last year. Enforcement believes increased surveillance and a larger warden corps show a shrinking poaching problem.
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Wisconsin Deer Range
Wisconsin Woods
George Hadland
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