Airlines Planemakers Take Beating As Aviation Soars
A 1947 review shows U S airlines expect over 11 million dollars in losses with only about a quarter profitable. Airline fatalities rise and major makers face a 50 million dollar deficit. CAB chief Landis cites four motor planes and safety gains as positives and predicts 1948 could bring better air safety and growth in cargo and international travel.
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Washington
U. S
James Landis
CAB
Bainbridge
Landis
T. P. Wright
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Wright
National Advisory Committee On Aeronautics
New England Ski Season Grows With Early Snowfalls
Early snows across New England spark a pre holiday rush as ski fans flock to hills. Ski schools lifts and inns gear up for record crowds with 75 lifts in New Hampshire and instruction in 22 locales. Hotels and tourist homes stay open all winter and demand for reservations is rising.
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Boston
New England
Berlin
N. H
America
New Hampshire
College Head To Talk Here On Protestant Leadership
Dr. Charles J. Turck will speak on What America Expects of Protestant Leadership at First Presbyterian Church Sixth and King Streets at 10 45 a m Sunday He is Macalester College president emeritus and former Centre College president with a background in law and military service in World War II He has lectured nationwide and received honorary degrees from Tulane Huron College and Macalester College A J Niebrugge now serves as vice president of the institution.
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America
Charles J. Turck
First Presbyterian Church
Sixth and
King Streets
Macalester College
St. Paul
New Orleans
Tulane University
Centre College
Presbyterian Department of Social Education and Action
Turck
United States Army
Department of Military Government
Army School
Fort Custer
Mich
Huron College of Huron
S. D
A. J. Niebrugge
la Crosse
Bears misread wires as bees causing damage nationwide
Bears in the western United States damage telegraph lines by swarming around humming wires, seeking honey. The incidents highlight wildlife interference with communications infrastructure across multiple states.
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United States
Washington Grants Amnesty to Minorities After Whiskey Rebellion
Washington became the first of nine U. S. presidents to issue amnesty to minority groups. He pardoned members linked to the Whiskey Rebellion, marking an early presidential act of clemency in U. S. history.
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Washington
U. S
Memene
Boyle’s 1948 Forecast The New Look Before You Leap
HAL Boyle predicts 1948 will be a strange year with high prices and odd prophecies. A prewar T-bone steak at a museum. leap year singles adopt the new look before you leap. vaudeville returns briefly on TV. bears will have more fun than people as the year unfolds.
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Boyle
New York
Hiroshima
American Museum of Natural History
Santa Claus
Henry Ford
Lewis
National Association of Manufacturers
John L. Lewis
George Bernard
Shaw
Metropolitan Opera
Manhattan
Herbert Rushton Dies Former Michigan Attorney General
Herbert J. Rushton 70 former Michigan attorney general died at his Escanaba home after several weeks illness a heart ailment. Born in Washtenaw county in 1877 his rise followed a classic path from farmer’s son to Republican state leader and 1940 41 attorney general serving under Gov Van Wagoner and later Gov Kelly.
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Escanaba
Mich
Herbert J. Rushton
Michigan
Ingham County
Murray D. van Wagoner
Harry J. Kelly
Tongue shape linked to traits says French scientist
A French scientist argued that tongue length and width reveal personality traits. Long tongues signify frankness, broad tongues expansiveness, narrow tongues concentration, and a long wide tongue indicates a propensity for gossip.
Seek Ways To Halt Reparations Flood From Germany To Reds
In Washington the senate appropriations committee studies a plan to block shipments of dismantled German factories to Russia and its satellites by restricting army funds. Senator Ball proposes tying limits to the $490 million request for occupation costs in Germany, Japan, and Korea through next June 30. Chairman Bridges confirms the consideration of the idea.
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Washington
Germany
Russia
Senate Appropriations Committee
Ball
R-Minn
Soviet Union
Europe
Japan
Korea
Bridges
R-Nh
Appropriations Committee
Grain Shipments On Great Lakes Increase
Grain shipments on the Great Lakes rose in the first 11 months of the year, surpassing all of 1946. By December 1 total shipments reached 388,750,000 bushels, up from 378,500,000 the prior year, with November at 87,051,667 bushels and 2,371,759 net tons. A traveler crossing Nebraska from east to west climbs an average of ten feet per mile.
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Cleveland
Great Lakes
Lake Carriers Association
Nebraska
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