Ore Shipments Down 90 Percent on Great Lakes
Cleveland reports iron ore shipments dramatic decline due to coal and ore miner strikes. Only 64 vessels active on Lake Michigan and Lake Erie this season vs 270 last year, with April dock totals at 652 762 gross tons, over 90 percent lower than 7 235 142 last year. Duluth and Two Harbors spared by strikes.
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Upper Lake of the Great Lakes
Todave McGarry
The
Coal & Iron Exchange
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Lake Superior Iron Ore Association
Duluth
Minn
Lake Superior Association
McGarry
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Great Lakes
Loans Approved for 19 Rural Coops in 4.7 Million
Washington announced approval of loans totaling 4,729,000 to 19 rural electric cooperatives for 3,462 miles of power lines. Among them Barron County Electric Cooperative of Barron Wisconsin received 300,000 and Dunn County Electric Cooperative of Menomonie Wisconsin 125,000. Sweden is now producing sufficient DDT port own nerds.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Rural Electrification Administration
Barron County Electric Cooperative
Barron
Wis
Dunn County Elecc Cooperative
Menomonie
Sweden
Wrench and jack handle tied to Ken Kirner slaying
Milwaukee investigators examined a bloodstained wrench and automobile jack handle found in Kirner's car to link them to the slaying of Kenneth Kirner. His body was found in a field near Dousman after his car was abandoned near Montfort. Fingerprints in the car were also studied, with no match to a fugitive at Waupun.
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Milwaukee
Kenneth Kirner
Kirner
Dousman
Montfort
Waukesha County
James Hannon
Pumpkin price surge hits Johannesburg market
Pumpkins have surged to a record price, rising about 500 percent above pre-war levels in Johannesburg, South Africa, signaling sharp inflation in local produce costs.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
North Africa prize plum in Europe as Libyan fate debated
In a Britain led Med center split over Libya, Mussolini’s former colony looms large. The Arabs, Senoussi tribes, and Juncture of Egypt and Palestine shape postwar strategy. Britain and Russia seek footholds, while the United Nations trusteeship proposal meets resistance as a path to Libyan independence.
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Europe
Italy
Libya
Palestine
Anre Committee
Britain
Mediterranean
Egypt
Bya
Russia
England
Sam
Solomon
United Nations
Antaeus
Earth
Hercules
Terra Firma
New York State
Tobruk
Crete
Suez Canal
Senoussi
Uphold Validity of OPA Subpoenas
The U S circuit court of appeals ruled against Wisconsin Packing Co Milwaukee upholding OPA subpoenas. The court said the price control act allows the administrator to delegate powers to authorized employees. The case involved books and records on cattle purchases since 1945 and beef sales since 1943. Australia reports the most popular soldier's song is Show Me the Way to Go Home.
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Chicago
OPA
Paul Porter
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Wisconsin Packing Company
Milwaukee
Ne Opa
Appeals Court
Australia
Public Willing To Pay Higher Taxes For Veterans' Bonuses
A Gallup survey shows a slight majority of Americans would pay higher taxes to fund state veterans bonuses. Veterans favor the idea more than non veterans, with 52 percent yes and 39 percent no. Four states Connecticut Massachusetts Vermont and New Hampshire already provide bonuses.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
United States
Congress
New Books At The Public Library
Public Library highlights include American Daughter by Eva Thompson an autobiography of a Negro woman. My American Adventure by Dr Erna Barschak recounts her adjustment to life in America. Railroad Avenues by Freeman Hubbard surveys railroad lore. One America by Brown and Roucek explores minorities in the U S with charts and notes. Million-Miler by John Robert Tunis traces commercial aviation and TWA chief pilot Jack Zimmerman. Randall B Hamrick tells prose.
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Eva Thompson
Des Moines
North Dakota
Erna Barschak
Miami University
Freeman H. Hubbard
Casey Jones
Jesse James
Johnstown
Hinckley
America
Francis J. Brown
Joseph S. Roucek
U. S
John Robert Tunis
Jack Zimmerman
TWA
Boo
How to Make Good in College Guide Highlights
Prospective students learn to succeed in college with chapters on studying, library use, student etiquette, attire for college girls and college men, financial aid, and summer opportunities. The guide emphasizes balancing academics and social life on campus.
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Montgomery
Rommel
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Seed Company
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Eshly Roastioc Circle
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