Famine and unrest hit Java as Dutch assets seized
Jakarta reports say famine affects 30 areas in Java with severe shortages in East Indonesia. Dockyard workers refuse to unload KPM ships after Indonesian takeover, paralyzing interisland shipping. Rice stocks in Jakarta harbor exceed 50,000 tons with 80,000 more due from Egypt and Spain. Paratroopers arrest over 160 civilians and soldiers in Amboina and other Moluccas amid food riots.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Java
KPM
Egypt
Spain
Amboina
Moluccas
West New Guinea
Seed and plant spending tops 800 million for home gardeners
Home gardeners in the United States spend over 800 million dollars each year on seeds and potted plants. This reflects strong consumer demand for ornamentals and edible gardening across households and regions.
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U.S
Temperance Leader Warns Of Christmas Office Parties
Mrs. Glenn G. Hayes, president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, warned in Evanston that Christmas office parties push workers toward drinking. She urged employers to give cash bonuses or donate costs to Salvation Army or charity instead, arguing such parties turn the Savior's birthday into a deathly pagan event.
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Evanston
Christian Temperance U
Salvation Army
Glenn G. Hayes
WCTU
Soviet Scientist Claims Sputniks Open New Fields
Moscow radio quoted Prof Yuri Pobodonostsev in Yunost saying Sputniks yielded vast cosmic data and that moon flights could be possible within the next decade. He indicated substantiated projects for flights to the moon and to other planets exist.
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London
Moscow Radio
Yuri Pobedonostsev
Yunost
Taipei Judge Lin Pah Hangs Self Over Regret
A 60 year old Supreme Court judge in Formosa reportedly hanged himself last night leaving a note stating his wish to die because of a wrong verdict rendered two years earlier. The note did not specify which verdict troubled him.
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Taipei
Formosa
Supreme Court
Lin Pah
Watches stolen at Guenther Jewelry in Lawrence
Guenther Jewelry at 824 Mass. St. reported the theft of two wrist watches valued at about 120 dollars. Police said the theft occurred sometime Saturday amid a rise in minor shoplifting and thefts from parked cars. Officers urged drivers to lock cars and merchants to be cautious with cashing checks for strangers while noting no major surge in bad checks. Downtown traffic remained heavy with 11 minor accidents over the weekend and officers urged courtesy to prevent crashes.
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Guenther
Mass. St
Lawrence
Sheriff's Office
Wisconsin Boy Seeks Help to Find His Father for Christmas
A Wisconsin boy Alfred Krusmiers of Easier Lake Manor Kansasville appeals to the Chicago Tribune for help locating his father Walham Rasberg Jr who left Aug 3. He asks readers to print the letter so his father learns of the family’s wish to come home for Christmas and ease their rent distress.
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Wisconsin
Chicago Tribune
Alfred Krusmiers
Easier Lake Manor
Kansasville
Ham Rasberg
Fred Sand
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