Oil Exports Drop Below Imports and Ban Proposed
The United States last year exported 9.49 million more barrels of petroleum than it imported. Officials call for an immediate ban on all petroleum product exports until import and foreign reserve availability is known. Industry spokesmen argue exports are needed and will shift world oil routes, while a Marshall plan would boost Caribbean oil access and Europe refinery capacity.
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United States
Flouse Interstate. Commerce Committee
U. S&s
Russia
Spain
Europe
Middle East
Arabia
Lomax the Song Hunter Dies at 79 in Mississippi
John A. Lomax a famed collector of American folk songs died in Greenville Mississippi after a heart attack. His decades long quest yielded classics such as I Toma on the Range Good by Old Paint and The Dying Cowboy shaping seven world famed books. He was survived by his wife and sons Alan and John Jr with Alan also rising to sing the collected ballads.
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Greenville
Miss
John A. Lomax
Trails End
Hunter
America
Lomax
San Antonio
Texas
Alan
John Jr
Bandit Defense Funds Sought in Hankow China
Four foreign firms in Hankow were asked to fund a bandit defense program. The plan includes digging a moat, building pill boxes, and dikes around Hankow. Quotas reportedly reach up to 200,000,000 Chinese dollars, with many firms routing requests through Chinese affiliates. Some Chinese business groups have already contributed sizable amounts.
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Hankow
China
ISNIPE HAZARDS Dont Be Stepped On Japs Warned
Japanese radio warns of snipe catching hazards with burning pockets and mashed fingers. The program cites safety tips for handling cigarette butts and avoiding loose embers while foraging, stressing caution during outdoor activity and the dangers of careless disposal.
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Tokyo
Americh
Poe
US cuts gasoline export quotas for 1948 first quarter
The U S Department of Commerce lowers total gasoline exports for the first quarter of 1948 to an average of 62 777 barrels daily and reduces aviation gasoline by 8277 barrels daily to meet minimum domestic needs.
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U. S. Department of Commercce
War Bride Faces 1 to 10 Years in Pick-up Slaying
REDwood City January 27 A Polish war bride Mrs Jadwiga Curtin 21 found guilty of manslaughter in the Oct 15 shooting of George Conner Palo Alto while riding in his car near Stanford University The jury found lack of robbery evidence but held she controlled the pistol used She faces a prison term with no parole eligibility due to the deadly weapon involved Curtin had come to California after deserting her husband in Havre Montana Durham is charged in a separate Stanford robbery case.
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Redwoop City
Jadwiga
Curtin
George Conner
Palo
Alto
Ynan
Conner
Stanford University
California
Havre
Mont
Howard Durham
Stanford
Tobbery
May Be Safer Blind Flying Says Expert
James LAnast of Wright Field argues automatic flight instruments will reduce crashes by removing pilot workload. He cites growing aircraft complexity and says automatic systems will be safer than human control in the next few years.
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New York
James Lanast
Wright Field
Lexpert
Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences
Air Materies Command
Navaree
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