Britain to Purchase New Zealand Meat and Dairy
Food Minister John Strachey announced in Parliament that Britain will buy most of New Zealand export meat and dairy under a seven year agreement. New Zealand will supply not less than 97 percent of export butter and cheese through July 31, 1949, and will also sell Britain exportable lamb mutton veal until September 1950 and pork until 1952.
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London
John Strachey
Britain
New Zealand
Dominion
Dixiecraft Choice to Accept Nomination
In Columbia South Carolina Gov. J Strom Thurmond said he would officially accept the states rights Presidential nomination at Houston Texas in August The occasion will be a Texas rally of states rights Democrats Thurmond also said Truman and Dewey are losing ground and cited offers of support from Dutchess County New York and from Kansas City Missouri Thurmond’s move anchors a third party bid while opposition critics warn of political risk.
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S.C
J. Strom Thurmond
Houston
Texas
Thurmond
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dutchess County
Dewey
Kansas City
Rover and Tabby May Face Charged Streets Lawmakers Debate Pet Safety
In Sacramento on July 28, proposals seek to shield drivers from liability for hitting cats and dogs on streets unless pets are leashed. Other ideas aim to curb street commerce and require windshield licenses. Police, dealers, and individuals filed the measures, sent to subcommittees for legislature approval.
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Sacramento
California
Britain Sets 500,000 Pound Installment to Arab Legion
Britain will pay a 500,000 pound installment on its annual subsidy to the Trans- Jordan Arab Legion now that a truce is in effect in Palestine. The payment counts toward Britain’s 2,000,000 pound yearly pledge to arm and equip King Abdullah’s forces, delayed two weeks by UN Security Council truce talks.
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London
Britain
Trans- Jordan Arab Legion
Palestine
Foreign Office
Abullah
United Nations Security Council
Marked Man Tattooed Suspect Bugg Returns to Jail
John Harvey Bugg known as Cowboy Jim, famed for finger tattoos, is jailed again in Gearhart Oregon. Previously arrested last spring, he was a riding academy instructor who hid taped fingers. A Missouri kidnapping warrant led to his arrest after a Tulsa transfer and a prior bail set to October.
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Gearhart
Ore
John Harvey
Cowboy Jim
Bugg
Tulsa
Okla
Greenfield
Kelleyville
Paul Carney
Missouri
Gooseberry Project in Utah Faces Delay
The Reclamation Bureau urged Congress to defer Gooseberry Project construction in Utah until costs fall or a greater economic need emerges. The project would move water from the Colorado basin to the Bonneville basin via a 2.4 mile tunnel, boosting water supplies for 21,800 acres around Mount Pleasant and Fairview.
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Washington
Reclamation Bureau
Congress
Utah
Colorado Basin
Bonneville Basin
Mount Pleasant
Fairview
New Polio Cases in Merced County
Merced County reports new polio cases as health officials announce rising infections in the region. Officials urge vaccination and monitoring to prevent further spread amid ongoing preventive efforts and public health campaigns.
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Merced County
Submarine to Carry Cargo Barbero Trains as Cargo Carrier
Navy at Mare Island Yard reports sea trials set for Oct 1 for the Barbero, the first underwater cargo carrier converted from a submarine. Commissioning completed yesterday without access to lower decks. visible change is a Snorkel breathing tube. Barbero, 1526 tons and 312 feet, previously sank 19,000 tons of shipping across two war patrols.
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Mare Island Navy Yard
Navy
Infantile paralysis cases rise in Le Grand area
The Joaquin Valley region reported three new infantile paralysis cases, increasing the yearly total to 44. The patients, two four year olds and a two year old boy from Le Grand, were hospitalized Monday and yesterday.
Air Force to keep Biggs AFB on active status
Texas report from Austin says Biggs Air Force Base in El Paso will remain active. Gov Beauford H Jester said Secretary Stuart Symington informed him of the decision.
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Texas
Air Force
Biggs Air Force Base
el Paso
Beauford H. Jester
Air
Stuart Symington
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