Mexican sombrero sign brightens Broadway chili joint scene
A chili con carne joint near Broadway uses a Mexican sombrero as a sign attracting actors on ascent or descent. The late hour eatery serves chili and enchiladas and has become a informal meeting place for performers, athletes, and theatrical workers, reflecting the Broadway carnival atmosphere.
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Broadway
Mark Barron
Associated Press
New York
Madison Square Garden
Hugh O'Connell
Italian brandy makers seek new name for cognac
Rome December 25 Italian makers of strong drink hunt for a synonym for cognac under a new Italo French trade pact. The name cognac will be protected in the Italian market and they must choose a substitute by July 1. Suggested options include coniac viniac viniac arzento prandy tre stelle and arzento with arzento noted as leading.
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Rome
Iitalian
Allied Bureaucrats In Austria Draw Swiss Critique
Zurich newspaper Die Tat laments Allied Control Council bureaucracy in Austria. It notes Swiss travelers can reach the U S in 48 hours while Austrian access requires four weeks and permits from the council, with Austrians unable to influence decisions even in emergencies. The piece mocks Austrian officials as letter carriers for liberators.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Austria
Die Tat
Allied Control Council
Die
Tat
United States
Europe
Swedish Engineer Develops Wool Washing Breakthrough
Joel Lindborg of Goeteborg at the Swedish Textile Research Institute unveils a new wool washing method. It reduces damage, speeds carding by 30 to 40 percent, increases fiber length by 20 to 25 percent, and yields over 100 kilograms of lanolin per ton. Potash can be extracted from salinity, potentially cutting Sweden's lanolin and import needs.
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Stockholm
Swedish Textile Research Institute
Goeteborg
Joel Lindborg
Sweden
Tang the penguin stacks coins at Melbourne Zoo
At Melbourne Zoo, Tang the penguin stacks a neat pile of pennies in his cage. His keeper reports Tang collected a total of 1.48 dollars in his holiday takings as visitors offered coins.
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Sydney
Australia
Tang
Melbourne Zoo
Czechoslovak Nationalization Expands to Railways Posts and Airlines
Prague dispatch reports the Czechoslovak government extending nationalization to railways post office and airlines now to operate as business concerns. Bids ready for Parliament to form post office and transport units with a corporate board including a third union representation. State to appoint two thirds of boards and fund only productive investments.
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Prague
Tal
Sun
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