Chinese Communists Forced To Do Business With Democracies
Manila report from June 3 notes that the Chinese Communists must trade with the West or face economic ruin. Limited imports from Russia, reliance on Western oil, machinery, and chemicals are considered, with foreign exchange and export curbs posing key hurdles. Attitudes of Soviet allies influence Shanghai utilities and private business versus state monopolies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Tex
Avalanche-Journal
Sun
Manila
Shanghai
Red
Russia
Manchuria
China
West
Red Shanghai
Reds
Lubbock Leaders To Hear U S Chamber Official
D Hodson Lewis, manager of the Southwestern Division of the United States Chamber of Commerce, will speak at a 4 p m Wednesday meeting of Lubbock community leaders at the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce. W C Wood announced the session aims to promote free enterprise and oppose socialism through the American Opportunity program in coordination with the U S chamber.
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Lubbock
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
D. Hodson Lewis
United States Chamber of Commerce
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
W. C. Wood
American Opportunity Program
Lubbock Chamber
United States Chamber
First German Consulate Since War To Be Set Up In America
West Germany establishes its first consulate in the United States since the war. Deputy Consul General Hans Reisser announced the office will be opened for Heinrich Krekeler, named consul general, with operations starting July 1 in New York.
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America
New York
West Germany
Hans Reisser
Heinrich Krekeler
Krekeler
Braniff Posts First Quarter Loss Despite Higher Revenue
Braniff International Airways reported 1950 first quarter revenue of 4 433 355 dollars up from 3 810 709 in 1949 but operating expenses rose 430 000 to 4 613 723 producing a 180 368 dollar loss. Airlines not serving winter resorts typically lose money in Q1.
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Dallas
Braniff International Airways
Tom E
Braniff
Houston chosen for General Federation convention
Boston dated report says Houston Texas will host next year’s General Federation of Women's Clubs convention. Mrs. Hiram C Houghton of Red Oak Iowa newly elected president announced the executive committee selected Hotel Shamrock in Houston for sessions May 7 to 11.
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Boston
Houston
Texas
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Hiram C. Houghton
Red Oak
Iowa
Hotel Shamrock
Former Wyoming Beauty Queen Seeks Divorce in Denver
Esther Mac Leod Freese, a 1949 Miss Wyoming and Miss America contestant, filed for divorce from Dr. John A. Freese in Denver district court alleging cruelty. She seeks restraining orders, return of wedding gifts from Wyoming, alimony and medical expenses, and notes she is pregnant.
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Denver
INS
John A. Freese
Esther MacLeod
Sheridan
Wye
Wyoming
Freese
Marion Street
Kai-Shek Orders Execution Of Graft Offenders
Chiang Kai-Shek ordered immediate execution for anyone in public service found guilty of graft. The directive targets officers who siphon pay from enlisted men or pocket pay for non existent soldiers, and extends the death penalty to those who shield grafters.
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Kai-Shek
Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek
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