06 Dec 1948
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1948
Page
1
A scattered OCR fragment references multiple Kentucky and Tennessee locales and historical figures with monetary figures and dates. It includes religious quotes from Jude and a signature or citation to W. B. Gurvison, mixing financial figures with spiritual exhortation.
The Dixiecrat revolt raises questions about the Electoral College and possible reform. Prospects include persuading 40 electors to vote for Truman and Barkley, potentially disenfranchising voters who backed the Dixiecrat slate. Debates push toward proportional or direct popular voting and a constitutional amendment to align practice with the people’s intent.
Testimony in the congressional inquiry into auto sales suggests dealers are doing better with the horseless carriage than Jesse James did with a horse. Reports claim Lovier scientists found a deposit of millions of dinosaur skeletons and earthen remains in Crimea from the early Christian era. Mentions Thursina's underground purge as thorough and far reaching, surprising observers.
A reader attacks Allen and local taxi drivers for sharing riders and fare practices. The writer supports fair rates and accuses drivers of unfairly charging and soliciting riders, while praising orderly service and noting legal rulings.
A garbled OCR fragment from a Pomeroy Ohio police report mentions robbers, purchasers of automobiles, and a chaotic string of phrases about birds, animals, and a plan for politics. The readable parts imply a miscellany of police notes and local chatter with no clear narrative.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a reference to a push or campaign with a claim of increasing intake or output to 7,000,000 pounds annually, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear dates or entities.
Washington column notes Venezuela's claimed economic position as almost unique with no foreign debt and a large treasurer surplus. The piece discusses oil revenue, state control, land reform, and political shifts under Gallegos before and after 1940 revolutions, naming figures like Romulo Betancourt and Cartas Doleady Chautaut.
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