Cost Of Living Tops U S News In 1947
British United Press editors name the high cost of living as the No 1 event of 1947 in the United States noting continuing stories inflation price controls housing shortages and demand for goods. The Cold War Taft Hartley law and Texas City disaster follow in the top ranks.
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New York
United States
United Press
B.up
Congress
Russia
United Nations
Hughes-Meyers Investiga
Texas City
Tex
Palestine
Izvestia
Pravda
U.P
Lost Bell Tuning Formula Rediscovered by Ancient Craftsmen
The Empire Digest notes a rediscovered harmonic tuning method once held by ancient craftsmen. Bells from Britain and other lands are retuned using the revived formula, with improvements since it first yielded the secret. Casting remains medieval in origin though technically advanced. tuning remains crucial.
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Empire Digest
Britain
Jon
South Africa
Palestine
Argentine
West Indies
Egypt
Persia
Holland
Belgium
Malta
Beli-Maku
Jewels on Display Closely Guarded in London
Britain's crown jewels are on show again and Richard Dimbleby reports for the BBC Radio News Reel. He notes the display is so accessible that a misstep could trigger alarms and an automatic steel grille, with armed guards entering the chamber. He recalls Captain Blood’s historic failed theft attempt nearly 300 years ago.
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London
Britain
Richard Dimbleby
BBC
Captain Blood
Woman accused over crackers fledged from purse with mice
Tacoma police reported an unnamed woman was detained on suspicion of theft after not paying for crackers used to feed mice. Lieutenant Earl Cornelison looked in the purse to check her claim of forgetting payment, found $26, and released her. The oversized purse allegedly contained 12 mice frolicking inside.
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Tacoma
Wash
Earl Cornelison
Cornelison
Canadians May Still Use Gasoline and Airline Cards
Ottawa officials of the foreign exchange control board said Canadian holders may use oil and gasoline credit cards and airline travel cards in the United States without restriction. All transportation related credit is treated like fare, and funds for business travel are allowed if in Canadian business interests. service club trips are not covered. High officials would require board approval on any outside funding.
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Ottawa
United States
Foreign Exchange Control Board
Canada
Doctor's Logical Reason Sparks Patient Diet Debate
A man on a diet complains to a doctor about why a fellow is ordered to eliminate liked foods. The doctor replies it makes sense because the patient never eats or drinks what he dislikes, so the troublesome items must be the things he does like.
Sugar as Pure Chemical Substance Highlighted
Sugar is described as one of the purest chemical substances known, emphasizing its purity and significance in chemical history.
Japanese underworld pact yields rented pistols for robberies
An armed robbery suspect admitted renting a pistol for 1000 yen per week with 700 yen down and the balance due after the job, as detectives reveal a new example of Japanese underworld enterprise. Pasteurized milk is promoted as the only safe milk.
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Yokohama
One-Woman Publisher Still Types by Hand in Dawsonville
Mrs. B. H. Howard of Dawsonville runs the Dawson County Advertiser as publisher editor writer typesetter and more. She has led the weekly for 36 years and just celebrated its 60th anniversary while inheriting it from her father Captain John B. Thomas and learning the craft by hand since age nine.
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Dawsonville
B. H. Howard
Dawson County Advertiser
Farmer declines action after raid by masked neighbors
In Makoti North Dakota Richard Geisen a farmer says he will take no legal action after 20 masked men raid his farm during the midnight incident. He refused to sign a complaint stating they are his neighbors.
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Makoti
N.D
Richard Geisen
Geisen
Skeleton Found In Cave Believed German Spy
A skeleton discovered last August in a cave on the Yorkshire moors is suspected to be a German agent dropped by parachute to spy on Number Six Bomber Group of the Royal Canadian Air Force. An unopened cyanide ampoule and libations were found with the remains, but the inquest could not identify the dead man or the cause of death. Police pursue cyanide origins and broader espionage links.
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Basil Dean London
Yorkshire Moors
Number Six
Royal Canadian Air Force
Attrow Ghyll
Ingleborough Fell
Canada
Skipton
Rc.a.f
Herman Goering
Heinrich Himmier
Wakefield Forensic Laboratory
Britain
Foreign Office
Lord Mayor's Coach A Parade Of Splendor And Discomfort
The Manchester Guardian notes the state coach of the Lord Mayor of London is lavishly decorated with Roman trophies the globe two figures and city symbols yet remains far from comfortable. Built in 1757 its ornate design by an Italian painter includes landmarks and virtues while the ride itself has long drawn complaints about lack of comfort.
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Manchester Guardian
London
Tower of London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Accidents Higher On Prairie Farms
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics survey of non fatal farm accidents for the year ending June 1 1947 shows the Prairies with about one third of Canada's farming population accounting for 60 percent of accidents. Quebec is relatively safest. The higher risk is linked to greater West mechanization and tractor use.
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Prairie Provinces
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Quebec
Prairies
Canada
West
Professor Believes Smart Dogs Can Talk
The Wall Street Journal notes a professor suggesting dogs might learn to talk. Readers wonder about dogs speaking, while some say dogs should stay quiet and refrain from arguments. No one yet claims dogs would utter sensible remarks.
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The
Wall Street Journal
Radar used to detect meteors in Ottawa demonstration
Radar apparatus laid on the lawn before the National Research Council building in Ottawa on Sussex Street was demonstrated for meteor detection. Although meteors are rare in November and none were visible to the eye, the radar picked up several flashes across the sky.
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Ottawa
National Research Council
Sussex Street
Tiny blood capillary far thinner than human hair
A tiny blood capillary measures about one fiftieth the thickness of a human hair, illustrating the extreme minuteness of microvascular structures and their role in circulation.
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Aoe
Roberto Vinals
Tan Crookston
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