Charter for World Trade Org Drafted by 71 Nations
Seventy-one countries representing 63 percent of world trade draft a charter to prevent trade wars. Prepared since 1946 by the Preparatory Committee, experts have studied the document at 700 meetings in the former League of Nations palace and will present it to Havana on November 21 for endorsement by the UN and wider adoption in 1948.
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TO Preparatory Committee
League of Nations
Havana
United Nations
Bermuda Moves to Help Britain in Dollar Crisis
Bermuda government the Wartime Supplies Commission contemplates reinstating the dollar import quota for non Sterling areas to aid Britain. Bermuda seeks to limit luxury imports while protecting tourism income as conferences study policy amid the dollar crisis.
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Bermuda
Britain
Hamilton
Sterling
Death and Morbid Curiosity at Dangerous Spectacles
A Minneapolis Star critique notes human fascination with danger in arenas and speedways. It argues thrill seekers and performers alike feed on risk as spectators pay for death defiance and workers gain higher wages from the perilous stakes.
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Coliseum
Minneapolis
Indianapolis Speedway
Changing Times Create New Words in Common Circulation
The article notes new terms entering usage such as snit and Spiv. It discusses how societies and individuals gauge status by vocabulary and how modern success relies on manipulation and control rather than traditional achievement.
Benefits of Laughter for Health and Breathing
Laughter engages respiratory muscles and increases air intake. It boosts blood circulation and provides a quickening, stimulating effect on the nerves.
Human Failure Chief Forest Fire Cause
Saskatchewan’s forest blazes cost the province over 30000 dollars this season with 56 outbreaks. Man caused fires burned 14000 acres, destroying merchantable timber and raising fighting costs. Minister J L Phelps urged prevention as 90 percent of fires were man caused.
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Saskatchewan
Natural Resources
J. L. Phelps
Phelps
Prince Albert
Northern
Hudson Bay
Meadow Lake
General Rise in Chick Production Across Canadian Provinces
Canadian chick production rose about 10 percent for the 1947 season through June, led by Alberta up 29.9 percent and Ontario up 1.4 percent with 21,760,758 hatchings. All provinces show earlier production peaks with most chicks hatched before late March. Turkey poults production in 1947 exceeds 1946 by over three times, and June output climbs about 150 percent from 1946.
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Canada
Alberta
Prince Edward Island
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Quebec
New Brunswick
Ontario
Difficulty Was Cleverly Solved
A college administrative officer faced writing a letter of recommendation for a doubtful applicant. A retired faculty member advised a concise note: Dear Sir, When you come to know the applicant as we know him, you will come to appreciate him as we appreciate him.
Strange hobby in Madison: man collects wooden nickels
Carroll Swearengen of Wise County is pictured or noted for collecting wooden nickels as a curious hobby. The item highlights a local resident's unusual pastime and affection for wooden currency.
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Madison, Wise
Carroll Swearengen
Chinese Hung Society’s Antiquity Traced to 386 A.D.
A historical note outlines the Chinese Hung society as existing since 386 A.D., tracing its origins to early medieval eras and noting its long continuity through dynastic changes.
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Hung Society
Farben plans for Britain after France fall revealed
An affidavit from the Nuremberg trial cites George von Schnitzler detailing Farben's proposed aims if Britain capitulated. The plan sought 50 percent market share, reestablished ICI ties, and altered European cartel roles, though opposed by Farben board members and likely never sent to the economics ministry.
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Nuernberg
Ministry of Economics
Britain
France
I. G. Farben Chemical Combine
Farben Cartel
George von Schnitzler
Farben
Hitler
United Kingdom
British Commonwealth
von Schnitzler
Imperial Chemical Industries
Dr Livingstone’s House Refit for Research Home Labs
The house known as Son Bag or the Golden Garden, once used by Dr Livingstone for outfitting expeditions, will be converted into living quarters and laboratories for the Clove Research Home.
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Dr. Livingstone
Bag
Golden Garden
Newcastle hosts new hostel for older working women
In Newcastle a three floor house opened as a hostel for business women over 60 with income under 12 dollars a week. Nine single rooms with built in beds and kitchenettes, each tenant furnishing her space. Rents 2 to 4 dollars weekly. bathrooms, laundry, room service, garden. Sponsored by the National Council of Women, awaiting wider adoption across Britain.
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Newcastle
England
National Council of Women
Britain
Women Flier Sets New Glider Mark
Naomi Allen a British woman flier surpassed the international record for women gliders by reaching 10 400 feet above point of release and a maximum altitude of 14 400 feet in Twentynine Palms California The previous record of 7 200 feet above point of release was set last July by Jinnie Bennis of Florida in Wichita Falls Texas.
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Twentynine Palms
Calif
Naomi Allen
Jinnie Bennis
Florida
Wichita Falls
Tex
Population of Shanghai Reaches 4.3 Million
The Census Bureau reports Shanghai's population hit 4,300,000 in July, up 26,000 from June, reflecting continued urban growth in the city.
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Shanghai
Census Bureau
Diary reveals why Britain was not invaded
Passages from General Franz Halder’s diary shed new light on Hitler’s decision not to invade Britain. The diary notes Hitler halted invasion plans after late 1940 meetings, citing weather delays and believed limits on Allied aid, with preparations stopped shortly after.
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Britain
Hitler
Obersalzberg
Soviet Russia
Russia
Erich Raeder
Reichschancellery
England
United States
Halder
Pays Tribute To The Little Ships In Dunkirk Evacuation
London reports an official British Coasters publication honors the Dunkirk evacuation seven years later. It credits humble pleasure steamers tramps tankers and small craft with enabling an indestructible sea highway and keeping foreign imports flowing to Britain.
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London
Dunkirk
British Isles
Plant May Aid Cancer Solution
Dr Armin Braun of the Rockefeller Institute reports that crown gall disease in plants shows spontaneous recovery in some young cells of a tropical plant. The cancer resembles human cancer in its uncontrolled growth, yet these young plant cells resist full transformation and strive to regrow normally despite bacterial tumors.
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Storrs
Armin Braun
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Dr. Braun
Society For the Study of Development and Growth
Higbe wonders about fate on plane travel
Kirby Higbe, the Pittsburgh pitcher, voices caution about air travel. He jokes that if the pilot’s time comes and his hasn’t, he wonders what would happen. He notes teammates say travel by plane is safe but he remains wary.
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Kirby Higbe
Pittsburgh
England's early animal cruelty prevention societies emerge
The article notes England as the first nation to form organized societies dedicated to preventing cruelty to animals. It outlines the historical start and the role of early groups in promoting welfare practices and safeguarding animal welfare through advocacy and laws.
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England
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