Miami Herald Publishes Two Editions Amid Production Strike
Miami Herald prints two 32 page editions after composing room workers of the International Typographical Union strike. Daily News linotype operators assist, amid union dispute over contracts, with interchanged facilities to keep both papers in publication.
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Farm price support to be debated
Washington dispatch notes renewed congressional pressure to craft a fair farm price support program after the 1950 end of the current regime. Farmers fear income loss and city dwellers worry high food prices. history includes subsidies production control marketing agreements export aid and loans as attempts to fix a fair price.
Parity plan's role in 1933 farm price support program
The parity concept linked farm prices to cost of living using a 1909 14 base and 180 goods index. Wheat parity on January 15 1947 would be 1.90 a bushel, derived from 88.4 cents and a 2.15 factor. Congress updated the formula in 1948 retaining the base period and adding recent farmer price averages.
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Christmas Tree Party At Sterlington Church
The Church of Christ in Sterlington held a Christmas tree party on Thursday night. A large crowd attended as the church room was well decorated and a choir sang carols. Gifts were distributed to all attendees as remembrances, with Pastor Rev. W. M. Ferguson inviting friends to visit and watch the church grow as it enters 1949.
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The Dilemma of Mr 8 Claus a Christmas fable by James Marlow
A humorous Christmas piece follows the bearded Santa faced with conflicting wishes from Stalin Truman Republicans Taft Hartley and military needs. The narrator shows Santa weighing requests and political pressures as he tries to fulfill gifts without angering allies or foes. Auction bridges note ends the piece.
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Delta Air Lines adds DC-6 service Atlanta to New Orleans and Dallas
Delta Air Lines announced a January 4 start for DC-6 nonstop service linking Atlanta with New Orleans and Dallas. The DC-6 flights will cover 300 miles per hour with 1 hour 41 minute Dallas to New Orleans and 1 hour 36 minute New Orleans to Atlanta trips, with Florida connections via Atlanta. DC-6 service on the Chicago to Miami route began December 1. The note also cites health deaths from heart disease and cancer in a year.
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Old Man of Mountains title in 11th century Persia
Encyclopedia Britannica notes the chief of the Assassin sect in 11th century Persia bore the title Old Man of the Mountains. The designation reflects leadership role and regional origin without detailing specific events or dates.
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