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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1949
Page
6
The analysis notes Norway leans toward the Western alliance and rejects a Russian council proposal, reflecting Western unity in postwar diplomacy. The piece carries the Editorial Association’s viewpoint, not the paper’s.
Acheson urged cautious openness about a possible Stalin meeting behind the iron curtain while cautioning the United States would not discuss with Russia alone any points affecting other nations. He emphasized UN pledges and the need to avoid politics with peace hopes. Norway rejected bases on its soil and backed regional security pacts, signaling a setback for Soviet expansion.
Baltimore judge John B. Gray Jr. held three local radio stations and a news editor in contempt for publishing information about a convicted murderer before trial. He ruled the nine year old court rule abridging crime news is justified to protect the accused’s right to a fair trial.
A new fluid eyelid shutter can blink and expose a photo in 1 25 of a millionth second with no moving parts. It uses a murky liquid whose transparency is controlled by voltage to create an instant exposure while the device aids war industry. Researchers A M Zaren, F R Marshall, and F L Poole presented the device at the American Institute of Electrical Engineers winter meeting in Los Angeles.
Washington digest reports 35000 service members and around 100 ships prepare for large peacetime amphibious drills. Vieques Island in the Caribbean is the mock objective with joint Marine Corps and Army forces to be landed by naval and air units. The operation aims to advance combat readiness and amphibious training under Admiral Blandy and Lt. Gen. Rockey.
United Nations secretary-general Trygve Lie said the UN stands ready to aid East-West talks and would be glad to provide facilities for a direct Stalin Truman conference if the two leaders propose it. Lie noted the UN has several venues that could be used advantageously should such a meeting occur.
Great Britain ends clothing coupons for suits and dresses except for many items. Any resident with money may buy clothing now, ending the 26 coupon for a suit and 18 for a wife’s dress requirement that has lasted since January 1, 1940.
Mrs Charles Sewell administrative director of the Associated Womens of the Farm Bureau Federation told the Third National Electrification Congress in Chicago that the American farmer's wife will be the glamour girl of 1950. She said farm families will rise to par with urban households thanks to new ideas and farm equipment, making the farmer's wife a typical American girl with time for glamour and society involvement.
State police recount a highway incident on Route 8 in Butler Pennsylvania. William Burgoon lay on the road and was struck by a bus driven by Harry T. Murtaugh from Fredonia New York. Murtaugh stopped and assisted, noting Burgoon's condition and minor hand injury.
Albert Robbs III runs the entire town owning every house industry and store in a 150 resident community. His control spans homes businesses and public spaces leaving residents with a unique local economy and governance dynamic.
Cleveland report from a joint committee of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers and the National Education Association estimates a need for about 1,118,000 new elementary teachers in the decade, including replacements and expanded preschool work. It urges action to attract youth to teaching.
In Walnut Cove North Carolina carnival promoter plans a barge battle between a 20 foot boa constrictor and a mule after officials and the SPCA blocked a similar fight. Bill Page defended himself over accusations of seeking publicity while promoter Jake Stephens of Philadelphia pushed the event despite local opposition.
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