Tariff Support and Political Turmoil Across Nations
The article surveys U S tariff pleas by farm groups and industry leaders, discusses postwar Italy’s economic woes, political factionalism, and social unrest, and notes actions against church criticism and a controversial editor. It mentions farm advocates urging protective tariffs, United Farm Workers, and global trade tensions alongside Italy’s production slumps and rising fascist sentiment.
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U. S
Italy
Uncle Sam
UNRRA
International Bank
Mussolini
Health trends improve for life policyholders in 1946
After a rough start in January and February 1946 the health record among U S life insurance policyholders turned favorable. By the second quarter the death rate declined and overall the year ended with excellent results for policyholders.
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United States
Repairing Army Equipment Enormous Postwar Effort
Salvage operations restore thousands of worn military items at quartermaster depots across the United States. The peacetime repair program saves about 150 million dollars in materials and 13 million dollars in labor.
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United States
U S Navy Vessel Ordered From Dairen Amid Red Tape
The sullen Russians pressed strict rules as LC-3 1090 entered Dairen to aid the U S consul. Americans were told to depart within 48 hours or face consequences while efforts to land a Standard Vacuum Oil employee, a newspaper correspondent, and a magazine photographer stalled.
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U. S
Dairen
Manchuria
Standard Vacuum Oil Company
Darren
Moscow
Oriental Scholar Improves Nutritive Value of Rice
Washington writer profiles M Yonan Malek a Persian American innovator who parboiled and canned rough paddy rice to lock in vitamins increasing yield and nutritional value He explains how traditional milling strips vitamins and how his process yields fluffy separate grains with enhanced thiamine riboflavin and niacin while aiding malnutrition in Asia and the Middle East.
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WNU Service
Eye Street
N.W
Washington, D. C
Washington
Orient
M. Yonan-Malek
Malek
Egypt
America
United States
California
India
Assam
Army
Navy
Factory smoke makes cabbages grow larger
Readers joke that factory smoke causes bigger cabbages and bigger appetites, noting the satire in the papers about pollution and industry.
Exploding scarecrow and rising plate glass in Business Week
A quip about politeness leads to an odd note on an exploding scarecrow that fires every three minutes. The piece claims plate glass production is at a record high and compares this to rising birth rates and automobile accidents, as reported by Business Week.
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Italy
Business Week
Fast Little Rascal and Out of Reach Cartoon Snippets
An old Dutch farmer mistakes an electric fan for a lively squirrel and exclaims in regional dialect. A nearby person is stung by a wasp and receives aid with ammonia, but the insect escapes.
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Rascal
Contempt for Better Company and Men Censured
A terse exchange depicts a speaker calling Better Company and men contemptible creatures while defending his own behavior of wandering with women, illustrating a facet of social commentary or character depiction in the source.
Getting Off Easy A Speeding Exchange
A policeman stops a motorist speeding and asks for his name. The driver gives a long, humorous reply Aubrey Llewellyn Brynmot Llew ellyn. The officer warns him not to be caught again with a stern tone.
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Aubrey Llewellyn
Brynmot Llewellyn
Tandem Riders Conquer Steep Hill And Rest At Summit
Two men on a tandem bike pedaled up a very steep hill and paused at the top. One says the climb was hard and they doubted reaching the summit. The other reveals his brake kept them from rolling backward, proving their persistence.
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Hollywood
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