Rearm Western Europe Could Cost Billions Says Analyst
Berlin April 12 An American analyst weighs the price of arming Western Europe to deter a Soviet attack. Estimates suggest starting sums around 1 to 1.25 billion dollars, but real rearmament requires more than money, including manpower and air power. Western allies now field a small breakthrough force along the Rhine, with Britain a potential reserve.
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Wes Gallagher
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Western
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United States
Western Europe
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Elbe
Atlantic
Hungary
Baltic
Armament stocks could equip Western Europe forces
The News reports that rifle grenade and artillery stocks in depots could equip 10 to 40 divisions with primary weapons at minimal shipping costs. American funds and war reserves might support these divisions, but sustaining replacements and logistics would burden Western Europe, which must fund and supply the effort. A separate note lists the New York Drama Critics Circle’s picks for best play Death of a Salesman, best foreign play Madwoman of Chaillot, and best musical South Pacific, alongside a traffic survey citing 380,000 vehicles daily in Manhattan.
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New York
New York Drama Critics Circle Today
Arthur Miller
Chaillot
Maurice Vatency
Jean Giraudoux
Richard Rodgers
Oscar Hammerstein
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Hogs Reach New Lews
Chicago reports hog market weakness with no show of the twenty dollar hog for today and a drop to 19.65 per hundred pounds the lowest since 1946 OPA price ceilings. Lamb prices rise while hog meat share shifts. Agriculture Department notes meat packers hesitance on lamb purchases as prices hover near 31 per hundred pounds.
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Chicago
Agriculture Department
Government to buy pork to support hog costs
The drop in hog prices followed Agriculture Secretary Brannan’s hint that the Government may purchase pork to support hog costs. Officials pledge price support at 18.75 per hundred pounds for good hogs. Market ranged from 16.50 to 19.63 with lard under pressure due to fat and oil price drops.
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Brannan
Agriculture
H. M. Conway
National Livestock Producers Association
Mid-Summer Price Report Ties Records At High
The notice compares today’s price with an all time peak of 31.85 reached August 19, 1948, and notes the latest OPA selling price at 16.25 amid ongoing price tracking and market reporting.
State Liquor Price Control Setup Hit
Baltimore April 12 A liquor firm filed a court attack on Maryland's alcohol price control system claiming interference with free competition. The state charged Dundalk Liquor Co with blocking new wine and brandy brands and forcing higher prices as compared with similar merchandise. The suit argues the system is unconstitutional.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Dundalk Liquor Company
Equor
Dundalk
Lawsuit Challenges Beverage Rule In State Case
Annes Concern sues James J. Lacy and the alcoholic beverage division, challenging validity based on State Treasurer Instruction No. 17 which bans undercutting current base prices by other manufacturers or wholesalers. Ocean City prepares for summer with over a million dollars in new construction as city officials finish the improvement program.
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Ocean City
Earl Pierce
New Building Upgrades Highlight Royalton and Commander Hotels
Construction notes show Royalton Hotel adding 39 rooms and five apartments while the Commander expands with bathers din rooms and elevators. Other hotels are upgrading to improve conveniences as the local building boom continues.
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Royalton Hotel
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