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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1950
Page
6
Four big city officials led by San Francisco Mayor Elmer E. Robinson charged that federal authorities have slowed civilian defense against atomic attack. They urged immediate total defense measures and greater local information on protection methods, arguing the burden should not fall solely on local agencies.
The ECA urges Marshall plan nations to boost exports to the United States and hard currency areas to close the dollar gap, while promoting liberal trade and European payments unification. Hog markets move free of price supports, seen as normal supply and demand, with mixed farmer reactions. A naval officer reports contact with unidentified submarines off the California coast, with official search ended.
In Key West at the little White House the defense strategy and anti Communist activity are under discussion. Secretary Johnson wears a stark shirt recalling Solomon while the President often dons a famous photo shirt.
President Truman signed a joint agricultural bill after industry pressure, boosting cotton acreage by 1.5 million acres this year and raising peanut plantings by 50 percent for oil production, with potatoes facing 1951 price support limits. The measure allows extra peanuts for oil under certain conditions. Separately, the American Bible Society seeks funds to send Bibles to Japan, featuring a donor signature book to be sent with the Bibles and supported by General MacArthur’s backing.
Secretary Acheson refuted McCarthy s charges that Owen Lattimore led American Far East policy. He said Lattimore never worked for the State Department and rarely met officials. McCarthy pressed a witness and documents claiming Lattimore spied for Moscow, while Lattimore called the charges unmitigated measures.
Both the Navy and the Air Force deny any involvement with flying saucers or secret saucer shaped aircraft. They say investigations show saucer reports stem from misinterpretations or hoaxes and reiterate there is no such thing as a flying saucer. Some Americans may still fear or seek relief from worries through belief in saucers.
Dr. Guido Kisch cites a 900 year old Latin manuscript titled Biblical Antiquities that claims Adam had a daughter named Noaba. The document, described as the oldest and most accurate version, suggests a daughter whose name does not appear in standard Old Testament texts.
U S High Commissioner John J. McCloy warned Congress that a real crisis seems inevitable in Germany. He told a House subcommittee that Soviet pressure stems from confidence not fear, saying Russians feel their strength and Western forces are not driving them to action.
Detective Patty MacVeigh cracks the two-death case at the Broadway and 104th Street Automat. Jellinek, driven by debt, poisons himself with cyanide in a roll. Lillian Rosenfeld, a scavenger, eats leftovers and is implicated. MacVeigh uncovers Rosenfeld’s large banked fortune totaling $45,000 and annual interest of $1,200.
Live Deering’s stage start at twelve in a Broadway hit and Miriam in Samson and Delilah jumpstart Olive’s screen career. Leo Penn stars next to her in Not Wanted as the couple tours east. Mrs. Berg declines a CBS film offer as Hot Springs becomes Truth or Consequences by city vote. Kathleen Ryan linked to Odd Man Out, Robert Stillman’s steady output noted. Elizabeth Taylor’s NY fittings precede a busy schedule with fiancé. Howard Lesieur promotes D O A with ex NY detectives. George Stern stars in Barricade, once a LA junior high teacher.
Joe and Sylvia weigh selling Dusty after Aunt gave him to them. Dusty proves his usefulness by returning a lost rag doll, drawing a curious buyer who questions the dog’s value and hints at a purchase. Joe senses danger as the stranger presses for a sale.
Joe faces a tough choice as a roving film crew offers to hire Dusty for a daily rate of 25 dollars after a negotiator hypes the dog's value at two thousand. Joe weighs pride against hunger and Dusty’s eager gaze as they walk away from a potential career move on Vine Street.
Primary kaolin all produced in the country comes from North Carolina. The ceramic material is used in making fine china.
An examination of the value of want ads in markets and the economy of classified notices. The piece argues timely, adequate descriptions attract buyers and reduce keystone delays, noting the reader learns only from the ad text and that more words can boost response.
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