Small Woodlots Seen as Key to Future Timber Supply
In a talk with R F McArdle of the forest service the piece notes three quarters of U S timber lies in private small wood lots averaging 60 to 70 acres many farmers lack know how to profit from them. The article cites programs like Florida forestry camps for FFA and 4 H members funded by private industry to train youths in sustainable tree farming and fire prevention, aiming to grow a cash crop from forests.
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Washington
R. F. McArdle
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
United States of America
U. S
Crossett Lumber Company
Arkansas
R. R. Reynolds
Forestry Service
Reynolds
Florida
Farmers of America
FFA
Camp O'Leno
Jacksonville
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
North Carolina
Virginia
Southern Pulpwood Association
Southern Pulp and Paper Industry
Southern Pine Association
Tree Farmers of America
America
Trammell Green
Florida Forest Service
Congress Fights Truman Proposals Amid Farm Goals Debate
Congress moves into a new round as President Truman presses an anti inflation program. GOP obstruction concerns emergency measures only and blocks appropriations while farm policy sets wheat cuts and beef herd goals for 1949.
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Congress
Truman
GOP
A Bombs New Force Aimed at Secrecy and Tests
The fourth semi annual report of the atomic energy commission and a statement by President Truman reveal continued secrecy while confirming new power from atomic weapons. Three bombs were used at Eniwetok in Operation Sandstone with focus on generation of nuclear explosion rather than fallout. Radioactive materials have been shared with 229 institutions and commercial agencies for experimentation.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Truman
Proving Grounds
Eniwetok Island
Congress
Eniwetok
Bikini
Price Index Swings Hit New High As Costs Rise
The consumer price index reaches an all time peak on June 15 as food prices soar and retail costs for moderate income urban shoppers climb. Wholesale prices also hit an all time high for the week to July 17, signaling further retail increases ahead. The index stands 93 percent above a year ago and 74.1 percent above August 1939 levels, with 1717 percent of the 1935-39 average versus 129.3 percent at VJ Day.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
Bureau of Or Statistics
Precarious Peach Americans Seek Economic Security
The Research Council for Economic Security estimates Americans will spend about 15 billion dollars in 1948 on plans for economic security for death old age illness disability unemployment and more. Northeastern middlewestern and Pacific coast states show the largest protection in total and per capita terms.
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Research Council For Economic Security
Northeastern
Middlewestern
Pacific Coast
Old Pals Draftees to Be Treated as Welcome Guests
Gen Omar Bradley orders removal of petty annoyances to ease the first peacetime draft. Recruits receive a $5 advance on $75 monthly pay. orienting days include chaplain visit and hair down. Basic training condensed to eight weeks at eight major centers including Fort Knox Fort Breckenridge Fort Riley Camp Chaffee Camp Pickett Fort Ord Fort Jackson Fort Dix. Around half of draftees expected to go overseas to Korea Japan Germany Alaska Canal Zone Hawaii or Caribbean defense areas.
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Army
Omar Bradley
Fort Knox
Camp Breckenridge
Fort Riley
Kans
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Camp Pickett
Fort Ord
Calif
Fort Jackson
S. C
Fort Dix
Korea
Japan
Germany
Alaska
Canal Zone
Hawaii
Caribbean Defense Area
Victor Emmanuel in Geneva Reflecting on Italian Monarchy
The passage envisions Victor Emmanuel III, third in line, possibly inheriting the Italian throne if World War II and Savoy dynasty upheavals had not occurred. It notes Humbert’s abdication and portrays Victor Emmanuel, then in Geneva, as the least unhappy about recent political turns.
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Victor Emmanuel
House of Savoy
Humbert
Italy
Geneva
Switzerland
Germany Faces Berlin Crisis as Four-Power Talks Resume
Berlin remains central to East West tensions as four power talks resume to resolve the crisis and Europe’s wider situation. U S and Britain continue the largest airlift in history delivering food and fuel to the beleaguered city while violence erupts in the Soviet sector and Louise Schroeder defies Moscow’s order to remove the deputy police chief.
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Germany
Berlin
U. S.S
Britain
France
U. S
Louise Schroeder
Russia
Plebe John Paul Jones Takes Oath at Annapolis Amid Ceremony
In Annapolis an 18 year old plebe at the U S naval academy John Paul Jones of Piqua Ohio took his oath. He is not related to the famous navigator. In Fort Wayne Joseph Neal survived a 20 minute sewer trench burial after a collapse. A fellow worker cleared dirt to reveal his nose and firemen pulled him out. In Sallisaw Oklahoma E W Floyd a 40 year old grocery clerk and brother of Pretty Boy Floyd was elected sheriff after a sharp victory. In Charlestown Eben Trussell drove home his new car a bull calf crashed through the glass in the barn lot and was repaired by a veterinarian and mechanic.
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Annapolis
US Naval Academy
John Paul Jones
Piqua
Ohio
Fort Wayne
Joseph Neal
Neal
Sallisaw
Okla
E. W. Floyd
Charles
Pretty Boy
The Big Town at Sunset and Broadway Piffle Mosaic
A collage of headlines and vignettes on celebrities and scenes from New York and beyond. James Farley, Morton Downey, John Payne, Henry Fonda, and Bingh am Canyon are noted among film and theater stars. A Santa Monica mansion is repurposed for exclusive seaside leisure with a $70 daily rate.
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Winchellebrities
James Farley
Morton Downey
Sean
John Payne
The
Magic Lanterns
Henry Fonda
Mr. Roberts
Times Square
Marion Davies
Santa Monica
Joe Crown
Swanky Bel Air
Beverly Hills
George M. Cohan
Broadway
Cohan
Elsa
House of Commons
London
Storage Chest Folds Under Bed for Extra Space
A compact under the bed storage chest offers ample space for bed linen out-of-season clothing and other items. Suspended between large wooden wheels it can be rolled under beds or over rugs with little effort. Dustproof design keeps valuables safe and accessible.
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Backhage
Bankhage
Bill Schoentgen
WNDU
DITOR
Istern Newspaper Union
Senate
Dixie Democrats
Mr. Truman
Old Pals
Bingham Canyon
Utah
Far West
St Bish
General Motors Board of Directors
William Dayton Holses
Luxembourg
Phoenix
Ariz.) C. of
Cinemagicians
Canon City
Colorado
T-men
Ruth Hussey
Florence
Madison
L3rd
Collyer
Harlem
Hiroshima
E Hubert
Robert Best
United States
Normandie
Okinawa
Iwo Jima
Hitler
Best
Main Street
Arlington
Nuremburg
Alcatraz
Eisenhower
G. Ll. Truck Parts
Ben’s Truck Parts
Tacoma, Wash, PH
Heber
Farm Machinery & Equip
Oliver Combined Harvester-Thresher
Hercules
N. 8Rd
Teeele
Morgan
RAY V
Wentz - Orem
Lubbock
Tex
Gmee
Home Furnishings & Appli
Monsey
Iron & Metal CO
Third West
Salt Lake City
U. S. Savings. Bonds
Arerule
WNU
Dector
Thornton & Minor
Jabeline
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